6–8 October 2020
House of Representatives
Bills initiated in the House
The following Bills were initiated:
- Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2020–2021– introduced 6 October 2020, Government Bill
- Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2020–2021 – introduced 6 October 2020, Government Bill
- Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2020–2021 – introduced 6 October 2020, Government Bill
- Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Amendment (Norfolk Island) Bill 2020 – introduced 7 October 2020, Government Bill
- Economic Recovery Package (JobMaker Hiring Credit) Amendment Bill 2020 – introduced 7 October 2020, Government Bill
- Export Market Development Grants Legislation Amendment Bill 2020 – introduced 7 October 2020, Government Bill
- Territories Legislation Amendment Bill 2020 – introduced 7 October 2020, Government Bill
- Treasury Laws Amendment (A Tax Plan for the COVID-19 Economic Recovery) Bill 2020 – introduced 7 October 2020, Government Bill
- National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Amendment (Technical Amendments) Bill 2020 – introduced 8 October 2020, Government Bill
- Native Title Amendment (Infrastructure and Public Facilities) Bill 2020 – introduced 8 October 2020, Government Bill
- Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Continuation of Cashless Welfare) Bill 2020 – introduced 8 October 2020, Government Bill
New inquiries of House Committees
The following new inquiry was announced:
Economics Committee
- Review of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Annual Report 2019 – submissions due TBA
Reports of House Committees
The following report was tabled:
Appropriations and Administration Committee
- Report No. 19 – Budget Estimates 2020–2021 – tabled 8 October 2020
- Report No. 20 – Annual Report 2019–2020 – tabled 8 October 2020
Selection Committee
- Report No 19 – tabled 7 October 2020
- Report No 20 – tabled 7 October 2020
Social Policy and Legal Affairs Committee
- Shelter in the storm – COVID-19 and homelessness: Interim report into homelessness in Australia – tabled 7 October 2020
Senate
Bills initiated in the Senate
The following Bills were initiated:
- Judges’ Pensions Amendment (Pension Not Payable for Misconduct) Bill 2020 – introduced 6 October 2020, Private Senator’s Bill
- Royal Commissions Amendment (Confidentiality Protections) Bill 2020 – introduced 6 October 2020, Private Senator’s Bill
- Social Security Amendment (COVID-19 Supplement) Bill 2020 – introduced 9 October 2020, Private Senator’s Bill
New inquiries of Senate Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Community Affairs Legislation
- National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Amendment (Technical Amendments) Bill 2020 – submissions due 22 October 2020
- Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Continuation of Cashless Welfare) Bill 2020 – submissions due 23 October 2020
Economics Legislation Committee
- Economic Recovery Package (JobMaker Hiring Credit) Amendment Bill 2020 [Provisions] – submissions due 23 October 2020
Education and Employment Legislation Committee
- Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Provider Category Standards and Other Measures) Bill 2020 – submissions due 23 October 2020
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee
- Defence Legislation Amendment (Enhancement of Defence Force Response to Emergencies) Bill 2020 – submissions due 15 October 2020
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee
- Export Market Development Grants Legislation Amendment Bill 2020 [provisions] – submissions due 18 October 2020
Tobacco Harm Reduction Committee
- Tobacco Harm Reduction – submissions due 1 December 2020
Reports of Senate Committees
The following reports have been tabled:
Appropriations, Staffing and Security Committee
- 62nd report –Estimates for the Department of the Senate 2020–21 – tabled 8 October 2020
Community Affairs Legislation Committee
- Annual reports (No. 2 of 2020) – tabled 7 October 2020
Economics Legislation Committee
- National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Small Amount Credit Contract and Consumer Lease Reforms) Bill 2019 (No. 2) – tabled out of session 21 September 2020
- National Radioactive Waste Management Amendment (Site Specification Community Fund and Other Measures) Bill 2020 [Provisions] – tabled out of session 14 September 2020
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Research and Development Tax Incentive) Bill 2019 [Provisions] – tabled out of session 12 October 2020
Education and Employment Legislation Committee
- Higher Education Support Amendment (Job-Ready Graduates and Supporting Regional and Remote Students) Bill 2020 – tabled out of session 25 September 2020
Environment and Communications Legislation Committee
- Annual reports (No. 2 of 2020) – tabled 9 October 2020
- Recycling and Waste Reduction Bill 2020 [Provisions] and related bills – tabled out of session 1 October 2020
Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee
- Annual reports (No. 2 of 2020) – tabled 7 October 2020
- Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Tax Transparency in Procurement and Grants) Bill 2019 – tabled out of session 4 September 2020
Finance and Public Administration References Committee
- Lessons to be learned in relation to the Australian bushfire season 2019–20 – tabled 7 October 2020
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee
- Annual report (No. 2 of 2020) – tabled 7 October 2020
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
- Annual report (No. 2 of 2020) – tabled 7 October 2020
Procedure Committee
- Report No. 2 of 2020: COVID-19 and the Senate – tabled 8 October 2020
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee
- Annual report (No. 2 of 2020) – tabled 7 October 2020
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee
- Identification of leading practices in ensuring evidence-based regulation of farm practices that impact water quality outcomes in the Great Barrier Reef – tabled 8 October 2020
Scrutiny of Bills Committee
- Scrutiny digest 12 of 2020 – tabled out of session 18 September 2020
- Scrutiny digest 13 of 2020 – tabled 7 October 2020
Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation Committee
- Delegated legislation monitor 11 of 2020 – tabled 7 October 2020
Selection of Bills Committee
- Report No. 9 of 2020 – tabled 8 October 2020
Joint Committees
New inquiries of Joint Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Intelligence and Security Committee
- Review of the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (High Risk Terrorist Offenders) Bill 2020 – submissions due 29 October 2020
Public Works Committee
- Services Australia – Proposed fit out of new leased premises at 52–62 King William Street, Adelaide – submissions due 18 November 2020
Reports of Joint Committees
The following reports have been tabled:
Australia’s Family Law System Committee
- Improvements in family law proceedings – tabled 7 October 2020
Human Rights Committee
- Human Rights Scrutiny Report 11 of 2020 – tabled out of session 24 September 2020
Intelligence and Security Committee
- Annual Report of Committee Activities 2019–20 – tabled 7 October 2020
- Review of the listing and re-listing of three organisations as terrorist organisations under the Criminal Code – tabled 7 October 2020
- Review of the re-listing of Islamic State East Asia as a terrorist organisation under the Criminal Code – tabled 7 October 2020
Migration Committee
- Interim Report of the Inquiry into the Working Holiday Maker Program – tabled out of session 15 September 2020
Public Accounts and Audit Committee
- Statement of the 2020–21 Draft Estimates for the Australian National Audit Office and the Parliamentary Budget Office – tabled 6 October 2020
Public Works Committee
- Report 5/2020: Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment Proposed Fitout of New Leased Premises Canberra – tabled out of session 28 September 2020
Treaties Committee
- Report 190: Matters relating to two treaties with Hong Kong – tabled 7 October 2020
- Report 191: MF-NAB; IMF-BBA; IMF-PRGT – tabled 7 October 2020
Laws passed
The following Bills have now passed both Houses:
- Higher Education Support Amendment (Job-Ready Graduates and Supporting Regional and Remote Students) Bill 2020
- Treasury Laws Amendment (A Tax Plan for the COVID-19 Economic Recovery) Bill 2020
The following Bills have now received assent by the Governor-General:
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