28 November – 2 December 2022
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House of Representatives
Bills initiated in the House
The following Bills were initiated:
- Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Loot Boxes) Bill 2022 – introduced 28 November 2022, Private Member’s Bill
- Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Stop the Lies) Bill 2022 – introduced 28 November 2022, Private Member’s Bill
- Fuel and Vehicle Standards Legislation Amendment (Reducing Vehicle Pollution) Bill 2022 – introduced 28 November 2022, Private Member’s Bill
- Customs Legislation Amendment (Controlled Trials and Other Measures) Bill 2022 – introduced 30 November 2022, Government Bill
- Export Control Amendment (Streamlining Administrative Processes) Bill 2022 – introduced 30 November 2022, Government Bill
- Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Modernisation) Bill 2022 – introduced 30 November 2022, Government Bill
- National Reconstruction Fund Corporation Bill 2022 – introduced 30 November 2022, Government Bill
- Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Improvements for Families and Gender Equality) Bill 2022 – introduced 30 November 2022, Government Bill
- Public Interest Disclosure Amendment (Review) Bill 2022 – introduced 30 November 2022, Government Bill
- Safeguard Mechanism (Crediting) Amendment Bill 2022 – introduced 30 November 2022, Government Bill
- Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 5) Bill 2022 – introduced 30 November 2022, Government Bill
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Consumer Data Right) Bill 2022 – introduced 30 November 2022, Government Bill
- Higher Education Support Amendment (Australia’s Economic Accelerator) Bill 2022 – introduced 1 December 2022, Government Bill
- Ministers of State Amendment Bill 2022 – introduced 1 December 2022, Government Bill
- Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment (Medical Device and Human Tissue Product List and Cost Recovery) Bill 2022 – introduced 1 December, Government Bill
- Private Health Insurance (National Joint Replacement Register Levy) Amendment (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022 – introduced 1 December 2022, Government Bill
- Private Health Insurance (Prostheses Application and Listing Fees) Amendment Bill (Cost Recovery) 2022 – introduced 1 December 2022, Government Bill
- Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment Bill 2022 – introduced 1 December 2022, Government Bill
- Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2022 Measures No. 1) Bill 2022 – introduced 1 December 2022, Government Bill
- Work Health and Safety Amendment Bill 2022 – introduced 1 December 2022, Government Bill
New inquiries of House Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Employment, Education and Training Committee
- Inquiry into the Perceptions and Status of Vocational Education and Training – submissions due 1 March 2023
Regional Development, Infrastructure and Transport
- Inquiry into the implications of severe weather events on the national regional, rural, and remote road network – submissions due 28 February 2023
Reports of House Committees
The following new reports were tabled:
Industry, Innovation, Science and Resources Committee
- Australian Government Response – The Now Frontier – Developing Australia's Space Industry Report – tabled 1 December 2022
Petitions Committee
- Report 3: Petitions and Ministerial responses – tabled 28 November 2022
Selection Committee
- Report No. 7 relating to the consideration of committee and delegation business and private Members’ business on Monday, 6 February 2023 – tabled 30 November 2022
Senate
Bills initiated in the Senate
The following Bills were initiated:
- COVID-19 Vaccination Status (Prevention of Discrimination) Bill 2022 – introduced 29 November 2022, Private Member’s Bill
- Education and Other Legislation Amendment (Abolishing Indexation and Raising the Minimum Repayment Income for Education and Training Loans) Bill 2022 – introduced 30 November 2022, Private Member’s Bill
- Human Rights (Children Born Alive Protection) Bill 2022 – introduced 30 November 2022, Private Member’s Bill
New inquiries of Senate Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Australia’s Disaster Resilience Committee
- Select Committee on Australia's Disaster Resilience – date for closure of submissions to be advised
Community Affairs Legislation Committee
- Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Improvements for Families and Gender Equality) Bill 2022 – submissions due 3 March 2023
Community Affairs References Committee
- Concussions and repeated head trauma in contact sports – date for closure of submissions to be advised
Economics Legislation Committee
- National Reconstruction Fund Corporation Bill 2022 – submissions due 9 February 2023
