30 August – 3 September 2021
House of Representatives
Bills initiated in the House
The following Bills were initiated:
- No Requirement for Medical Treatment (Including Experimental Injections) Without Consent (Implementing Article 6 of the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights) Bill 2021 – introduced 30 August 2021, Private Member’s Bill
- Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response No. 2) Bill 2021 – introduced 1 September 2021, Government Bill
- Biosecurity Amendment (Enhanced Risk Management) Bill 2021 – introduced 1 September 2021, Government Bill
- Customs Amendment (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) Bill 2021 – introduced 1 September 2021, Government Bill
- Customs Tariff Amendment (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) Bill 2021 – introduced 1 September 2021, Government Bill
- Social Security Legislation Amendment (Remote Engagement Program) Bill 2021 – introduced 1 September 2021, Government Bill
- COAG Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 – introduced 2 September 2021, Government Bill
- Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Bill 2021 – introduced 2 September 2021, Government Bill
- Offshore Electricity Infrastructure (Regulatory Levies) Bill 2021 – introduced 2 September 2021, Government Bill
New inquiries of House Committees
There were no new inquiries announced.
Reports of House Committees
The following new reports were tabled:
Indigenous Affairs Committee
- Report on Indigenous Participation in Employment and Business – tabled 30 August 2021
Selection Committee
- Report No. 38 Committee and delegation business and private Members’ business – tabled 1 September 2021
Senate
Bills initiated in the Senate
The following Bills were initiated:
- Federal Environment Watchdog Bill 2021 – introduced 31 August 2021, Private Member’s Bill
- Aged Care Amendment (Registered Nurses Ensuring Quality Care) Bill 2021 – introduced 1 September 2021, Private Member’s Bill
- Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Integrity of Elections) Bill 2021 – introduced 1 September 2021, Private Member’s Bill
- Customs Legislation Amendment (Commercial Greyhound Export and Import Prohibition) Bill 2021 – introduced 1 September 2021, Private Member’s Bill
New inquiries of Senate Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Environment and Communications Legislation Committee
- Live Performance Federal Insurance Guarantee Fund Bill 2021 – submissions due 15 September 2021
- Offshore Electricity Infrastructure (Regulatory Levies) Bill 2021 and Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Bill 2021 – submissions due 15 September 2021
Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee
- COAG Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 – submissions due 20 September 2021
- Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Integrity of Elections) Bill 2021 – submissions due 20 September 2021
- Investment Funds Legislation Amendment Bill 2021– submissions due 20 September 2021
- Social Security Legislation Amendment (Remote Engagement Program) Bill 2021 – submissions due to 20 September 2021
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee
- Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) Bill 2020 – date for closure of submissions to be advised
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee
- Biosecurity Amendment (Enhanced Risk Management) Bill 2021 – date for closure of submissions to be advised
Reports of Senate Committees
The following new reports were tabled:
Environment and Communications Legislation Committee
- Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No. 5) Bill 2021 – tabled 31 August 2021
Scrutiny of Bills Committee
- Scrutiny Digest 14 of 2021 – tabled 1 September 2021
Temporary Migration Committee
- Select Committee on Temporary Migration – tabled 1 September 2021
Joint Committees
New inquiries of Joint Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Public Accounts and Audit Committee
- Commonwealth investments to achieve policy objectives: Inquiry into Auditor-General Reports Nos. 14, 26, 28 and 47 (2020–21) – submissions due 8 October 2021
- Inquiries Implementation of COVID-19 measures: Inquiry into Auditor-General Reports Nos. 20, 22, 23, 24 and 39 (2020–21) – submissions due 8 October 2021
Reports of Joint Committees
The following new reports were tabled:
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
- One Region, One Family, One Future: Deepening relations with the Pacific nations through trade – tabled 1 September
Public Works Committee
- Report 7/2021 – tabled 30 August 2021
Treaties Committee
- Report 193: Strengthening the Trade Agreement and Treaty-Making Process in Australia – tabled 31 August 2021
- Report 196: Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement – tabled 31 August 2021
- Report 197: OCCAR Managed Programmes Participation Agreement; Minamata Convention on Mercury – tabled 1 September 2021
Laws passed
The following Bills completed passage through both Houses during the week ending 3 September 2021:
- Charter of the United Nations Amendment Bill 2021
- Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals) Bill 2021
- Designs Amendment (Advisory Council on Intellectual Property Response) Bill 2020
- Industry Research and Development Amendment (Industry Innovation and Science Australia) Bill 2021
- National Health Amendment (COVID-19) Bill 2021
- National Health Amendment (Decisions under the Continence Aids Payment Scheme) Bill 2021
- National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Amendment Bill 2021
- Royal Commissions Amendment (Protection of Information) Bill 2021
- Sex Discrimination and Fair Work (Respect at Work) Amendment Bill 2021
- Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No. 2) Bill 2021
- Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No. 6) Bill 2021
- Work Health and Safety Amendment (Norfolk Island) Bill 2021
Between the close of business on 27 August 2021 and the close of business on 3 September 2021, the following Bills received assent by the Governor-General:
- Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority Amendment (Governance and Other Measures) Bill 2021
- Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Sunsetting Review and Other Measures) Bill 2021
- Customs Amendment (2022 Harmonized System Changes) Bill 2021
- Customs Tariff Amendment (2022 Harmonized System Changes) Bill 2021
- Electoral Legislation Amendment (Counting, Scrutiny and Operational Efficiencies) Bill 2021
- Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Offences and Preventing Multiple Voting) Bill 2021
- Electoral Legislation Amendment (Party Registration Integrity) Bill 2021
- Foreign Intelligence Legislation Amendment Bill 2021
- Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Titles Administration and Other Measures) Bill 2021
- Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment Bill 2021
- Paid Parental Leave Amendment (COVID-19 Work Test) Bill 2021
- Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Bill 2021
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