25–29 October 2021
House of Representatives
Bills initiated in the House
The following Bills were initiated:
- Aged Care Amendment (Making Aged Care Fees Fairer) Bill 2021 – introduced 25 October 2021, Private Member’s Bill
- Australian Federal Integrity Commission Bill 2021 (No. 2) – introduced 25 October 2021, Private Member’s Bill
- Coal Prohibition (Quit Coal) Bill 2021 – introduced 25 October 2021, Private Member’s Bill
- Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Disclosure of Political Donations) Bill 2021 – introduced 25 October 2021, Private Member’s Bill
- Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Stop the Lies) Bill 2021 – introduced 25 October 2021, Private Member’s Bill
- Privacy (COVID Check-in Data) Bill 2021 – introduced 25 October 2021, Private Member’s Bill
- Protecting Pensioners from the Cashless Debit Card Bill 2021 – introduced 25 October 2021, Private Member’s Bill
- Social Media (Basic Expectations and Defamation) Bill 2021 – introduced 25 October 2021, Private Member’s Bill
- Unsolicited Political Communications Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 – introduced 25 October 2021, Private Member’s Bill
- Corporations Amendment (Improving Outcomes for Litigation Funding Participants) Bill 2021 – introduced 27 October 2021, Government Bill
- National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Amendment (Funders of Last Resort and Other Measures) Bill 2021 – introduced 27 October 2021, Government Bill
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Superannuation Outcomes For Australians and Helping Australian Businesses Invest) Bill 2021 – introduced 27 October 2021, Government Bill
- Electoral Legislation Amendment (Assurance of Senate Counting) Bill 2021 – introduced 28 October 2021, Government Bill
- Electoral Legislation Amendment (Contingency Measures) Bill 2021 – introduced 28 October 2021, Government Bill
- Electoral Legislation Amendment (Voter Integrity) Bill 2021 – introduced 28 October 2021, Government Bill
- Financial Accountability Regime Bill 2021 – introduced 28 October 2021, Government Bill
- Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response No. 3) Bill 2021 – introduced 28 October 2021, Government Bill
- Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Levy Bill 2021 – introduced 28 October 2021, Government Bill
- Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Levy (Collection) Bill 2021 – introduced 28 October 2021, Government Bill
- National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Participant Service Guarantee and Other Measures) Bill 2021 – introduced 28 October 2021, Government Bill
- National Health Amendment (Enhancing the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) Bill 2021 – introduced 28 October 2021, Government Bill
New inquiries of House Committees
The following new inquiry was announced:
Indigenous Affairs Committee
- How the corporate sector establishes models of best practice to foster better engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consumers – submissions due 25 November 2021
Reports of House Committees
The following new reports were tabled:
Communications and the Arts Committee
- Sculpting a national cultural plan: Igniting a post-COVID economy for the arts – tabled 27 October 2021
Petitions Committee
- Report 32: Petitions and Ministerial responses – tabled 25 October 2021
Privileges and Members’ Interests Committee
- Report concerning legal action in the Federal Court of Australia and possible issues of parliamentary privilege – tabled 26 October 2021
Tax and Revenue Committee
- The development of the Australian corporate bond market: A way forward – tabled 25 October 2021
- 2018–19 Commissioner of Taxation annual report – tabled 26 October 2021
Senate
Bills initiated in the Senate
The Senate did not sit last week.
New inquiries of Senate Committees
No new inquiries were announced.
Reports of Senate Committees
Finance and Public Administration References Committee
- Progress report: Current capability of the Australian Public Services (APS) – tabled out of session
Joint Committees
New inquiries of Joint Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Corporations and Financial Services Committee
- Corporations Amendment (Improving Outcomes for Litigation Funding Participants) Bill 2021 – submissions due 5 November 2021
Electoral Matters Committee
- Candidate Qualification Checklist – due date for submissions not provided
Law Enforcement Committee
- Impact of illicit drugs being traded online – submissions due 17 December 2021
Reports of Joint Committees
The following new report was tabled:
Corporations and Financial Services Committee
- Mobile payment and digital wallet financial services – tabled 28 October 2021
Laws passed
The following Bills completed passage through both Houses during the week ending 29 October 2021:
Between the close of business on 22 October 2021 and the close of business on 29 October 2021, the following Bills received assent by the Governor-General:
- Customs Amendment (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) Act 2021
- Customs Tariff Amendment (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) Act 2021
- Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Equity Investments and Other Measures) Act 2021
- Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response – Better Advice) Act 2021
- National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Improving Supports for At Risk Participants) Act 2021
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