1–5 December 2014
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Bills initiated in the House
The following Bills were initiated:
- Sex Discrimination Amendment (Boosting Superannuation for Women) Bill 2014 – introduced 1 December 2014, Private Member's Bill
- Enhancing Online Safety for Children Bill 2014 – introduced 3 December 2014, Government Bill
- Enhancing Online Safety for Children (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014 – introduced 3 December 2014, Government Bill
- Higher Education and Research Reform Bill 2014 – introduced 3 December 2014, Government Bill
- Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2014 – introduced 3 December 2014, Government Bill
- Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment (Designated Coastal Waters) Bill 2014 – introduced 3 December 2014, Government Bill
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission Amendment (Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee Abolition) Bill 2014 – introduced 4 December 2014, Government Bill
- Excess Exploration Credit Tax Bill 2014 – introduced 4 December 2014, Government Bill
- Private Health Insurance Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2014 – introduced 4 December 2014, Government Bill
- Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2014 Measures No. 7) Bill 2014 – introduced 4 December 2014, Government Bill
New inquiries of House Committees
The following new inquiry was announced:
Health Committee
- Inquiry into Hepatitis C in Australia – submissions due 27 February 2015
Reports of House Committees
The following new Committee report was tabled:
Infrastructure and Communications Committee
- Report - Planning, Procurement and Funding for Australia's future Infrastructure – tabled 4 December 2014
SENATE
Bills initiated in the Senate
The following Bills were initiated:
- Defence Amendment (Fair Pay for Members of the ADF) Bill 2014 – introduced 2 December 2014, Private Senator's Bill
- Defence Legislation Amendment (Military Justice Enhancements–Inspector-General ADF) Bill 2014 – introduced 3 December 2014, Government Bill
- Independent National Security Legislation Monitor (Improved Oversight and Resourcing) Bill 2014 – introduced 3 December 2014, Private Senator's Bill
- Tribunals Amalgamation Bill 2014 – introduced 3 December 2014, Government Bill
- Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Donations Reform) Bill 2014 – introduced 4 December 2014, Private Senator's Bill
New inquiries of Senate Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Community Affairs References Committee
- Adequacy of existing residential care arrangements available for young people with severe physical, mental or intellectual disabilities in Australia – submissions due 6 February 2015
- Availability of new, innovative and specialist cancer drugs in Australia – submissions due 27 February 2015
Environment and Communications Legislation Committee
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment (Local Content) Bill 2014 – submissions due 7 January 2015
- Enhancing Online Safety for Children Bill 2014 [Provisions] and the Enhancing Online Safety for Children (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014 [Provisions] – submissions due 12 January 2015
Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee
- Parliamentary Service Amendment Bill 2014 – submissions due 30 January 2015
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee
- Defence Legislation Amendment (Military Justice Enhancements–Inspector-General ADF) Bill 2014 – submissions due 30 January 2015
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee
- The Commonwealth's treaty-making process – submissions due 27 February 2015
- The delivery and effectiveness of Australia's bilateral aid program in Papua New Guinea – submissions due 27 March 2015
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
- Independent National Security Legislation Monitor (Improved Oversight and Resourcing) Bill 2014 – submissions date to be announced
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee
- Airport and aviation security – submissions due 16 January 2014
Reports of Senate Committees
The following new Committee reports were tabled:
Community Affairs References Committee
- Extent of income inequality in Australia – tabled 3 December 2014
Health Committee
- First Interim Report – tabled 2 December 2014
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
- Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) Bill 2014 – tabled 2 December 2014
- Australian Citizenship and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2014 – tabled 1 December 2014
Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee
- Incident at the Manus Island Detention Centre from 16 February to 18 February 2014 – tabled 5 December 2014
Privileges Committee
- 159th Report: Persons referred to in the Senate: Mr Alan Manly and Ms Jennifer McCarthy, Group Colleges Australia – tabled 2 December 2014
- 160th Report: The use of CCTV material in Parliament House – tabled 5 December 2014
Regulations and Ordinances Committee
- Monitor No. 17 of 2014 – tabled 3 December 2014
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee
- Rural Research and Development Legislation Amendment Bill 2014 – tabled 3 December 2014
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee
- Role of public transport in delivering productivity outcomes – tabled 5 December 2014
Scrutiny of Bills Committee
- Alert Digest No. 17 of 2014 – tabled 3 December 2014
- Seventeenth Report of 2014 – tabled 3 December 2014
Selection of Bills Committee
- Report No. 16 of 2014 – tabled 4 December 2014
JOINT COMMITTEES
New inquiries of Joint Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
- Review of the Defence Annual Report 2013-14 – submissions due 9 February 2015
Public Accounts and Audit Committee
- Review of Auditor-General's Report No 9 (2014-15) – submissions due 13 February 2015
Public Works Committee
- Fit-out of new leased premises for the Department of Finance, Australian Capital Territory – submissions due 22 January 2015
- Hamilton Island Replacement Fire Station Project – submissions due 22 January 2015
- The Cox Peninsula Remediation Project – submissions due 22 January 2015
Treaties Committee
- Treaty tabled on 2 December 2014 – submissions due 23 January 2015
Reports of Joint Committees
The following new Committee reports were tabled:
Human Rights Committee
- Seventeenth Report of the 44th Parliament – tabled 2 December 2014
Public Accounts and Audit
- Report 446: Review of the Operations of the Parliamentary Budget Office – tabled 1 December 2014
Public Works Committee
- Report 7/2014: Referrals made September 2014 – tabled 1 December 2014
LAWS PASSED
The following Bills have now passed both Houses and are awaiting assent by the Governor-General:
- ACT Government Loan Bill 2014
- Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (No. 1) Bill 2014
- Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014
- Social Security Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Job Seeker Compliance Framework) Bill 2014
- Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2014 Measures No. 6) Bill 2014
- Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Amendment Bill 2014
The following Bills have now received assent by the Governor-General:
- Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2014
- Australian War Memorial Amendment Bill 2014
- Customs Amendment (Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) Bill 2014
- Customs Tariff Amendment (Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) Bill 2014
- Health and Other Services (Compensation) Care Charges (Amendment) Bill 2014
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