20–24 March 2023
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House of Representatives
Bills initiated in the House
The following Bills were initiated:
- Fair Work Amendment (Right to Disconnect) Bill 2023 – introduced 20 March 2023, Private Member’s Bill
- Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals) 2023 – introduced 22 March 2023, Government Bill
- Health Insurance Amendment (Prescribed Dental Patients and Other Measures) Bill 2023 – introduced 22 March 2023, Government Bill
- Infrastructure Australia Amendment (Independent Review) Bill 2023 – introduced 22 March 2023, Government Bill
- Inspector-General of Aged Care Bill 2023 – introduced 22 March 2023, Government Bill
- Inspector-General of Aged Care (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023 – introduced 22 March 2023, Government Bill
- Jobs and Skills Australia Amendment Bill 2023 – introduced 22 March 2023, Government Bill
- Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2023 – introduced 22 March 2023, Government Bill
- Special Recreational Vessels Amendment Bill 2023 – introduced 22 March 2023, Government Bill
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Refining and Improving Our Tax System) Bill 2023 – introduced 22 March 2023, Government Bill
- Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2023 – introduced 22 March 2023, Government Bill
New inquiries of House Committees
No new inquiries were announced.
Reports of House Committees
No new reports were tabled.
Senate
Bills initiated in the Senate
The following Bills were initiated:
- Productivity Commission Amendment (Electricity Reporting) Bill 2023 – introduced 22 March 2023, Private Senator’s Bill
- Criminal Code Amendment (Prohibition of Nazi Symbols) Bill 2023 – introduced 23 March 2023, Private Senator’s Bill
New inquiries of Senate Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Community Affairs Legislation Committee
- Improving Access to Medicinal Cannabis Bill 2023 – submissions due by 5 May 2023
- Inspector-General of Aged Care Bill 2023 [Provisions] and the Inspector- General of Aged Care (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023 [Provisions] – submissions due by 3 April 2023
Education and Employment Legislation Committee
- Education Legislation Amendment (Startup Year and Other Measures) Bill 2023 [Provisions] – submissions due by 14 April 2023
- Jobs and Skills Australia Amendment Bill 2023 [Provisions] – submissions due by 11 April 2023
- National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Data Streamlining) Amendment Bill 2023 [Provisions] – submissions due by 4 April 2023
Reports of Senate Committees
The following new Committee reports were tabled:
Community Affairs Legislation Committee
- Annual reports (No. 1) of 2023 – tabled 21 March 2023
Economics Legislation Committee
- Annual reports (No. 1 of 2023) – tabled 21 March 2023
- Housing Australia Future Fund Bill 2023 [Provisions] and related bills – tabled 22 March 2023
- National Energy Transition Authority Bill 2022 – tabled 24 March 2023
Education and Employment Legislation Committee
- Annual reports (No. 1 of 2023) – tabled 21 March 2023
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee
- Annual reports (No.1 of 2023) – tabled 21 March 2023
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
- Annual reports (No. 1 of 2023) – tabled 21 March 2023
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee
- Annual reports (No. 1 of 2023) – tabled 21 March 2023
Scrutiny of Bills Standing Committee
- Scrutiny Digest 3 of 2023 – tabled 22 March 2023
Selection of Bills Committee
- Report No. 3 of 2023 – tabled 23 March 2023
Joint Committees
New inquiries of Joint Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
National Capital and External Territories Committee
- Inquiry into fostering and promoting the significance of Australia’s National Capital – submissions due by 5 May 2023
Public Works Committee
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade—Proposed Construction and Decommissioning of the Australian Pavilion at the World Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan – submissions due by 16 April 2023
Treaties Committee
- Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste on Cooperation in the Field of Defence and the Status of Visiting Forces – submissions due by 11 April 2023
Reports of Joint Committees
The following reports were tabled:
Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity Committee
- Examination of the Annual Report of the Integrity Commissioner 2021-22 – tabled 22 March 2023
Law Enforcement Committee
- Examination of the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission Annual Report 2020-21 and 2021-22 – tabled 22 March 2023
- Examination of the Australian Federal Police Annual Report 2020-21 and 2021-22 – tabled 22 March 2023
Laws passed
The following Bills passed both Houses last week:
- Australia Council Amendment (Creative Australia) Bill 2023
- National Health Amendment (Effect of Prosecution—Approved Pharmacist Corporations) Bill 2023
- Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment Bill 2022
- Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Information Disclosure, National Interest and Other Measures) 2022
The following Bills received assent by the Governor-General between the close of business on 10 March and the close of business on 24 March 2023:
- Higher Education Support Amendment (Australia’s Economic Accelerator) Bill 2022
- Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment (Medical Device and Human Tissue Product List and Cost Recovery) Bill 2022
- Private Health Insurance (National Joint Replacement Register Levy) Amendment (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022
- Private Health Insurance (Prostheses Application and Listing Fees) Amendment (Cost Recovery) Bill 2022
- Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2022 Measures No. 1) Bill 2022
- Work Health and Safety Amendment Bill 2022
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