2–4 July 2019
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Bills initiated in the House
The following Bills were initiated:
- Agriculture Legislation Repeal Bill 2019 – introduced 2 July 2019, Government Bill
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Relief So Working Australians Keep More Of Their Money) Bill 2019 – introduced 2 July 2019, Government Bill
- Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment (Sunsetting of Special Powers Relating to Terrorism Offences) Bill 2019 – introduced 4 July 2019, Government Bill
- Counter-Terrorism (Temporary Exclusion Orders) Bill 2019 – introduced 4 July 2019, Government Bill
- Counter-Terrorism (Temporary Exclusion Orders) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2019 – introduced 4 July 2019, Government Bill
- Crimes Legislation Amendment (Police Powers at Airports) Bill 2019 – introduced 4 July 2019, Government Bill
- Criminal Code Amendment (Agricultural Protection) Bill 2019 – introduced 4 July 2019, Government Bill
- Customs Amendment (Immediate Destruction of Illicit Tobacco) Bill 2019 – introduced 4 July 2019, Government Bill
- Fair Work Laws Amendment (Proper Use of Worker Benefits) Bill 2019 – introduced 4 July 2019, Government Bill
- Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Ensuring Integrity) Bill 2019 –introduced 4 July 2019, Government Bill
- Farm Household Support Amendment Bill 2019 – introduced 4 July 2019, Government Bill
- Higher Education Support Amendment (Cost Recovery) Bill 2019 – introduced 4 July 2019, Government Bill
- Higher Education Support (Charges) Bill 2019 – introduced 4 July 2019, Government Bill
- Migration Amendment (Repairing Medical Transfers) Bill 2019 – introduced 4 July 2019, Government Bill
- Migration Amendment (Streamlining Visa Processing) Bill 2019 – introduced 4 July 2019, Government Bill
- Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill 2019 – introduced 4 July 2019, Government Bill
- Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing Cohort) Bill 2019 – introduced 4 July 2019, Government Bill
- Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment (Single Treatment Pathway) Bill 2019 – introduced 4 July 2019, Government Bill
- National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2019 – introduced 4 July 2019, Government Bill
- Passenger Movement Charge Amendment (Timor Sea Maritime Boundaries Treaty) Bill 2019 – introduced 4 July 2019, Government Bill
- Timor Sea Maritime Boundaries Treaty Consequential Amendments Bill 2019 – introduced 4 July 2019, Government Bill
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Combating Illegal Phoenixing) Bill 2019 – introduced 4 July 2019, Government Bill
- Treasury Laws Amendment (2018 Measures No. 2) Bill 2019 – introduced 4 July 2019, Government Bill
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Making Sure Multinationals Pay Their Fair Share of Tax in Australia and Other Measures) Bill 2019 – introduced 4 July 2019, Government Bill
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Putting Members' Interests First) Bill 2019 – introduced 4 July 2019, Government Bill
- Water Amendment (Indigenous Authority Member) Bill 2019 – introduced 4 July 2019, Government Bill
New inquiries of House Committees
No new inquiries were announced.
Reports of House Committees
No new Committee reports were tabled.
