Dean Smith (WA, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I present the seventh report of 2019 of the Selection of Bills Committee, and I seek leave to have the report incorporated into Hansard.

Leave granted.

The report read as follows—

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

REPORT NO. 7 OF 2019

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 16 October 2019 at 7.20 pm.

2. The committee recommends that—

(a) the provisions of the Education Legislation Amendment (Tuition Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2019, the VET Student Loans (VSL Tuition Protection Levy) Bill 2019 and the Higher Education Support (HELP Tuition Protection Levy) Bill 2019 be referred immediately to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee but was unable to reach agreement on a reporting date (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(b) contingent upon introduction in the House of Representatives, the provisions of the Farm Household Support Amendment (Relief Measures) Bill (No. 1) 2019 be referred immediately to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 7 November 2019 (see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons for referral); and

(c) contingent upon introduction in the House of Representatives, the provisions of the Native Title Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee but was unable to reach agreement on a reporting date (see appendix 3 for a statement of reasons for referral).

3.   The committee recommends that the following bills not be referred to committees:

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

Customs Tariff Amendment (Growing Australian Export Opportunities Across the Asia-Pacific) Bill 2019

I move:

That the report be adopted.

Anne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Families and Social Services) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

At the end of the motion, add "and:

(a) in respect of the:

  (i) Education Legislation Amendment (Tuition Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2019 and related bills, the Education and Employment Legislation Committee report by 22 November 2019, and

  (ii) Native Title Legislation Amendment Bill 2019, the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee report by 28 February 2020; and

(b) the following bills not be referred to committees:

Customs Amendment (Growing Australian Export Opportunities Across the Asia-Pacific) Bill 2019

Customs Tariff Amendment (Growing Australian Export Opportunities Across the Asia-Pacific) Bill 2019

Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Assistance and Access Amendments Review) Bill 2019".

Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I don't actually have a copy of the amendment. We've only just been notified of this amendment. I understand the Labor Party knows, but I don't, and I'm the Whip. We have not been informed. I'm told that there's a change to one of the bills that I wanted deferred.

Scott Ryan (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

It's being forwarded to you now, I understand. Sorry, I was advised that it had been circulated.

Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

While we don't object to (1) and (2) in clause (a), we had asked that the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Assistance and Access Amendments Review) Bill 2019 in clause (b) be deferred rather than not be referred. We would prefer to vote on that separately.

Scott Ryan (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

On clause (b), or just on the third bill in clause (b), separately?

Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

On all of those, because I understand they were ones that we had sought to defer.

Scott Ryan (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I will put part (a) of the amendment moved by Senator Ruston. This is only about part (a). The question is that that part of the amendment be agreed to.

Question agreed to.

I will now put part (b) of the amendment. This is the section of the amendment of bills not to be referred to committees. The question is that part (b) of the amendment be agreed to.

Question agreed to.

Original question, as amended, agreed to.