Senate debates
Thursday, 9 February 2012
Committees
Selection of Bills Committee; Report
4:16 pm
Carol Brown (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
On behalf of the Chair of the Selection of Bills Committee, I present the first report of 2012 for the Selection of Bills Committee and I seek leave to have the report incorporated in Hansard.
Leave granted,
The report read as follows—
SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE
REPORT NO. 1 of 2012
9 February 2012
1. The committee met in private session on Thursday, 9 February 2012 at 11.23 am.
2. The committee resolved to recommend—That—
(a) the Members of Parliament (Life Gold Pass) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012 be referred immediately to the Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 27 February 2012 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral);
(b) the Migration Amendment (Removal of Mandatory Minimum Penalties) Bill 2012 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 22 March 2012 (see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons for referral);
(c) the provisions of the Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Income Support and Other Measures) Bill 2012 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 19 March 2012 (see appendix 3 for a statement of reasons for referral); and
(d) the Telecommunications Amendment (Mobile Phone Towers) Bill 2011 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 9 May 2012 (see appendix 4 for a statement of reasons for referral).
3. The committee resolved to recommend—That the following bills not be referred to committees:
The committee recommends accordingly.
4. The committee deferred consideration of the following bill to its next meeting:
Chair
9 February 2012
Appendix 1
SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE
Proposal to refer a bill to a committee
Name of bill:
Members of Parliament (Life Gold Pass) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012
Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:
To enable appropriate consideration of the Bill.
Possible submissions or evidence from:
Committee to which bill is to be referred:
Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee
Possible hearing date(s):
Possible reporting date:
27 February 2012
(signed)
Senator McEwen
Whip / Selection of Bills Committee member
Appendix 2
SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE
Proposal to refer a bill to a committee
Name of bill:
Migration Amendment (Removal of Mandatory Minimum Penalties) Bill 2012
Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:
To investigate the merits of reforming this area of law, particularly in terms of analysing the practical policy outcomes of the current sentencing regime, human rights and natural justice concerns and impact on the wider court system across Australia.
Possible submissions or evidence from:
Human Rights Legal Centre
Legal Aid Commissions across states and territories Mark Plunkett
CDPP
Rule of Law Institute of Australia
Australia Lawyers Alliance
Attorney-Generals Dept
Centre for Policy Development
Judicial Conference of Australia
National Judicial College of Australia
Judicial Colleges of states and territories
Indonesian Consulate in Australia
Committee to which bill is to be referred:
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
Possible hearing date(s):
16 March 2012
Possible reporting date:
22 March 2012
(signed)
Senator Siewert
Whip/ Selection of Bills Committee member
Appendix 3
SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE
Proposal to refer a bill to a committee
Name of bill:
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Income Support and Other Measures) Bill 2012
Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:
Consideration of changes to income support payments.
Possible submissions or evidence from:
Committee to which bill is to be referred:
Senate Community Affairs Committee
Possible hearing date(s):
As determined by committee
Possible reporting date:
As determined by committee
(signed)
Senator Fifield
Whip/ Selection of Bills Committee member
Appendix 4
SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE
Proposal to refer a bill to a committee
Name of bill:
Telecommunications Amendment (Mobile Phone Towers) Bill 2011
Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:
To allow opportunity for detailed consideration of the Bill and to allow the Committee to hear from stakeholders and consider the practical implications of the Bill.
Possible submissions or evidence from:
The parties interested in this Bill will be similar to those providing submissions to the "Inquiry into the Telecommunications Amendment (Enhancing Community Consultation) Bill 2011, a Bill introduced into the House of Representatives by Mr Andrew Wilkie. A list of submitters can be found at
Committee to which bill is to be referred:
Environment and Communications Legislation Committee
Possible hearing date(s):
Not specified
Possible reporting date:
March / May 2012
(signed)
Senator McEwen
Whip / Selection of Bills Committee member
I move:
That the report be adopted.
Question agreed to.