24-27 May 2021
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Bills initiated in the House
The following Bills were initiated:
- Independent Office of Animal Welfare Bill 2021 – introduced 24 May 2021, Private Member’s Bill
- Liability for Climate Change Damage (Make the Polluters Pay) Bill 2021 – introduced 24 May 2021, Private Member’s Bill
- Fuel Security Bill 2021 – introduced 26 May 2021, Government Bill
- Fuel Security (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2021 – introduced 26 May 2021, Government Bill
- Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Titles Administration and Other Measures) Bill 2021 – introduced 26 May 2021, Government Bill
- Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment Bill 2021 – introduced 26 May 2021, Government Bill
- Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No. 4) Bill 2021 – introduced 26 May 2021, Government Bill
- Water Legislation Amendment (Inspector-General of Water Compliance and Other Measures) Bill 2021 – introduced 26 May 2021, Government Bill
- Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response No. 1) Bill 2021 – introduced 27 May 2021, Government Bill
- Medical and Midwife Indemnity Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 – introduced 27 May 2021, Government Bill
- Social Security Legislation Amendment (Streamlined Participation Requirements and Other Measures) Bill 2021 – introduced 27 May 2021, Government Bill
- Social Services Legislation Amendment (Portability Extensions) Bill 2021 – introduced 27 May 2021, Government Bill
New inquiries of House Committees
No new inquiries were announced.
Reports of House Committees
The following reports were tabled:
Petitions Committee
- Report No. 26 – tabled 24 May 2021
Selection Committee
- Report No. 32 – tabled 26 May 2021
SENATE
Bills initiated in the Senate
The Senate did not sit last week.
New inquiries of Senate Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Community Affairs Legislation Committee
- Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response No. 1) Bill 2021 – submissions due 4 June 2021
Education and Employment Legislation Committee
- Social Security Legislation Amendment (Streamlined Participation Requirements and Other Measures) Bill 2021 [Provisions] – submissions due 4 June 2021
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
- Inquiry into the Family Law Amendment (Federal Family Violence Orders) Bill 2021 – submissions due 18 June 2021
Reports of Senate Committees
The following reports were tabled:
Appropriations, Staffing and Security Committee
- Estimates for the Department of the Senate 2021-22 – tabled out of session 25 May 2021
Community Affairs Legislation Committee
- Additional Estimates 2020-21 – tabled out of session 17 May 2021
Economics References Committee
- Interim report: Australia’s sovereign naval shipbuilding capability – tabled out of session 28 May 2021
Environment and Communications Legislation Committee
- Additional Estimates 2020-21 – tabled out of session 25 May 2021
Environment and Communications References Committee
- Australia Post – tabled out of session 26 May 2021
- Feral deer, pigs and goats in Australia – tabled out of session 19 May 2021
- Press Freedom – tabled out of session 19 May 2021
- Progress report: Impact of seismic testing on fisheries and the marine environment – tabled out of session 21 May 2021
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
- Judges’ Pensions Amendment (Pension Not Payable for Misconduct) Bill 2020 – tabled out of session 20 May 2021
Joint Committees
New inquiries of Joint Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Intelligence and Security Committee
- Review of the Migration and Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening Information Provisions) Bill 2020 – submissions due 25 June 2021
Reports of Joint Committees
The following reports were tabled:
Electoral Matters Committee
- Review of the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform) Act 2018 – tabled 27 May 2021
Laws Passed
No Bills passed both Houses last week.
The following Bills have now received assent by the Governor-General:
- Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2020-2021
- Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2020-2021
- Archives and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021
- Education Legislation Amendment (2021 Measures No. 1) Bill 2021
- Health Insurance Amendment (Prescribed Fees) Bill 2021
- Migration Amendment (Clarifying International Obligations for Removal) Bill 2021
- Migration Amendment (Tabling Notice of Certain Character Decisions) Bill 2021
- Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Amendment (Extension and Other Measures) Bill 2021
- Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Student Assistance and Other Measures) Bill 2021
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