Anne McEwen (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—I present the 15th report of 2010 of the Selection of Bills Committee.

Ordered that the report be adopted.

I seek leave to have the report incorporated in Hansard.

Leave granted.

The report read as follows—

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

REPORT NO. 15 OF 2010

1. The committee met in private session on Thursday, 25 November 2010 at 6.37 pm.

2. The committee resolved to recommend—That—

(a) the Food Standards Amendment (Truth in Labelling—Genetically Modified Material) Bill 2010 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 16 June 2011 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral); and

(b) the Patent Amendment (Human Genes and Biological Materials) Bill 2010 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 16 June 2011 (see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons for referral).

3. The committee resolved to recommend—That the following bills not be referred to committees:

Assisting Victims of Overseas Terrorism Bill 2010

Banking Amendment (Controls on Variable Interest Rate Changes) Bill 2010

Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Anti-Siphoning) Bill 2010

Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Amendment (Fair Indexation) Bill 2010

Family Law Amendment (Validation of Certain Parenting Orders and Other Measures) Bill 2010

Health Insurance Amendment (Compliance) Bill 2010

Plastic Bag Levy (Assessment and Collection) Bill 2010

Screen Australia (Transfer of Assets) Bill 2010

Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Amendment Bill 2010.

The committee recommends accordingly.

4. The committee deferred consideration of the following bills to its next meeting:

Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment and Prisoner Voting) Bill 2010

Foreign Acquisitions Amendment (Agricultural Land) Bill 2010

Human Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2010

Migration Amendment (Detention of Minors) Bill 2010

Migration Amendment (Detention Reform and Procedural Fairness) Bill 2010

National Broadband Network Companies Bill 2010

National Broadband Network Financial Transparency Bill 2010 (No. 2)

Responsible Takeaway Alcohol Hours Bill 2010

Statute Law Revision Bill (No. 2) 2010

Tax Laws Amendment (2010 Measures No. 5) Bill 2010

Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network Measures—Access Arrangements) Bill 2010.

(Anne McEwen)

Chair

26 November 2010

APPENDIX 1

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of Bill:

Food Standards Amendment (Truth in Labelling - Genetically Modified Material) Bill 2010

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Greenpeace Gene Ethics CHOICE

MADGE - Mothers Are Demystifying GE

Food manufacturers

Australian Food and Grocery Council

Food Standards Australia New Zealand

Committee to which bill is to be referred: Senate Community Affairs Committee

Possible hearing date(s): February/March 2011

Possible reporting date: March/ April 2011

(signed)

Rachael Siewert

Whip / Selection of Bills Committee member

APPENDIX 2

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Patent Amendment (Human Genes and Biological Materials) Bill 2010

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Cancer Council Australia Dr Luigi Palombi (ANU)

Breast Cancer Action Group National Breast Cancer Foundation

Breast Cancer Network of Australia Australian Gene Ethics Network

Dr Leslie Cannold ACCC

Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

Cancer Voices Maurice Blackburn

Professor Ian Frazer Australian Law Reform Commission

Genetic Technologies Ltd Intellectual property lawyers

Civil liberties groups

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s): April/May 2011

Possible reporting date: June 2011

(signed)

Rachael Siewert

Whip/Selection of Bills Committee member

Question agreed to.