7–10 August 2023
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House of Representatives
Bills initiated in the House
The following new Bills were initiated:
- Electoral Legislation Amendment (Restoring Trust) Bill 2023 – introduced 7 August 2023, Private Member’s Bill
- Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Bill 2023 – introduced 7 August 2023, Government Bill
- Counter-Terrorism and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 – introduced 10 August 2023, Government Bill
- Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Amendment (Administrative Changes) Bill 2023 – introduced 10 August 2023, Government Bill
- Members of Parliament (Staff) Amendment Bill 2023 – introduced 10 August 2023, Government Bill
- Parliamentary Workplace Support Service Bill 2023 – introduced 10 August 2023, Government Bill
- Parliamentary Workplace Support Service (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023 – introduced 10 August 2023, Government Bill
- Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Australia’s Engagement in the Pacific) Bill 2023 – introduced 10 August 2023, Government Bill
New inquiries of House Committees
The following new inquiry was announced:
Economics Committee
- Inquiry into insurers’ responses to 2022 major floods claims – submissions due by 31 October 2023
Reports of House Committees
The following new Committee reports were tabled:
Petitions Committee
- Report No. 13 – tabled 7 August 2023
Procedure Committee
- Raising the Standard: Inquiry into recommendations 10 and 27 of Set the Standard: Report on the Independent Review into Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces – tabled 7 August 2023
Selection Committee
- Report No. 16 – tabled 9 August 2023
Senate
Bills initiated in the Senate
The following new Bills were initiated:
- Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Amendment (Using New Technologies to Fight Climate Change) Bill 2023 – introduced 7 August 2023, Government Bill
- Protecting the Spirit of Sea Country Bill 2023 – introduced 8 August 2023, Private Member’s Bill
- Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Bill 2023 – introduced 9 August 2023, Government Bill
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Making Multinationals Pay Their Fair Share – Integrity and Transparency) Bill 2023 – 9 August 2023, Government Bill
- Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Industry Self-Classification and Other Measures) Bill 2023 – introduced 10 August 2023, Government Bill
- Legalising Cannabis Bill 2023 – introduced 10 August 2023, Private Member’s Bill
New inquiries of Senate Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Economics Legislation Committee
- Competition and Consumer (Gas Market Code) Regulations 2023 – submissions due by 25 August 2023
- Housing Australia Future Fund Bill 2023 [No. 2] [Provisions], National Housing Supply and Affordability Council Bill 2023 [No. 2] [Provisions] and the Treasury Law Amendment (Housing Measures No. 1) Bill 2023 [No. 2] [Provisions] – submissions due by 29 August 2023
Education and Employment Legislation Committee
- Higher Education Support Amendment (Response to the Australian Universities Accord Interim Report) Bill 2023 [Provisions] – submissions due by 25 August 2023
- Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2023 [Provisions] – submissions due by 18 August 2023
Environment and Communications References Committee
- Australian Antarctic Division funding – submissions due by 4 September 2023
Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee
- Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Vaccine Indemnity) Bill 2023 – submissions due by 29 September 2023
Reports of Senate Committees
The following new Committee reports were tabled:
Education and Employment References Committee
- National trend of school refusal and related matters – tabled 10 August 2023
Environment and Communications Legislation Committee
- Environment and Other Legislation Amendment (Removing Nuclear Energy Prohibitions) Bill 2023 – tabled out of session 11 August 2023
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee
- Project known as the Iron Boomerang – tabled 10 August 2023
Scrutiny of Bills Committee
- Scrutiny digest 9 of 2023 – tabled 9 August 2023
Selection of Bills Committee
- Report No. 9 – tabled 10 August 2023
Joint Committees
New inquiries of Joint Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Public Accounts and Audit Committee
- Inquiry into Policy and Program Design and Implementation – submissions due 22 September 2023
Trade and Investment Growth Committee
- Inquiry into the Australian Government’s approach to negotiating trade and investment agreements – submissions due 22 September 2023
Reports of Joint Committees
The following new Committee reports were tabled:
Public Accounts and Audit Committee
- Report 498: ‘Commitment issues’ – An inquiry into Commonwealth procurement – tabled 9 August 2023
Public Works Committee
- Department of Defence—Facilities to Support JP9101 Phase 1 Enhanced Defence High Frequency Communications System—‘Project Phoenix’ – tabled 8 August 2023
Laws Passed
As at the close of business on 11 August 2023, the following Bills have passed both Houses and were awaiting assent by the Governor‑General:
- Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) Amendment (Strengthening Land and Governance Provisions) Bill 2023
- Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority Amendment (Disclosure of Information) Bill 2023
- Health Insurance Amendment (Prescribed Dental Patients and Other Measures) Bill 2023
- Inspector-General of Aged Care Bill 2023
- Inspector-General of Aged Care (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023
- Jobs and Skills Australia Amendment Bill 2023
- Student Loans (Overseas Debtors Repayment Levy) Amendment Bill 2023
- Trade Support Loans Amendment Bill 2023
The following Bills received assent by the Governor-General between the close of business on 4 August 2023 and the close of business on 11 August 2023:
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