17–20 September 2018
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Bills initiated in the House
The following Bills were initiated:
- Aviation Transport Security Amendment Bill 2018 – introduced 19 September 2018, Government Bill
- Customs Amendment (Collecting Tobacco Duties at the Border) Bill 2018 – introduced 19 September 2018, Government Bill
- Customs Amendment (Peru-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2018 – introduced 19 September 2018, Government Bill
- Customs Amendment (Product Specific Rule Modernisation) Bill 2018 – introduced 19 September 2018, Government Bill
- Customs Tariff Amendment (Peru-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2018 – introduced 19 September 2018, Government Bill
- Higher Education Support Amendment (Cost Recovery) Bill 2018 – introduced 19 September 2018, Government Bill
- Higher Education Support (Charges) Bill 2018 – introduced 19 September 2018, Government Bill
- Corporations Amendment (Strengthening Protections for Employee Entitlements) Bill 2018 – introduced 20 September 2018, Government Bill
- Criminal Code Amendment (Food Contamination) Bill 2018 – introduced 20 September 2018, Government Bill
- Excise Tariff Amendment (Collecting Tobacco Duties at Manufacture) Bill 2018 – introduced 20 September 2018
- Higher Education Support Amendment (VET FEE-HELP Student Protection) Bill 2018 – introduced 20 September 2018, Government Bill
- Income Tax (Managed Investment Trust Withholding Tax) Amendment Bill 2018 – introduced 20 September 2018, Government Bill
- Income Tax Rates Amendment (Sovereign Entities) Bill 2018 – introduced 20 September 2018, Government Bill
- Maritime Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 – introduced 20 September 2018, Government Bill
- Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018 – introduced 20 September 2018, Government Bill
- Treasury Laws Amendment (2018 Measures No. 5) Bill 2018 – introduced 20 September 2018, Government Bill
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Black Economy Taskforce Measures No. 2) Bill 2018 – introduced 20 September 2018, Government Bill
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Design and Distribution Obligations and Product Intervention Powers) Bill 2018 – introduced 20 September 2018, Government Bill
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Gift Cards) Bill 2018 – introduced 20 September 2018, Government Bill
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Making Sure Foreign Investors Pay Their Fair Share of Tax in Australia and Other Measures) Bill 2018 – introduced 20 September 2018, Government Bill
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Making Sure Multinationals Pay Their Fair Share of Tax in Australia and Other Measures) Bill 2018 – introduced 20 September 2018, Government Bill
- Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Omnibus) Bill 2018 – introduced 20 September 2018, Government Bill
New inquiries of House Committees
The following new inquiry was announced:
Economics Committee
- Inquiry into the implications of removing refundable franking credits – submissions due 2 November 2018
Reports of House Committees
The following new Committee reports were tabled:
Infrastructure, Transport and Cities Committee
- Building Up & Moving Out: Inquiry into the Australian Government's role in the development of cities – tabled 17 September 2018
Petitions Committee
- Report No. 29 – tabled 17 September 2018
Selection Committee
- Report No. 31 – tabled 19 September 2018
SENATE
Bills initiated in the Senate
No new Bills were initiated in the Senate.
New inquiries of Senate Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Economics Legislation Committee
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Design and Distribution Obligations and Product Intervention Powers) Bill 2018 – submissions due 18 October 2018
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Making Sure Foreign Investors Pay Their Fair Share of Tax in Australia and Other Measures) Bill 2018; Income Tax (Managed Investment Trust Withholding Tax) Amendment Bill 2018; Income Tax Rates Amendment (Sovereign Entities) Bill 2018 – submissions due 11 October 2018
Environment and Communications References Committee
- The impact of feral deer, pigs and goats in Australia – submissions due 2 November 2018
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
- Aviation Transport Security Amendment Bill 2018 [Provisions] – submissions due 3 October 2018
Reports of Senate Committees
The following new Committee reports were tabled:
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee
- Proposed Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership – tabled 18 September 2018
Future of Work and Workers Select Committee
- Hope is not a strategy – our shared responsibility for the future of work and workers – tabled 19 September 2018
Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee
- Allegations concerning the inappropriate exercise of ministerial powers, with respect to the visa status of au pairs, and related matters – tabled 19 September 2018
Procedure Committee
- Third report of 2018: Disorder outside formal proceedings – tabled 19 September 2018
Regulations and Ordinances Committee
- Delegated legislation monitor 11 of 2018 – tabled 19 September 2018
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee
- Need for regulation of mobility scooters, also known as motorised wheelchairs – tabled 20 September 2018
Scrutiny of Bills Committee
- Scrutiny digest 11 of 2018 – tabled 19 September 2018
Selection of Bills Committee
- Report No. 11 of 2018 – tabled 20 September 2018
JOINT COMMITTEES
New inquiries of Joint Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Electoral Matters Committee
- Inquiry into the proposed amendments to the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform) Bill 2017 – submissions due 27 September 2018
Intelligence and Security Committee
- Review of the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018 – submissions due 12 October 2018
- The Crimes Legislation Amendment (Police Powers at Airports) Bill 2018 – submissions due 5 October 2018
Public Accounts and Audit Committee
- Issuing of a Certificate under section 37 of the Auditor-General's Act 1997 - Inquiry based on Auditor-General's Report No. 6 (2018–19) – submissions due 10 October 2018
Reports of Joint Committees
The following new Committee reports were tabled:
Human Rights Committee
- Report 10 of 2018 – tabled 18 September 2018
Law Enforcement Committee
- Trade in elephant ivory and rhino horn – tabled 19 September 2018
National Disability Insurance Scheme Committee
- Market Readiness – tabled 20 September 2018
Trade and Investment Growth Committee
- Trade and the digital economy – tabled 20 September 2018
Treaties Committee
- Report 182: Oil Stocks Contracts: Netherlands – tabled 18 September 2018
LAWS PASSED
The following Bills have now passed both Houses and are awaiting assent by the Governor-General:
- Bankruptcy Amendment (Debt Agreement Reform) Bill 2018
- Criminal Code Amendment (Food Contamination) Bill 2018
- Excise Levies Legislation Amendment (Honey) Bill 2018
- Tobacco Plain Packaging Amendment Bill 2018
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Black Economy Taskforce Measures No. 1) Bill 2018
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing ASIC's Capabilities) Bill 2018
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Supporting Australian Farmers) Bill 2018
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2018
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Working Holiday Maker Employer Register) Bill 2018
- Unexplained Wealth Legislation Amendment Bill 2018
No Bills received assent by the Governor-General.
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