31 August – 3 September 2020
House of Representatives
Bills initiated in the House
The following Bills were initiated:
- Competition and Consumer Amendment (Exploitation of Indigenous Culture) Bill 2020 – introduced 31 August 2020, Private Member’s Bill
- Crimes Legislation Amendment (Economic Disruption) Bill 2020 – introduced 2 September 2020, Government Bill
- Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Provider Category Standards and Other Measures) Bill 2020 – introduced 2 September 2020, Government Bill
- Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Bill 2020 – introduced 3 September 2020, Government Bill
- Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020 – introduced 3 September 2020, Government Bill
- Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (High Risk Terrorist Offenders) Bill 2020 – introduced 3 September 2020, Government Bill
- Defence Legislation Amendment (Enhancement of Defence Force Response to Emergencies) Bill 2020 – introduced 3 September 2020, Government Bill
- Fair Work Amendment (Improving Unpaid Parental Leave for Parents of Stillborn Babies and Other Measures) Bill 2020 – introduced 3 September 2020, Government Bill
- Health Insurance Amendment (Administration) Bill 2020 – introduced 3 September 2020, Government Bill
New inquiries of House Committees
No new inquiries were announced.
Reports of House Committees
The following reports have been tabled:
Environment and Energy Committee
- Advisory report on the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Amendment (Transparency in Carbon Emissions Accounting) Bill 2020 – tabled 31 August 2020
- Parliamentary Delegation to India: 3 to 7 November 2019 – tabled 31 August 2020
Petitions Committee
- Report No. 15 – tabled 31 August 2020
Senate
Bills initiated in the Senate
The following Bills were initiated:
- Landholders’ Right to Refuse (Gas and Coal) Bill 2015 – reintroduced 31 August 2020, Private Senator’s Bill
- Franchising Laws Amendment (Fairness in Franchising) Bill 2020 – introduced 2 September 2020, Private Senator’s Bill
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Self Managed Superannuation Funds) Bill 2020 – introduced 2 September 2020, Government Bill
New inquiries of Senate Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Aboriginal Flag Committee
- Aboriginal Flag – submissions due 18 September 2020
Economics Legislation Committee
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Self Managed Super Funds) Bill 2020 – submissions due 18 September 2020
Education and Employment Legislation Committee
- Higher Education Support Amendment (Job-Ready Graduates and Supporting Regional and Remote Students) Bill 2020 – submissions due 10 September 2020
Environment and Communications Legislation Committee
- Clean Energy Finance Corporation Amendment (Grid Reliability Fund) Bill 2020 – submissions due 23 September 2020
- Radiocommunications Bills 2020 – submissions due 23 September 2020
- Recycling and Waste Bills 2020 – submissions due 14 September 2020
Finance and Public Administration Committee
- Operation and management of the Department of Parliamentary Services – submissions due 16 October 2020
Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade References Committee
- Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Bill 2020 and Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020 – submissions due 25 September 2020
- National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention Bill 2020 and the National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020 – submissions due 9 October 2020
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
- Crimes Legislation Amendment (Economic Disruption) Bill 2020 – submissions due 25 September 2020
Reports of Senate Committees
The following reports have been tabled:
Community Affairs References Committee
- Second interim report: Centrelink’s Compliance Program – tabled 1 September 2020
- Third interim report: Centrelink’s Compliance Program – tabled 2 September 2020
Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee
- Interim Report – tabled 2 September 2020
- Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Tax Transparency in Procurement and Grants) Bill 2019 – tabled 4 September 2020
Financial Technology and Regulatory Technology Committee
- Interim Report – tabled 2 September 2020
Scrutiny of Bills Committee
- Scrutiny digest 11 of 2020 – tabled 2 September
Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation Committee
- Delegated legislation monitor 10 of 2020 – tabled 2 September 2020
Selection of Bills Committee
- Report No. 8 of 2020 – tabled 2 September 2020
Joint Committees
New inquiries of Joint Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Public Accounts and Audit Committee
- Review of the Auditor-General Act 1997 – submissions due 15 October 2020
Public Works Committee
- Department of Health Proposed Fitout of New Leased Premises, Fairbairn Business Park, Canberra – submissions due 9 October 2020
Reports of Joint Committees
The following reports have been tabled:
Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity Committee
- Examination of the Annual Report of the Integrity Commissioner 2018–19 – tabled 3 September 2020
- Report on the visit of the Joint Committee on the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity to New Zealand and Vanuatu, December 2019 – tabled 3 September 2020
Corporations and Financial Services Committee
- Report on the 2018–2019 annual reports of bodies established under the ASIC Act – tabled 1 September 2020
Intelligence and Security Committee
- Review of the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Cessation) Bill 2019 – tabled 1 September 2020
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
- Inquiry into PFAS remediation in and around Defence bases – Second progress report – tabled 31 August 2020
Laws passed
The following Bills have now passed both Houses:
- Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment (Jabiru) Bill 2020
- Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Cessation) Bill 2020
- Coronavirus Economic Response Package (Jobkeeper Payments) Amendment Bill 2020
- Payment Times Reporting Bill 2020
- Payment Times Reporting (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020
- Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Amendment (Dairy Cattle Export Charge) Bill 2020
The following Bills have now received assent by the Governor-General:
- Coronavirus Economic Response Package (Jobkeeper Payments) Amendment Bill 2020
- Excise Tariff Amendment Bill 2020
- Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Improving Assistance for Vulnerable and Disadvantaged Families) Bill 2020
- National Skills Commissioner Bill 2020
- National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Amendment (Governance and Other Matters) Bill 2020
- Norfolk Island Amendment (Supreme Court) Bill 2020
- Product Stewardship (Oil) Amendment Bill 2020
- Superannuation Amendment (PSSAP Membership) Bill 2020
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Your Superannuation, Your Choice) Bill 2020
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