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

I present the sixth report of 2012 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. 6 OF 2012

1. The committee met in private session on Monday, 18 June 2012 at 8.19 pm.

2. The committee resolved to recommend—That—

(a) the provisions of the Broadcasting Services Amendment (Improved Access to Television Services) Bill 2012 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 25 June 2012 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(b) the Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 25 June 2012 (see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(c) the provisions of the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Slavery, Slavery-like Conditions and People Trafficking) Bill 2012 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 13 September 2012 (see appendix 3 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(d) the provisions of the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment Bill 2012 be referred immediately to the Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 25 June 2012 (see appendix 4 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(e) the provisions of the Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Bill 2012 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 14 August 2012 (see appendix 5 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(f) the provisions of the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Fair Incentives to Work) Bill 2012 be referred immediately to the Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 22 August 2012 (see appendices 6 and 7 for statements of reasons for referral); and

(g) the provisions of the Tax Laws Amendment (Cross-Border Transfer Pricing) Bill (No. 1) 2012 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 14 August 2012 (see appendix 8 for a statement of reasons for referral).

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

The committee considered the Corporations Amendment (Proxy Voting) Bill 2012 and, noting that the bill had passed the Senate on 18 June 2012, resolved to recommend that the bill not be referred to a committee.

The committee recommends accordingly.

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

(Anne McEwen)

Chair

19 June 2012

Appendix 1

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Broadcasting Services Amendment (Improved Access to Television) Bill 2012

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

The Bill amends the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 to introduce new legislative requirements, and increases some existing requirements for the provision of captioning services by commercial, national, and subscription television broadcasters.

The inquiry to examine:

The commercial and regulatory implications on broadcasters of making compliance with these captioning obligations a condition of a commercial television broadcasting license, a subscription television broadcasting licence, and a class licence.

Implications for free-to-air commercial networks in breach of the new licence condition if they are unable to provide a captioning service for reasons beyond their control, such as failure by a third party captioning provider to provide the service for reasons beyond the broadcasters control.

Implications for the long-term viability of services provided by subscription television, primarily international pass-through channels such as BBC World News, CNN, and Aljazeera.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Free TV

ASTRA

Australian Broadcasting Corporation Special Broadcasting Service

Human Rights and Disability Groups

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Senate Environment and Communications Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

To be determined by committee

Possible reporting date:

To be determined by committee

(signed)

Senator Fifield

Selection of Bill Committee member

Appendix 2

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

To allow consideration of the legislation

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Economics Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

Possible reporting date:

25 June 2012

(signed)

Anne McEwen

Whip

Appendix 3

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Crimes Legislation Amendment (Slavery, Slavery-like Conditions and People Trafficking) Bill 2012

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Whether the Bill adequate addresses the full range of circumstances and issues that it could

Whether victims are adequately supported

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Lawyers

Legal Aid commissions

AHRC

Migration Agents

Social services

Relevant government departments

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Possible hearing date(s):

Late July or August

Possible reporting date:

13 Sept

(signed)

Senator Ludlam

Selection of Bill Committee member

Appendix 4

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

FAIR WORK (REGISTERED ORGANISATIONS) AMENDMENT BILL 2012

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

To ensure the Bill would achieve the objectives of the Bill and has no unintended consequences.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations;

Relevant trade union organisations;

Relevant employer organisations;

Institute of Public Affairs;

Law Council of Australia; and

Any other relevant individuals with expertise in this area.

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

To be determined by committee

Possible reporting date:

To be determined by committee

(signed)

Senator Fifield

Selection of Bill Committee member

Appendix 5

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Bill 2012

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Consideration of the adequacy of the proposed Australian Privacy Principles; Consideration of the efficacy of the proposed measures relating to credit reporting; Consideration of whether defences to contraventions should extend to inadvertent disclosures where systems incorporate appropriate protections; Consideration of whether provisions relating to use of depersonalised data are appropriate.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Australian Retail Credit Association Australian Consumers Association Attorney-General's Department

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Possible hearing date(s):

To be determined by committee

Possible reporting date:

(signed)

Senator Fifield

Selection of Bill Committee member

Appendix 6

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Social Security Legislation Amendment (Fair Incentives to Work)

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Removal of the 'grandfathering' transitional arrangement from the parenting payment

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Civil society organisations and affected persons

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Community Affairs Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

TBC

Possible reporting date:

22/8/12

(signed)

Senator Ludlam

Selection of Bill Committee member

Appendix 7

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Social Security Legislation Amendment (Fair Incentives to Work) Bill 2012

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Consideration of lack of programme support within Employment Services for parents transitioning from Parenting Payment to Newstart Allowance, and the impact on families.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Single parents lobby Job Services agencies

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

Possible hearing date(s):

To be determined by committee

Possible reporting date:

To be determined by committee

(signed)

Senator Fifield

Selection of Bill Committee member

Appendix 8

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Tax Laws Amendment (Cross-Border Transfer Pricing) (No. 1)

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Retrospective tax change

Rationale for retrospectivity

Quantum of revenue at risk

Consultation with treaty partners

Consultation with affected taxpayers

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Taxpayers (possibly impacted taxpayers: GE, Chevron, Power Corp, BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Ford, Holden)

Treasury

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Senate Economics

Possible hearing date(s):

To be determined by committee

Possible reporting date:

To be determined by committee

(signed)

Senator Fifield

Selection of Bill Committee member