13–16 August 2018
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Bills initiated in the House
The following Bills were initiated:
- Social Services Legislation Amendment (Student Reform) Bill 2018 – introduced 15 August 2018, Government Bill
- Tobacco Plain Packaging Amendment Bill 2018 – introduced 15 August 2018, Government Bill
- Customs Amendment (Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus Implementation) Bill 2018 – introduced 16 August 2018, Government Bill
- Customs Tariff Amendment (Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus Implementation) Bill 2018 – introduced 16 August 2018, Government Bill
- Farm Household Support Amendment (Temporary Measures) Bill 2018 – introduced 16 August 2018, Government Bill
New inquiries of House Committees
The following new inquiry was announced:
Communications and the Arts Committee
- Inquiry into the Australian music industry – submissions due 21 September 2018
Reports of House Committees
No new Committee reports were tabled.
SENATE
Bills initiated in the Senate
The following Bills were initiated:
- Intelligence Services Amendment (Enhanced Parliamentary Oversight of Intelligence Agencies) Bill 2018 – introduced 14 August 2018, Private Senator's Bill
- Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Reporting of Gas Reserves) Bill 2018 – introduced 14 August 2018, Private Senator's Bill
- Plebiscite (Future Migration Level) Bill 2018 – introduced 15 August 2018, Private Senator's Bill
New inquiries of Senate Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Community Affairs References Committee
- My Health Record system - submissions due 14 September 2018
Education and Employment References Committee
- The appropriateness and effectiveness of the objectives, design, implementation and evaluation of jobactive – no date for submissions announced
Environment and Communications Legislation Committee
- Telecommunications Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 – submissions due 21 August 2018
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
- Freedom of Speech Legislation Amendment (Censorship) Bill 2018, Freedom of Speech Legislation Amendment (Insult and Offend) Bill 2018, Freedom of Speech Legislation Amendment (Security) Bill 2018 – submissions due 20 September 2018
Reports of Senate Committees
The following new Committee reports were tabled:
Community Affairs Legislation Committee
- Budget estimates 2018–19 – tabled out of session 13 July 2018
- Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 and related Bills – tabled 13 August 2018
- Sixth progress report: Social Services Legislation Amendment (Encouraging Self-sufficiency for Newly Arrived Migrants) Bill 2018 – tabled out of session 4 July 2018
- Social Services Legislation Amendment (Cashless Debit Card Trial Expansion) Bill 2018 – tabled 14 August 2018
Economics Legislation Committee
- Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2018 [Provisions]; and Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment Bill 2018 [Provisions] – tabled 13 August 2018
- Space Activities Amendment (Launches and Returns) Bill 2018 [Provisions] – tabled 13 August 2018
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Protecting Your Superannuation Package) Bill 2018 [Provisions] – tabled 13 August 2018
Economics References Committee
- Governance and operation of the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) – tabled out of session 6 July 2018
- Selection process for a national radioactive waste management facility in South Australia – tabled 14 August 2018
Environment and Communications References Committee
- Current and future impacts of climate change on housing, buildings and infrastructure – tabled 13 August 2018
Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee
- Budget estimates 2018–19 – tabled out of session 4 July 2018
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
- Budget estimates 2018–19 – tabled 14 August 2018
- Family Law Amendment (Family Violence and Cross-examination of Parties) Bill 2018 [Provisions] – tabled 13 August 2018
- Progress report: Judiciary Amendment (Commonwealth Model Litigant Obligations) Bill 2017 – tabled out of session 26 July 2018
- Unexplained Wealth Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 [Provisions] – tabled out of session 6 August 2018
Red Tape Select Committee
- Interim report: Effect of red tape on child care – tabled 15 August 2018
- Interim report: Effect of red tape on occupational licensing – tabled 15 August 2018
Regulations and Ordinances Committee
- Delegated legislation monitor 8 of 2018 – tabled 15 August 2018
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee
- Air Services Amendment Bill 2018 – tabled 16 August 2018
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee
- Regulatory requirements that impact on the safe use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems, Unmanned Aerial Systems and associated systems – tabled out of session 31 July 2018
Scrutiny of Bills Committee
- Corrigendum: Annual report for 2017 – tabled 15 August 2018
- Scrutiny digest 8 of 2018 – tabled 15 August 2018
Selection of Bills Committee
- Report No. 8 of 2018 – tabled 16 August 2018
JOINT COMMITTEES
New inquiries of Joint Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Intelligence and Security Committee
- Review of the re-listing of al-Shabaab, Hamas' Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades (Hamas Brigades), the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) as terrorist organisations under the Criminal Code – submissions due 31 August 2018
National Disability Insurance Scheme Committee
- Assistive Technology – submissions due 14 September 2018
- NDIS ICT Systems – submissions due 14 September 2018
Public Works Committee
- CSIRO Myall Vale New Cotton Breeding Research Facilities Project – submissions due 14 September 2018
- Land 200 Tranche 2 Battlefield Communications Systems Facilities Project – submissions due 14 September 2018
- Naval Guided Weapons Maintenance Facilities Project – submissions due 14 September 2018
Reports of Joint Committees
The following new Committee reports were tabled:
Constitutional Recognition Relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Select Committee
- Interim report: Joint Select Committee on Constitutional Recognition relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples – tabled out of session 27 July 2018
Corporations and Financial Services Committee
- Report on the 2016–17 annual reports of bodies established under the ASIC Act – tabled out of session 26 July 2018
Human Rights Committee
- Report 7 of 2018 – tabled 14 August 2018
Public Accounts and Audit Committee
- Report 474: Annual Report 2017–18 – tabled 14 August 2018
Treaties Committee
- Report 180: Peru FTA; EU Framework Agreement; Timor Treaty-Maritime Boundaries; WIPO Australian Patent Office; Scientific Technical Cooperation: Italy and Brazil – tabled 15 August 2018
LAWS PASSED
The following Bills have now passed both Houses and are awaiting assent by the Governor-General:
- Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2018
- Crimes Legislation Amendment (Powers, Offences and Other Measures) Bill 2018
- Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (Student Loan Sustainability) Bill 2018
- Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Productivity Commission Response Part 1 and Other Measures) Bill 2018
- Legislation Amendment (Sunsetting Review and Other Measures) Bill 2018
- Primary Industries Research and Development Amendment Bill 2018
- Public Sector Superannuation Legislation Amendment Bill 2018
- Treasury Laws Amendment (APRA Governance) Bill 2018
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Illicit Tobacco Offences) Bill 2018
- Treasury Laws Amendment (OECD Multilateral Instrument) Bill 2018
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Integrity and Other Measures No. 2) Bill 2018
- Underwater Cultural Heritage Bill 2018
- Underwater Cultural Heritage (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2018
The following Bills received assent by the Governor-General:
- Australian Astronomical Observatory (Transition) Bill 2018
- Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Amendment Bill 2018
- Copyright Amendment (Service Providers) Bill 2018
- Corporations Amendment (Asia Region Funds Passport) Bill 2018
- Corporations (Review Fees) Amendment Bill 2018
- Farm Household Support Amendment Bill 2018
- Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Bill 2018
- Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Compliance and Other Measures) Bill 2018
- Interactive Gambling Amendment (Lottery Betting) Bill 2018
- National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation Bill 2018
- National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2018
- National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2018
- Social Services Legislation Amendment (Payments for Carers) Bill 2018
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge) Bill 2018
- Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Veteran-centric Reforms No. 2) Bill 2018
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