SENATE
Bills initiated in the Senate
The following Bills were initiated:
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Amendment (Assisted Reproductive Treatment Statistics) Bill 2019 – introduced 4 July 2019, Private Senator's Bill
- Australian Veterans' Recognition (Putting Veterans and Their Families First) Bill 2019 – introduced 4 July 2019, Government Bill
- Civil Aviation Amendment Bill 2019 – introduced 4 July 2019, Government Bill
- Constitution Alteration (Freedom of Expression and Freedom of the Press) 2019 – introduced 4 July 2019, Private Senator's Bill
- Constitution Alteration (Water Resources) 2019 – introduced 4 July 2019, Private Senator's Bill
- Health Insurance Amendment (Bonded Medical Programs Reform) Bill 2019 – introduced 4 July 2019, Government Bill
- Live Animal Export (Slaughter) Prohibition Bill 2019 – introduced 4 July 2019, Private Senator's Bill
- National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Worker Screening Database) Bill 2019 – introduced 4 July 2019, Government Bill
- National Rental Affordability Scheme Amendment Bill 2019 – introduced 4 July 2019, Government Bill
- Road Vehicle Standards Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 – introduced 4 July 2019, Government Bill
New inquiries of Senate Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Economics Legislation Committee
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Putting Members' Interests First) Bill 2019 – submissions due 5 August 2019
Education and Employment Legislation Committee
- Fair Work Laws Amendment (Proper Use of Worker Benefits) Bill 2019 [Provisions] – submissions due 29 August 2019
- Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Ensuring Integrity) Bill 2019 [Provisions] – submissions due 29 August 2019
Environment and Communications Legislation Committee
- Coal-Fired Power Funding Prohibition Bill 2017 – submissions due 14 August 2019
- Competition and Consumer Amendment (Prevention of Exploitation of Indigenous Cultural Expressions) Bill 2019 – submissions due 14 August 2019
- Murray-Darling Basin Commission of Inquiry Bill 2019 – submissions due 26 July 2019
Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee
- Ministers of State (Checks for Security Purposes) Bill 2019 – submissions due 23 August 2019
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
- Criminal Code Amendment (Agricultural Protection) Bill 2019 [Provisions] – submissions due 31 July 2019
- Customs Amendment (Immediate Destruction of Illicit Tobacco) Bill 2019 [Provisions] – submissions due 11 July 2019
- Migration Amendment (Repairing Medical Transfers) Bill 2019 [Provisions] – submissions due 16 August 2019
- Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill 2019 [Provisions] – submissions due 7 August 2019
- Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing Cohort) Bill 2019 [Provisions] – submissions due 7 August 2019
Reports of Senate Committees
The following new Committee reports were tabled:
Regulations and Ordinances Committee
- Parliamentary scrutiny of delegated legislation – tabled out of session 3 June 2019
Selection of Bills Committee
- Report No 2 of 2019 – tabled 4 July 2019
JOINT COMMITTEES
New inquiries of Joint Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security
- Inquiry into the impact of the exercise of law enforcement and intelligence powers on the freedom of the press – submissions due 26 July 2019
- Review of the listing and re-listing of six organisations as terrorist organisations under the Criminal Code – submissions due 2 August 2019
Reports of Joint Committees
The following new Committee report was tabled:
Corporations and Financial Services Committee
- Oversight of ASIC, the Takeovers Panel and the Corporations Legislation No.1 of the 45th Parliament – tabled out of session 1 May 2019
LAWS PASSED
There are no Bills awaiting assent by the Governor-General.
The following Bills have now received assent by the Governor-General:
- Australian Business Securitisation Fund Bill 2019
- Corporations Amendment (Strengthening Protections for Employee Entitlements) Bill 2019
- Customs Tariff Amendment (Craft Beer) Bill 2019
- Excise Tariff Amendment (Supporting Craft Brewers) Bill 2019
- Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Support for Infrastructure Financing) Bill 2019
- Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Amendment Bill 2019
- Governor-General Amendment (Salary) Bill 2019
- Income Tax (Managed Investment Trust Withholding Tax) Amendment Bill 2019
- Income Tax Rates Amendment (Sovereign Entities) Bill 2019
- Major Sporting Events (Indicia and Images) Protection Amendment Bill 2019
- Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management and Cashless Welfare) Bill 2019
- Social Services Legislation Amendment (Energy Assistance Payment) Bill 2019
- Treasury Laws Amendment (2019 Measures No. 1) Bill 2019
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Design and Distribution Obligations and Product Intervention Powers) Bill 2019
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Increasing and Extending the Instant Asset Write-Off) Bill 2019
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Relief So Working Australians Keep More Of Their Money) Bill 2019
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