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senate vote 2018-11-29#2
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Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report- Committees - Selection of Bills Committee; Report - Change report date
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<p class="speaker">John Williams</p><p>On behalf of Senator Bushby, I present the 14th report of 2018 of the Selection of Bills Committee, and I seek leave to have the report incorporated in <i>Hansard</i>.</p>-
- The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2018-11-29.23.4) to another [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2018-11-29.22.1), which means it failed.
- ### Amendment text
- > *In paragraph (a), omit "5 April 2019", substitute "12 February 2019".*
- ### Original motion text
- > *At the end of the motion, add:*
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- > *"(a) and, in respect of the National Integrity Commission Bill 2018, the provisions of the bill be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 5 April 2019;*
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- > *(b) and, in respect of the Timor Sea Maritime Boundaries Treaty Consequential Amendments Bill 2018 and the Passenger Movement Charge Amendment (Timor Sea Maritime Boundaries Treaty) Bill 2018, the provisions of the bills be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 8 February 2019;*
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- > *(c) and, in respect of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Corporate and Financial Sector Penalties) Bill 2018, the provisions of the bill be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 8 February 2019;*
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- > *(d) and, in respect of the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2018, the provisions of the bill not be referred to a committee."*
<p>Leave granted.</p><p class="italic"> <i>The report read as follows—</i></p><p class="italic">SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE</p><p class="italic">Report no. 14 of 2018</p><p class="italic">1.   The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 28 November 2018 at 7.30 PM.</p><p class="italic">2.   The committee recommends that—</p><p class="italic">(a)   the provisions of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Streamlining Regulation) Bill 2018 be referred immediately to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 11 February 2019 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral).</p><p class="italic">3.   The committee deferred consideration of the following bills to its next meeting:</p><p class="italic">•   Australian Cannabis Agency Bill 2018</p><p class="italic">•   Australian Research Council Amendment (Ensuring Research Independence) Bill 2018</p><p class="italic">•   Customs Amendment (Peru-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2018</p><p class="italic">Customs Tariff Amendment (Peru-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2018</p><p class="italic">•   Electoral Legislation Amendment (Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2018</p><p class="italic">•   Future Drought Fund Bill 2018</p><p class="italic">Future Drought Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2018</p><p class="italic">•   Halal Certification Transitional Authority Bill 2018</p><p class="italic">•   Intelligence Services Amendment Bill 2018</p><p class="italic">•   Migration Amendment (Streamlining Visa Processing) Bill 2018</p><p class="italic">•   Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australia Fund Bill 2018</p><p class="italic">•   Social Services Legislation Amendment (Ending the Poverty Trap) Bill 2018</p><p class="italic">•   Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Supporting Retirement Incomes) Bill 2018.</p><p class="italic">4.   The committee considered the following bills but was unable to reach agreement (see appendix 2 for statements of reasons for proposed referrals):</p><p class="italic">•   Australian Citizenship Amendment (Strengthening the Citizenship Loss Provisions) Bill 2018</p><p class="italic">•   Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Legislation Amendment Bill 2018</p><p class="italic">•   National Integrity Commission Bill 2018</p><p class="italic">•   National Integrity (Parliamentary Standards) Bill 2018</p><p class="italic">•   Timor Sea Maritime Boundaries Treaty Consequential Amendments Bill 2018 and the Passenger Movement Charge Amendment (Timor Sea Maritime Boundaries Treaty) Bill 2018</p><p class="italic">•   Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Corporate and Financial Sector Penalties) Bill 2018.