15–18 March 2016
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Bills initiated in the House
The following Bills were initiated:
- Corporations Amendment (Auditor Registration) Bill 2016 – introduced 16 March 2016, Government Bill
- Customs and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2016 – introduced 16 March 2016, Government Bill
- Financial System Legislation Amendment (Resilience and Collateral Protection) Bill 2016 – introduced 16 March 2016, Government Bill
- Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2016 – introduced 16 March 2016, Government Bill
- National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment Bill 2016 – introduced 16 March 2016, Government Bill
- National Disability Insurance Scheme Savings Fund Special Account Bill 2016 – introduced 16 March 2016, Government Bill
- Social Services Legislation Amendment (Consistent Treatment of Parental Leave Payments) Bill 2016 – introduced 16 March 2016, Government Bill
- Tax Laws Amendment (Tax Incentives for Innovation) Bill 2016 – introduced 16 March 2016, Government Bill
- Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Bill 2016 – introduced 17 March 2016, Government Bill
- Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2016 – introduced 17 March 2016, Government Bill
- Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Bill 2016 – introduced 17 March 2016, Government Bill
- Statute Update Bill 2016 – introduced 17 March 2016, Government Bill
- Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Choice of Fund) Bill 2016 – introduced 17 March 2016, Government Bill
- Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Transparency Measures) Bill 2016 – introduced 17 March 2016, Government Bill
- Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2016 Measures No. 2) Bill 2016 – introduced 17 March 2016, Government Bill
- Competition and Consumer Amendment (Deregulatory and Other Measures) Bill 2015 – introduced 18 March 2016, Government Bill
New inquiries of House Committees
No new inquiries were announced.
Reports of House Committees
The following new Committee reports were tabled:
Education and Employment Committee
- Getting business booming: Report on the inquiry into barriers for small business employment – tabled 15 March 2016
Infrastructure, Transport and Cities Committee
- Smart ICT: Report on the inquiry into the role of smart ICT in the design and planning of infrastructure – tabled 15 March 2016
Privileges and Members' Interests Committee
- Report into whether the former Member for Dobell deliberately misled the House – tabled 17 March 2016
Publications Committee
- Report, 17 March 2016 – tabled 17 March 2016
SENATE
Bills initiated in the Senate
The following Bills were initiated:
- Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Australian Workers) Bill 2016, introduced 15 March 2016, Private Member's Bill
- Charter of Budget Honesty Amendment (Intergenerational Report) Bill 2015 – introduced 17 March 2016, Private Member's Bill
- End Cruel Cosmetics Bill 2014 – introduced 18 March 2016, Private Member's Bill
New inquiries of Senate Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Education and Employment Legislation Committee
- Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Australian Workers) Bill 2016 – date submissions due not yet set
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee
- Partial suspension of sanctions against Iran – submissions due 8 April 2016
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
- Customs and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2016 [Provisions] – submissions due 21 April 2016
- Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2016 [Provisions] – submission due 11 April 2016
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee
- Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Amendment Bill 2016 – submissions due 8 April 2016
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee
- Australia's rail industry – submissions due 29 April 2016
Reports of Senate Committees
The following new Committee reports were tabled:
Community Affairs Committee
- Social Services Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2015 – tabled out of session 10 March 2016
Economics Legislation Committee
- Corporations Amendment (Life Insurance Remuneration Arrangements) Bill 2016 – tabled 15 March 2016
- Tax Laws Amendment (New Tax System for Managed Investment Trusts) Bill 2015 and related bills [Provisions] – tabled out of session 10 March 2016
- Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2016 Measures No. 1) Bill 2016 [Provisions] – tabled out of session 10 March 2016
