Australian Government Solicitor No. 15

14–20 November 2014

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills initiated in the House

No new Bills were initiated.

New inquiries of House Committees

No new inquiries were announced.

Reports of House Committees

No new Committee reports were tabled.

SENATE

Bills initiated in the Senate

The following Bill was initiated:

• Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Caring for Single Parents) Bill 2014
  • Introduced 17 November 2014, Private Senator's Bill
  • Explanatory Memorandum

New inquiries of Senate Committees

No new inquiries were announced.

Reports of Senate Committees

The following new Committee reports were tabled:

Economics References Committee

• Future of Australia's naval shipbuilding industry (Part 2): Future submarines
  • Tabled 17 November 2014

Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee

• Medical Services (Dying with Dignity) Exposure Draft Bill 2014
• Tabled 10 November 2014

JOINT COMMITTEES

New inquiries of Joint Committees

No new inquiries were announced.

Reports of Joint Committees

The following new Committee reports were tabled:

Electoral Matters Committee

• Second interim report on the inquiry into the conduct of the 2013 federal election: An assessment of electronic voting options
  • Tabled 20 November 2014

Human Rights Committee

• Fifteenth report of the 44th Parliament
  • Tabled 14 November 2014

Intelligence and Security Committee

• Advisory Report on the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014
  • Tabled 20 November 2014

LAWS PASSED

The following Bills have now passed both Houses and are awaiting assent by the Governor-General:

• Australian Education Amendment Bill 2014
• Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Amendment Bill 2014
• Private Health Insurance Amendment (No. 1) Bill 2014
• Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (2014 Budget Measures No. 6) Bill 2014

The following Bills have now received assent by the Governor-General:

• Albury-Wodonga Development Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2014
• Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014
• Dental Benefits Legislation Amendment Bill 2014
• Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Amendment Bill 2014

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