</p><p class="italic">(David Bushby)</p><p class="italic">Chair</p><p class="italic">29 November 2018</p><p class="italic">Appendix 1</p><p class="italic">SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE</p><p class="italic">Proposal to refer a bill to a committee</p><p class="italic">Name of bill:</p><p class="italic"> <i>Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Streamlining Regulation) Bill 2018</i></p><p class="italic">Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:</p><ul></ul><ul></ul><ul><i>Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992</i></ul><ul><i>Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994 (the Code Act), and;</i></ul><ul><i>Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Act 2013 (the Amendment Act).</i></ul><ul></ul><p class="italic">Possible submissions or evidence from:</p><ul></ul><ul></ul><ul></ul><ul></ul><ul></ul><ul></ul><ul></ul><ul></ul><ul></ul><p class="italic">Committee to which bill is to be referred:</p><p class="italic">Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee</p><p class="italic">Possible hearing date(s):</p><p class="italic">To be determined by the committee</p><p class="italic">Possible reporting date:</p><p class="italic">11 February 2019</p><p class="italic">Appendix 2</p><p class="italic">SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE</p><p class="italic">Proposal to refer a bill to a committee</p><p class="italic">Name of bill:</p><p class="italic"> <i>Australian Citizenship Amendment (Strengthening the Citizenship Loss Provisions) Bill 2018</i></p><p class="italic">Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:</p><p class="italic">Possible submissions or evidence from:</p><p class="italic">Committee to which bill is to be referred:</p><p class="italic">Legal and Constitutional Affairs</p><p class="italic">Possible hearing date(s):</p><p class="italic">23 January 2019</p><p class="italic">Possible reporting date:</p><p class="italic">Second sitting Wednesday of 2019</p><p class="italic">SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE</p><p class="italic">Proposal to refer a bill to a committee</p><p class="italic">Name of bill:</p><p class="italic"> <i>Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Legislation Amendment Bill 2018</i></p><p class="italic">Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:</p><p class="italic">Possible submissions or evidence from:</p><p class="italic">Committee to which bill is to be referred:</p><p class="italic">Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee</p><p class="italic">Possible hearing date(s):</p><p class="italic">13 and 14 December 2018</p><p class="italic">Possible reporting date:</p><p class="italic">First sitting Wednesday of 2019</p><p class="italic">SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE</p><p class="italic">Proposal to refer a bill to a committee</p><p class="italic">Name of bills:</p><ul><i>National Integrity Commission Bill 2018 (McGowan PMB)</i></ul><ul><i>National Integrity (Parliamentary Standards) Bill 2018 (McGowan PMB)</i></ul><p class="italic">Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:</p><ul></ul><ul></ul><p class="italic">Possible submissions or evidence from:</p><ul></ul><ul></ul><ul></ul><ul></ul><ul></ul><ul></ul><ul></ul><ul></ul><p class="italic">Committee to which bills are to be referred:</p><p class="italic">Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee</p><p class="italic">Possible hearing date(s):</p><p class="italic">To be determined by the Committee</p><p class="italic">Possible reporting date:</p><p class="italic">5 April 2019.</p><p class="italic">SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE</p><p class="italic">Proposal to refer a bill to a committee</p><p class="italic">Name of bill:</p><p class="italic"> <i>Timor Sea Maritime Boundaries Treaty Consequential Amendments Bill 2018, and Passenger Movement Charge Amendment (Timor Sea Maritime Boundaries Treaty) Bill 2018</i></p><p class="italic">Reasons for ref erral/principal issues for consideration:</p><p class="italic">Impact on Australia's relationship with Timor Impact on business in the region</p><p class="italic">Possible submissions or evidence from:</p><p class="italic">Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade</p><p class="italic">Department of Industry, Innovation and Science</p><p class="italic">Woodside</p><p class="italic">ConocoPhillips</p><p class="italic">Santos</p><p class="italic">INPEX</p><p class="italic">Eni</p><p class="italic">Tokyo Timor Sea Resources</p><p class="italic">Woodside</p><p class="italic">Shell</p><p class="italic">Osaka Gas</p><p class="italic">Committee to which bill is to be referred:</p><p class="italic">Senate Economics Legislation Committee</p><p class="italic">Possible hearing date(s):</p><p class="italic">To be determined by the committee</p><p class="italic">Possible reporting date:</p><p class="italic">12 February 2019</p><p class="italic">SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE</p><p class="italic">Proposal to refer a bill to a committee</p><p class="italic">Name of bill:</p><p class="italic"> <i>Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Corporate and Financial Sector Penalties) Bill 2018</i></p><p class="italic">Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:</p><p class="italic">This Bill responds to the ASIC Enforcement Review Taskforce Report, released in December 2017.