Economics References Committee
- Cooperative, mutual and member-owned firms – tabled 17 March 2016
- Agribusiness managed investment schemes – tabled out of session 11 March 2016
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] – tabled out of session 11 March 2016
Education and Employment References Committee
- A National Disgrace: The Exploitation of Temporary Work Visa Holders – tabled 17 March 2016
Environment and Communications Legislation Committee
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Prohibition of Live Imports of Primates for Research) Bill 2015 – tabled 15 March 2016
Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee
- Commonwealth Grants Commission Amendment (GST Distribution) Bill 2015 – tabled 17 March 2016
Finance and Public Administration References Committee
- Commonwealth Indigenous Advancement Strategy tendering processes – tabled 17 March 2016
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee
- Mental health of Australian Defence Force members and veterans – tabled 17 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 – tabled out of session 10 March 2016
- Migration Amendment (Character Cancellation Consequential Provisions) Bill 2016 – tabled 17 March 2016
Murray-Darling Basin Plan Select Committee
- Refreshing the Plan – tabled 17 March 2016
Regulation and Ordinances Committee
- Monitor No. 4 of 2016 – tabled 17 March 2016
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee
- Water Amendment (Review Implementation and Other Measures) Bill 2015 [Provisions] – tabled out of session 10 March 2016
Scrutiny of Bills Committee
- Alert Digest No.4 of 2016 – tabled 17 March 2016
- Report No. 4 of 2016 – tabled 17 March 2016
Selection of Bills Committee
- Report No. 4 of 2016 – tabled 17 March 2016
JOINT COMMITTEES
New inquiries of Joint Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Northern Australia Committee
- Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Bill 2016 – submissions due 31 March 2016
Public Works Committee
- AIR 5428 Phase 1 - Pilot Training System Facilities Project – submissions due 31 March 2016
- Fit-out of new leased premises for the Australian Federal Police at 45 Commercial Road, Newstead, Queensland – submissions due 31 March 2016
Treaties Committee
- Treaty tabled on 15 March 2016 – submissions due 1 April 2016
Reports of Joint Committees
The following new Committee reports were tabled:
Human Rights Committee
- 2016 Review of Stronger Futures measures – tabled 16 March 2016
- Thirty-sixth report of the 44th Parliament: Human rights scrutiny report – tabled 16 March 2016
National Capital and External Territories Committee
- Governance in the Indian Ocean Territories - Final report: Economic Development and Governance – tabled 15 March 2016
Public Accounts and Audit Committee
- Correspondence on Review of Independent Auditor Report, Review of Communication Processes: ANAO – tabled on 17 March 2016
Public Works Committee
- Report 3/16: Fit-out of the Australian Embassy in Doha, Qatar – tabled 17 March 2016
- Seventy-ninth Annual Report (2015) – tabled 15 March 2016
Treaties Committee
- Report 160 – tabled 15 March 2016
- Report 159 – tabled 15 March 2016
LAWS PASSED
The following Bills have now passed both Houses and are awaiting assent by the Governor-General:
- Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2015-2016
- Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2015-2016
- Biological Control Amendment Bill 2016
- Dairy Produce Amendment (Dairy Service Levy Poll) Bill 2016
- Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Northern Territory Local Court) Bill 2016
- Migration Legislation Amendment (Cessation of Visa Labels) Bill 2016
- Passenger Movement Charge Amendment (Norfolk Island) Bill 2016
- Territories Legislation Amendment Bill 2016
- Trade Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2016
The following Bills have now received assent by the Governor-General:
- Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Increasing Consumer Choice) Bill 2016
- Business Services Wage Assessment Tool Payment Scheme Amendment Bill 2016
- Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016
- Corporations Amendment (Financial Advice Measures) Bill 2016
- Courts Administration Legislation Amendment Bill 2016
- Parliamentary Entitlements Amendment (Injury Compensation Scheme) Bill 2016
- Tax Laws Amendment (Implementation of the Common Reporting Standard) Bill 2016
- Tax Laws Amendment (Norfolk Island CGT Exemption) Bill 2016
- Tax Laws Amendment (Small Business Restructure Roll-over) Bill 2016
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