10–13 September 2018
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Bills initiated in the House
The following Bills were initiated:
- Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Bill 2018 – introduced 12 September 2018, Government Bill
- Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2018 – introduced 12 September 2018, Government Bill
- Crimes Legislation Amendment (Police Powers at Airports) Bill 2018 – introduced 12 September 2018, Government Bill
- Fair Work Amendment (Family and Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2018 – introduced 13 September 2018, Private Member's Bill
- Shipping Registration Amendment Bill 2018 – introduced 13 September 2018, Government Bill
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Supporting Australian Farmers) Bill 2018 – introduced 13 September 2018, Government Bill
New inquiries of House Committees
The following new inquiry was announced:
Health, Aged Care and Sport Committee
- Inquiry into Sleep Health Awareness in Australia – submissions due 18 October 2018
Reports of House Committees
The following new Committee reports were tabled:
Economics Committee
- Review of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Annual Report 2017 – tabled 10 September 2018
Petitions Committee
- Report No. 28 – tabled 10 September 2018
Selection Committee
- Report No. 30 – tabled 12 September 2018
Tax and Revenue Committee
- Taxpayer Engagement with the Tax System – tabled 10 September 2018
SENATE
Bills initiated in the Senate
The following Bills were initiated:
- Social Services Legislation Amendment (Ending the Poverty Trap) 2018 – introduced 10 September 2018, Private Senator's Bill
- Commonwealth Places and Services (Facial Recognition) Bill 2018 – introduced 11 September 2018, Private Senator's Bill
New inquiries of Senate Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Community Affairs Legislation Committee
- Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Bill 2018 and related Bill – submissions due 28 September 2018
Education and Employment Legislation Committee
- Fair Work Amendment (Family and Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2018 – submissions due 24 September 2018
Reports of Senate Committees
The following new Committee reports were tabled:
Community Affairs Legislation Committee
- Annual reports (No. 2 of 2018) – tabled 11 September 2018
Economics Legislation Committee
- Annual reports (No. 2 of 2018) – tabled 11 September 2018
Education and Employment Legislation Committee
- Annual reports (No. 2 of 2018) – tabled 11 September 2018
Environment and Communications Legislation Committee
- Annual reports (No. 2 of 2018) – tabled 11 September 2018
- Progress Report: Telecommunications Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 – tabled out of session 28 August 2018
- Telecommunications Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 – tabled 10 September 2018
Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee
- Annual reports (No. 2 of 2018) – tabled 11 September 2018
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee
- Report on Annual reports (No. 2 of 2018) – tabled 11 September 2018
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
- Annual reports (No. 2 of 2018) – tabled 11 September 2018
- Defence Amendment (Call Out of the Australian Defence Force) Bill 2018 [Provisions] – tabled out of session 3 September 2018
- Migration (Validation of Port Appointment) Bill 2018 – tabled 12 September 2018
Procedure Committee
- Progress Report: Proposal to replace the parliamentary prayer with an invitation to prayer or reflection – tabled out of session 7 September 2018
- Second report of 2018: Proposal to replace the parliamentary prayer – tabled 13 September 2018
Regulations and Ordinances Committee
- Delegated legislation monitor 10 of 2018 – tabled 12 September 2018
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee
- Annual reports (No. 2 of 2018) – tabled 11 September 2018
Scrutiny of Bills Committee
- Scrutiny digest 10 of 2018 – tabled 12 September 2018
Selection of Bills Committee
- Report No. 10 of 2018 – tabled 13 September 2018
JOINT COMMITTEES
New inquiries of Joint Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Public Works Committee
- Defence High Performance Computing Centre – submissions due 12 October 2018
Treaties Committee
- Nuclear Cooperation UK – submissions due 6 October 2018
Reports of Joint Committees
The following new Committee report was tabled:
Human Rights Committee
- Report 9 of 2018 – tabled 11 September 2018
LAWS PASSED
The following Bills have now passed both Houses and are awaiting assent by the Governor-General:
- A New Tax System (Medicare Levy Surcharge – Fringe Benefits) Amendment (Excess Levels for Private Health Insurance Policies) Bill 2018
- Aged Care (Single Quality Framework) Reform Bill 2018
- Airports Amendment Bill 2018
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Amendment Bill 2018
- Corporations Amendment (Crowd-sourced Funding for Proprietary Companies) Bill 2018
- Customs Amendment (Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus Implementation) Bill 2018
- Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals) Bill 2018
- Customs Tariff Amendment (Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus Implementation) Bill 2018
- Education and Other Legislation Amendment (VET Student Loan Debt Separation) Bill 2018
- Health Insurance (Approved Pathology Specimen Collection Centres) Tax Amendment Bill 2018
- Imported Food Control Amendment (Country of Origin) Bill 2018
- Medicare Levy Amendment (Excess Levels for Private Health Insurance Policies) Bill 2018
- Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment Bill 2018
- Social Services Legislation Amendment (Cashless Debit Card Trial Expansion) Bill 2018
- Social Services Legislation Amendment (Student Reform) Bill 2018
- Student Loans (Overseas Debtors Repayment Levy) Amendment Bill 2018
- Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2018 Measures No. 1) Bill 2018
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Accelerated Depreciation for Small Business Entities) Bill 2018
The following Bills have now received assent by the Governor-General:
- Biosecurity Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018
- Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Foreign Media Ownership, Community Radio and Other Measures) Bill 2018
- Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (No. 1) Bill 2018
- Crimes Legislation Amendment (Powers, Offences and Other Measures) Bill 2018
- Customs Amendment (Illicit Tobacco Offences) Bill 2018
- Enhancing Online Safety (Non-consensual Sharing of Intimate Images) Bill 2018
- Family Law Amendment (Family Violence 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
- Migration and Other Legislation Amendment (Enhanced Integrity) Bill 2018
- Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Amendment Bill 2018
- Primary Industries Research and Development Amendment Bill 2018
- Public Sector Superannuation Legislation Amendment Bill 2018
- Space Activities Amendment (Launches and Returns) Bill 2018
- Treasury Laws Amendment (2018 Measures No. 3) Bill 2018
- Treasury Laws Amendment (APRA Governance) Bill 2018
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Enterprise Tax Plan Base Rate Entities) 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
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