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2–4 February 2016
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Bills initiated in the House
The following Bills were initiated:
- Building and Construction Industry (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013 [No. 2] – introduced 2 February 2016, Government Bill
- Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Bill 2013 [No. 2] – introduced 2 February 2016, Government Bill
- Appropriation (No. 3) Bill 2015-2016 – introduced 4 February 2016, Government Bill
- Appropriation (No. 4) Bill 2015-2016 – introduced 4 February 2016, Government Bill
- Tax Laws Amendment (Small Business Restructure Roll-over) Bill 2016 – introduced 4 February 2016, Government Bill
New inquiries of House Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Education and Employment Committee
- Inquiry into innovation and creativity: workforce for the new economy – submissions due 11 March 2016
Procedure Committee
- Inquiry into procedures for counting and reporting the vote in a division – submissions due 17 March 2016
Tax and Revenue Committee
- Inquiry into the External Scrutiny of the Australian Taxation Office – date submissions due not yet set
Reports of House Committees
The following new Committee reports were tabled:
Economics Committee
- Review of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Annual Report 2014 (Third Report) – tabled out of session 15 December 2015
Selection Committee
- Report No. 38 – tabled 3 February 2016
SENATE
Bills initiated in the Senate
No new Bills were initiated.
New inquiries of Senate Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Community Affairs Legislation Committee
- Social Services Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2015 – submissions due 26 February 2016
Community Affairs References Committee
- Medical complaints process in Australia – submissions due 13 May 2016
Economics Legislation Committee
- Tax Laws Amendment (New Tax System for Managed Investment Trusts) Bill 2015 and related Bills [Provisions] – submissions due 26 February 2016
Economics References Committee
- Carbon Risk Disclosure – date submissions due not yet set
- Causes and consequences of the collapse of listed retailers in Australia – date submissions due not yet set
Education and Employment Legislation Committee
- Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Bill 2013 [No.2] and the Building and Construction Industry (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013 [No.2] – submissions due 19 February 2016
Environment and Communications References Committee
- The risks and opportunities associated with the use of the bumblebee population in Tasmania for commercial pollination purposes – submissions due 3 March 2016
Finance and Public Administration References Committee
- Commonwealth procurement procedures – paper procurement – submissions due 31 March 2016
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
- Australian Crime Commission Amendment (National Policing Information) Bill 2015 and the Australian Crime Commission (National Policing Information Charges) Bill 2015 – submissions due 18 February 2016
Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee
- Need for a nationally-consistent approach to alcohol-fuelled violence – submissions due 31 March 2016
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee
- Water Amendment (Review Implementation and Other Measures) Bill 2015 [Provisions] – submissions due 25 February 2016
School Funding Investment Select Committee
- School Funding Investment – submissions due 4 March 2016
Reports of Senate Committees
The following new Committee reports were tabled:
Community Affairs Legislation Committee
- Social Services Legislation Amendment (Budget Repair) Bill 2015 [Provisions] – tabled 4 February 2016
Economics References Committee
- Interim Report: Foreign investment review framework – tabled 4 February 2016
- Interim Report: Forestry managed investment schemes – tabled out of session 16 December 2015
- Interim Report: Scrutiny of Financial Advice – tabled out of session 1 February 2016
- Interest rates and informed choice in the Australian credit card market – tabled out of session 18 December 2015
Education and Employment Legislation Committee
- Access to real learning: the impact of policy, funding and culture on students with disability – tabled out of session 15 January 2016
- Fair Work Amendment (Remaining 2014 Measures) Bill 2015 [Provisions] – tabled 4 February 2016
Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee
- Omnibus Repeal Day (Spring 2015) Bill 2015 [Provisions] – tabled 3 February 2016
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee
- Firefighting Foam Contamination Part A – RAAF Base Williamtown – tabled 4 February 2016
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
- Courts Administration Legislation Amendment Bill 2015 – tabled 2 February 2016
- Crimes Legislation Amendment (Proceeds of Crime and Other Measures) Bill 2015 [Provisions] – tabled 3 February 2016
- Criminal Code Amendment (Firearms Trafficking) Bill 2015 [Provisions] – tabled 2 February 2016
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee
- Interim Report: Increasing use of so-called Flag of Convenience shipping in Australia – tabled 2 February 2016
Scrutiny of Bills Committee
- Alert Digest No. 1 of 2016 – tabled 3 February 2016
- Report No. 1 of 2016 – tabled 3 February 2016
Selection of Bills Committee
- Report No. 1 of 2016 – tabled 4 February 2016
JOINT COMMITTEES
New inquiries of Joint Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Public Works Committee
- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Waste Management Facilities' Extension and Upgrade – submissions due 10 March 2016
Treaties Committee
- Treaties tabled on 2 February 2016 – submissions due 23 February 2016
Reports of Joint Committees
The following new Committee reports were tabled:
Human Rights Committee
- Human rights scrutiny report - Thirty-third report of the 44th Parliament – tabled 2 February 2016
Public Accounts and Audit Committee
- Report 452: Natural disaster recovery; Centrelink Telephone Services; and Safer Streets Program – tabled out of session 7 December 2015
- Report 453: Development of the Commonwealth Performance Framework – tabled out of session 18 December 2015
LAWS PASSED
The following Bills have now passed both Houses and are awaiting assent by the Governor-General:
- Aged Care Amendment (Red Tape Reduction in Places Management) Bill 2016
- Amending Acts 1990 to 1999 Repeal Bill 2016
- Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Amendment Bill 2016
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand Amendment (Forum on Food Regulation and Other Measures) Bill 2016
- Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Amendment (Inter-State Voyages) Bill 2016
- Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislation Amendment (Exit Arrangements) Bill 2016
- Statute Law Revision Bill (No. 1) 2016
No new Bills received assent by the Governor-General.
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