David Bushby (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I present the fourth report of 2016 for the Selection of Bills Committee and I seek leave to have the report incorporated in Hansard.

Leave granted.

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. 4 of 2016

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 16 March 2016 at 7.21 pm.

2. The committee resolved to recommend—That—

(a) the provisions of the Customs and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2016 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 20 June 2016 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(b) the Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Australian Workers) Bill 2016 be referred immediately to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 10 May 2016 (see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(c) the provisions of the Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2016 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 10 May 2016 (see appendices 3 and 4 for a statement of reasons for referral); and

(d) the provisions of the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Amendment Bill 2016 be referred immediately to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 12 May 2016 (see appendix 5 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 bills to its next meeting:

17 March 2016

APPENDIX 1

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITT EE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee:

Name of Bill:

Customs and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2016

Reasons for refe rral/principal issues for consideration:

Schedule 6 pertains to the actions of officers at sea and appears to protect the action of officers where there has been a defective consideration of the UN Convention of the Laws of the Sea.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Refugee sector re international law

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Possible hearing date(s):

May/June

Possible reporting date:

20 June 2016

(signed)

Senator Siewert

APPENDIX 2

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITT EE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee:

Name of Bill:

Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Australian Workers) Bill 2016

Reasons for refe rral/principal issues for consideration:

Detailed scrutiny- Measures include new criminal offences, increased penalties for serious contraventions of Fair Work Act 2009 and additional protections for employees in cases of sham contracting and phoenixing.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Unions, employer organisations, Law Council, academics, government departments and regulators.

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

Determined by the committee

Possible reporting date:

10 May 2016

(signed)

Senator McEwen

APPENDIX 3

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITT EE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee:

Name of Bill:

Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2016

Reasons for refe rral/principal issues for consideration:

To further investigate potential impacts and unintended consequences of the Bill

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Department of Immigration and Border Protection

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Australian Human Rights Commissioner

Law Council of Australia

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

Determined by the committee

Possible reporting date:

10 May 2016

(signed)

Senator McEwen

APPENDIX 4

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITT EE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee:

Name of Bill:

Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2016

Reasons for refe rral/principal issues for consideration:

This bill amends the sponsorship framework to allow the disclosure of personal information and allows introduces Ministerial power to cancel or bar a family sponsor where family violence is involved. The terms are currently vague and therefore evidence and expert opinion are required in order to examine this Bill in greater detail.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Migration sector

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Possible hearing date(s):

May/June

Possible reporting date:

June

(signed)

Senator Siewert

APPENDIX 5

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITT EE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee:

Name of Bill:

Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Amendment Bill 2016

Reasons for refe rral/principal issues for consideration:

To investigate the structures and systems that will safe guards and provide protection to levy payers relating to the sharing of levy payer information with Rural and Research Corporations and to eligible recipients.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Department of Agriculture and Water Resources

GrainGrowers, Cattle Council, Sheepmeat Council, Rural and Research Corporations

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee

Possible reporting date:

12 May 2016

(signed)

Senator McEwen

by leave—I move:

That the report be adopted.

Question agreed to.