Education and Employment References Committee
- Education and Other Legislation Amendment (Abolishing Indexation and Raising the Minimum Repayment Income for Education and Training Loans) Bill 2022 – submissions due 24 February 2023
- The issue of increasing disruption in Australian school classrooms – submissions due 31 March 2023
Environment and Communications Legislation Committee
- Safeguard Mechanism (Crediting) Amendment Bill 2022 [Provisions] – submissions due 25 January 2023
Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee
- Current and proposed sexual consent laws in Australia – submissions due 2 March 2023
- Public Interest Disclosure Amendment (Review) Bill 2022 – submissions due 20 January 2023
Reports of Senate Committees
The following new reports were tabled:
Scrutiny of Bills Committee
- Scrutiny digest 8 of 2022 – tabled 30 November 2022
Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation Committee
- Delegated legislation monitor 9 of 2022 – tabled 30 November 2022
Selection of Bills Committee
- Report No. 8 of 2022 – tabled 1 December 2022
Joint Committees
New inquiries of Joint Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
- Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment Bill 2022 – date for closure of submissions to be advised
Implementation of the National Redress Scheme Committee
- Inquiry into the operation of the National Redress Scheme – submissions due 27 February 2023
Intelligence and Security Committee
- Review of Administration and Expenditure No. 21 (2021–22) – Australian Intelligence Agencies – submissions due 24 February 2023
- Review of the 2022 relisting of four organisations as terrorist organisations under the Criminal Code – submissions due 31 January 2023
Reports of Joint Committees
The following reports were tabled:
Parliamentary Standards Committee
- Final report – tabled 29 November 2022
Public Works Committee
- Report 5/2022: Robertson Barracks Base Improvements and other works – tabled 28 November 2022
Treaties Committee
- Report 203: Australia-Japan Reciprocal Access Agreement; Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications – tabled 1 December 2022
Laws passed
The following Bills passed both Houses last week:
- Animal Health Australia and Plant Health Australia Funding Legislation Amendment Bill 2022
- Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Bill 2022
- Australian Crime Commission Amendment (Special Operations and Special Investigations) Bill 2022
- Biosecurity Amendment (Strengthening Biosecurity) Bill 2022
- Broadcasting Services Amendment (Community Radio) 2022
- Crimes Amendment (Penalty Unit) Bill 2022
- Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022
- Financial Sector Reform Bill 2022
- Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Amendment Bill 2022
- Health Legislation Amendment (Medicare Compliance and Other Measures) Bill 2022
- Income Tax Amendment (Labour Mobility Program) Bill 2022
- Maritime Legislation Amendment Bill 2022
- National Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2022
- National Anti-Corruption Commission (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2022
- Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment Bill 2022
- Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment Bill 2022
- Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Reform (Closing the Hole in the Ozone Layer) Bill 2022
- Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enforcement and Other Measures) Bill 2022
- Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022
- Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 2) Bill 2022
- Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 3) Bill 2022
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Electric Car Discount) Bill 2022
The following Bills received assent by the Governor-General between the close of business on 28 November 2022 and the close of business on 5 December 2022:
- Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) (No. 1) Bill 2022–2023
- Appropriation (No. 1) Bill 2022–2023
- Appropriation (No. 2) Bill 2022–2023
- Atomic Energy Amendment (Mine Rehabilitation and Closure) Bill 2022
- Defence Home Ownership Assistance Scheme Amendment Bill 2022
- Education Legislation Amendment (2022 Measures No. 1) Bill 2022
- Emergency Response Fund Amendment (Disaster Ready Fund) Bill 2022
- Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Cheaper Child Care) Bill 2022
- Narcotic Drugs (Licence Charges) Amendment Bill 2022
- Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Legislation Amendment Bill 2022
- Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Incentivising Pensioners to Downsize) Bill 2022
- Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget Measures) Bill 2022
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