</p><p class="italic">Since this Report was released, the Banking Royal Commission has uncovered widespread and systematic misconduct across the financial services industry.</p><p class="italic">Given the new evidence that has come to light, it would be appropriate to refer the Bill to inquiry for careful consideration to ensure it sufficiently strong and robust to tackle corporate misconduct.</p><p class="italic">Possible submissions or evidence from:</p><p class="italic">Consumer Action Law Centre, Financial Rights Legal Centre, ASIC, the ACCC, experts on corporate misconduct and financial crime, the Law Council of Australia, State, Territory and International Bar Associations (e.g. the Victorian Bar and Criminal Bar Association), state and territory law associations/institutes (e.g. Law Institute of Victoria, NSW Law Society).</p><p class="italic">Committee to which bill is to be referred:</p><p class="italic">Senate Economics Legislation Committee</p><p class="italic">Possible hearing date(s):</p><p class="italic">to be determined by the committee</p><p class="italic">Possible reporting date:</p><p class="italic">12 February 2019</p><p>I move:</p><p class="italic">That the report be adopted.</p> <p class="speaker">Mitch Fifield</p><p>I move the following amendment:</p><p class="italic">At the end of the motion, add "and, in respect of the—</p><ul></ul><ul></ul><ul></ul><p class="italic">the bills not be referred to committees for inquiry and report.".</p> <p class="speaker">Rachel Siewert</p><p>These three bills are bills that the Greens thought should be referred. We do not believe that these bills should be dealt with in this way, not being reviewed by the broader committees in this parliament, because the Greens want an opportunity to be involved in the inquiry into these bills. Doing it this way locks out the Greens from being involved in inquiries into these bills. We believe they require broader scrutiny, so we're disappointed that the government has moved to not refer these. We couldn't reach agreement on these, but we will not call a division; we just want our deep concern registered that these bills have not been referred to the appropriate committees.</p> <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p><p>The question is that the amendment moved by Senator Fifield be agreed to.</p><p>Question agreed to.</p> <p class="speaker">Anne Urquhart</p><p>At the request of Senator Collins, I move the amendment circulated in the chamber:</p><p class="italic">At the end of the motion, add:</p><p class="italic">"(a) and, in respect of the National Integrity Commission Bill 2018, the provisions of the bill be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 5 April 2019;</p><p class="italic">(b) and, in respect of the Timor Sea Maritime Boundaries Treaty Consequential Amendments Bill 2018 and the Passenger Movement Charge Amendment (Timor Sea Maritime Boundaries Treaty) Bill 2018, the provisions of the bills be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 8 February 2019;</p><p class="italic">(c) and, in respect of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Corporate and Financial Sector Penalties) Bill 2018, the provisions of the bill be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 8 February 2019;</p><p class="italic">(d) and, in respect of the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2018, the provisions of the bill not be referred to a committee."</p> <p class="speaker">Larissa Waters</p><p>I seek leave to amend the motion in the terms that I believe have been circulated in the chamber, the effect of which is to change the reporting date for the National Integrity Commission Bill 2018, which has been referred to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee, from 5 April to 12 February.</p> <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p><p>You don't need leave. I'll take that as you moving the amendment to Senator Collins's amendment.</p> <p class="speaker">Larissa Waters</p><p>At the request of Senator Siewert, I move:</p><p class="italic">In paragraph (a), omit "5 April 2019", substitute "12 February 2019".</p><p>Mr President, do I have the opportunity to speak briefly to that?</p> <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p><p>You do.</p> <p class='motion-notice motion-notice-truncated'>Long debate text truncated.</p>-
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