Tony Sheldon (NSW, Australian Labor Party) | Link to this | Hansard source

I present the seventh report of 2026 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. 7 OF 2026

25 May 2026

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

Senator Tony Sheldon (Government Whip, Chair) Senator Wendy Askew (Opposition Whip) Senator Sean Bell (One Nation Whip)

Senator Nick McKim (Australian Greens Whip) Senator Ralph Babet

Senator Leah Blyth

Senator Ross Cadell (The Nationals Whip) Senator the Hon. Anthony Chisholm Senator Jessica Collins

Senator the Hon. Katy Gallagher Senator Jacqui Lambie

Senator Fatima Payman Senator David Pocock Senator Lidia Thorpe

Secretary: Tim Bryant 02 6277 3020

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

REPORT NO. 7 OF 2026

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 24 June 2026 at 7.12 pm.

2. The committee recommends that—

(a)    the provisions of the Defence Legislation Amendment (RCDVS Implementation and Related Measures No. 2) Bill 2026 be referred immediately to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 24 August 2026 (see appendix 1 for statements of reasons for referral),

(b) the provisions of the Health Insurance Amendment (Incentive Payments and Other Measures) Bill 2026 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 14 August 2026 (see appendix 2 for statements of reasons for referral),

(c) the provisions of the Private Health Insurance Amendment (Modernising the Private Health Insurance Rebate) Bill 2026 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 7 October 2026 (see appendix 3 for statement of reasons for referral), and

(d) the provisions of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 2) Bill 2026 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 13 August 2026 (see appendix 4 for 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:

(Tony Sheldon)

Chair

24 June 2026

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:Defence Legislation Amendment(RCDVS Implementationand Related Measures No. 2) Bill 2026

Reasonsforreferral/principalissuesforconsideration:Scrutinise legislation

Possiblesubmissionsorevidencefrom:Relevantstakeholders

Committeetowhichbillistobereferred:ForeignAffairs,DefenceandTrade

Possible hearing date(s): July-August

Possible reporting date : August 2026

(signed)

Wendy Askew

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Nameofbill:DefenceLegislation Amendment (RCDVS ImplementationandRelatedMeasures No. 2) Bill 2026

Reasonsforreferral/principalissuesforconsideration:ThisisacomplexBillinwhichstakeholdersthatwanttocommenton.

Possiblesubmissionsorevidencefrom:FamiliesofVeteransGuild Veteran Advocates

Committeetowhichbillistobereferred:ForeignAffairs,DefenceandTrade

Possiblehearingdate(s):5 August, 2026

Possiblereportingdate: 24 August, 2026

(signed)

Nick McKim

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Nameofbill:HealthInsuranceAmendment(IncentivePaymentsandOtherMeasures)Bill

Reasonsforreferral/principalissuesforconsideration:Scrutiniselegislation

Possible submissions or evidence from: Relevant stakeholders

Committee to which bill is to be referred: Community Affairs

Possible hearing date(s): July

Possible reporting date: 14 August 2026

(signed)

Wendy Askew

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Nameofbill:HealthInsuranceAmendment(IncentivePaymentsandOtherMeasures)Bill2026

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration: Hear from stakeholders

Possible submissions or evidence from: Representative groups, government departments, various stakeholders

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Community Affairs Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s): 1 hearing in July

Possible reporting date: 14 August 2026

(signed)

Nick McKim

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Nameof bill:Private Health InsuranceAmendment (Modernising the Private Health Insurance Rebate) Bill 2026

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration: Scrutinise legislation

Possible submissions or evidence from: Relevant stakeholders

Committeetowhichbillistobereferred:Community Affairs

Possible hearing date(s): July-September

Possiblereportingdate:7October2026

(signed)

Wendy Askew

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Nameofbill: PrivateHealthInsuranceAmendment(ModernisingthePrivateHealthInsuranceRebate)Bill 2026

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration: Hear from stakeholders

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Health representative groups, consumer representative groups, government departments, various stakeholders

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Community Affairs Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s): 24 August — 25 September

Possible reporting date: 7 October 2026

(signed)

Nick McKim

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Nameofbill:TreasuryLawsAmendment(TaxReformNo.2)Bill2026

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration: Scrutinise legislation

Possible submissions or evidence from: Relevant stakeholders

Committeetowhichbillistobereferred:Economics

Possiblehearingdate(s):July

Possible reporting date: 13 August 2026

(signed)

Wendy Askew

I move:

That the report be adopted.

Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) | Link to this | Hansard source

I move an amendment to the motion that the Selection of Bills Committee report be adopted, as circulated in the chamber:

At the end of the motion, add:

"and, in respect of the Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Building Cooperative Workplaces No. 1) Bill 2026, the provisions of the bill be referred immediately to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 10 August 2026".

Sue Lines (President) | Link to this | Hansard source

The question is the amendment as moved by Senator Duniam be agreed to.

Sue Lines (President) | Link to this | Hansard source

The question now is that the motion as moved by Senator Sheldon be agreed to.

Question agreed to.