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

I present the 12th report of 2021 of the Selection of Bills Committee. I seek leave to have the report incorporated in Hansard.

Leave granted.

The report read as follows—

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

REPORT NO. 12 OF 2021

21 October 2021

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

Senator Dean Smith (Government Whip, Chair)

Senator Perin Davey (The Nationals Whip)

Senator Stirling Griff (Centre Alliance Whip)

Senator Malcolm Roberts (Pauline Hanson's One Nation Whip)

Senator Nick McKim (Australian Greens Whip)

Senator Anne Urquhart (Opposition Whip)

Senator Raff Ciccone

Senator Katy Gallagher

Senator Jacqui Lambie

Senator the Hon James McGrath

Senator Rex Patrick

Senator the Hon Anne Ruston

Secretary: Tim Bryant Ph. 6277 3020

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 20 October 2021 at 7.20 pm.

2. The committee recommends that—

(a) the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment (Economic Empowerment) Bill 2021 be referred immediately to the Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 25 November 2021 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(b) the provisions of the Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response No. 2) Bill 2021 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 16 November 2021 (see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(c) the provisions of the Corporations Amendment (Meetings and Documents) Bill 2021 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 18 November 2021 (see appendix 3 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(d) the provisions of the Offshore Petroleum (Laminaria and Corallina Decommissioning Cost Recovery Levy) Bill 2021Treasury Laws Amendment (Laminaria and Corallina Decommissioning Cost Recovery Levy) Bill 2021 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 18 November 2021 (see appendix 4 for a statement of reasons for referral); and

(e) the provisions of the Telstra Corporation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 18 November 2021 (see appendix 5 for a statement of reasons for referral).

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

4. The committee considered the following bill but was unable to reach agreement:

(Dean Smith)

Chair

21 October 2021

Appendix 1

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bi ll to a committee

Name of bill:

Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment (Economic Empowerment) Bill 2021

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Public Administration

Possible hearing date(s):

Weeks of November 8 and November 15, 2021

Possible reporting date:

2 December 2021

(signed)

Nick McKim

Appendix 2

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response No. 2) Bill 2021

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Large, complex bill with significant implications for the aged care sector

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Possible hearing date (s):

Possible reporting dat e:

22 November 2021

(signed)

Nick McKim

Appendix

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response No. 2) Bill 2021

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Very substantive legislation partially implementing key recommendations from the Aged Care Royal Commission.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

ANMF, UWU, HSU, COTA, AC3A, Catholic Health, Dementia Australia, Professor Joseph Ibrahim- Monash University (Department of Forensic Medicine).

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Community Affairs

Possible hearing date(s):

8, 9, November

Possible reporting date:

16 November 2021

(signed)

A. Urquhart

Whip/Selection of Bills Committee member

Appendix 3

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Corporations Amendment (Meetings and Documents) Bill 2021

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideratio n:

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Economics

Possible hearing date(s):

Possible reporting date:

(signed)

Nick McKim

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Corporations Amendment (Meetings and Documents) Bill 2021

Reasons for referr al /principal issues for consideration:

Significant change to the governance arrangements for companies and corporations.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Australian Shareholders Association, Australian Council of Superannuation Investors, Australian Institute of Company Directors, the Governance Institute, the Treasury, ASIC

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Senate Economics Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

8, 9, 10 or 11 November

Possible reporting date:

18 November 2021

(signed)

A. Urquhart

Whip/Selection of Bills Committee member

Appendix 4

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Treasury Laws Amendment (Laminaria and Corallina Decommissioning Cost Recovery Levy) Bill 2021

Offshore Petroleum (Laminaria and Corallina Decommissioning Cost Recovery Levy) Bill 2021

Reasons for referra l /principal issues for consideration:

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Senate Economics Committee

P ossible hearing date(s):

Week of 8th November

Possible reporting date:

18 November 2021

(signed)

A. Urquhart

Whip/Selection of Bills Committee member

Appendix 5

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Telstra Corporation and other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021

Reasons for referra1/principal issues for consideration:

Complex bill that requires scrutiny

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Department

Telstra

Committee to which bill is t o be referred:

Environment and Communications Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

Early in the November break, subject to the availability of Senators.

Possible reporting date:

Before 18 November 2021

(signed)

A. Urquhart

Whip/Selection of Bills Committee member

I move:

That the report be adopted.

Nick McKim (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I have an amendment to the motion currently before the chair, which I understand has been circulated. At the request of Senator Steele-John, I move:

At the end of the motion, add:

"and, in respect of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Participant Service Guarantee and Other Measures) Bill 2021, contingent upon introduction in the House of Representatives, the provisions of the bill be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 10 December 2021".

I understand that Senator Steele-John would like to speak briefly to that amendment.

Slade Brockman (WA, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Senator Steele-John, are you on the line? We might need to continue Senator McKim.

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

I would like to move an amendment to Senator McKim's amendment to the Selection of Bills Committee report in regard to the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Participant Service Guarantee and Other Measures) Bill 2021 to change the date for reporting of the Community Affairs Legislation Committee inquiry to 25 November 2021. I move:

At the end of the motion, add "and, in respect of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Participant Service Guarantee and Other Measures) Bill 2021, contingent upon introduction in the House of Representatives, the provisions of the bill be referred to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 25 November 2021".

Slade Brockman (WA, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The question is that the amendment moved by Minister Ruston to the amendment proposed by Senator McKim be agreed to. To be clear, this is the amendment to the motion from Senator McKim. This is Minister Ruston's amendment.

Question agreed to.

The question now is that the amendment as amended.

Question agreed to.

Original question agreed to.