10–13 August 2015
House of Representatives
Bills initiated in the House
The following Bills were initiated:
- Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Amendment (Inter-State Voyages) Bill 2015 – introduced 12 August 2015, Government Bill
- Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Bill 2015 – introduced 13 August 2015, Government Bill
- Banking Laws Amendment (Unclaimed Money) Bill 2015 – introduced 13 August 2015, Government Bill
New inquiries of House Committees
The following new inquiry was announced:
Agriculture and Industry Committee
- Agricultural Innovation – submissions due 25 September 2015
Reports of House Committees
The following new Committee reports were tabled:
Selection Committee
- Report No. 30 – tabled 12 August 2015
Senate
Bills initiated in the Senate
The following Bills were initiated:
- Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security Amendment Bill 2015 – introduced 10 August 2015, Private Member's Bill
- Aged Care Amendment (Independent Complaints Arrangements) Bill 2015 – introduced 13 August 2015, Government Bill
- Fair Work Amendment (Penalty Rates Exemption for Small Businesses) Bill 2015 – introduced 13 August 2015, Private Member's Bill
- Parliamentary Expenses Amendment (Transparency and Accountability) Bill 2015 – introduced 13 August 2015, Private Member's Bill
New inquiries of Senate Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Economics Legislation Committee
- Treasury Legislation Amendment (Small Business and Unfair Contract Terms) Bill 2015 – submissions due 28 August 2015
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee
- Decision to commit funding to the Perth Freight Link project – submissions due 13 September 2015
Reports of Senate Committees
The following new Committee reports were tabled:
Community Affairs Legislation Committee
- Medical Research Future Fund Bill 2015 and Medical Research Future Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2015 – tabled 10 August 2015
- Social Services Legislation Amendment (Youth Employment and Other Measures) Bill 2015 – tabled 11 August 2015
Economics Legislation Committee
- Corporations Amendment (Financial Advice) Bill 2014 – tabled 11 August 2015
Economic References Committee
- Digital currency–game changer or bit player – tabled 4 August 2015
- Part 3: Future of Australia's naval shipbuilding industry long-term planning – tabled 1 July 2015
Education and Employment Legislation Committee
- Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment Bill 2014 [No. 2] – tabled 11 August 2015
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
- Criminal Code Amendment (Harming Australians) Bill 2013 – tabled 13 August 2015
- Criminal Code Amendment (Misrepresentation of Age to a Minor) Bill 2013 – tabled 13 August 2015
- Regulator of Medicinal Cannabis Bill 2014 – tabled 11 August 2015
Privileges Committee
- Possible imposition of a penalty on a witness before the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee – tabled 12 August 2015
Regulations and Ordinances Committee
- Monitor No. 8 of 2015 – tabled 12 August 2015
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee
- Industry structures and systems governing the imposition and disbursement of marketing and research and development (R&D) levies in the agricultural sector – tabled 30 June 2015
Scrutiny of Bills Committee
- Alert Digest No. 7 of 2015 – tabled 12 August 2015
- Seventh Report of 2015 – tabled 12 August 2015
Selection of Bills Committee
- Report No. 9 of 2015 – tabled 13 August 2015
Wind Turbines Committee
- Final Report – tabled 3 August 2015
Joint Committees
New inquiries of Joint Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Intelligence and Security Committee
- Review of the re-listing of al-Shabaab, Hamas' Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades (Hamas Brigades), the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) as terrorist organisations – submissions due 3 September 2015
Treaties Committee
- Treaty tabled on 11 August 2015 – submissions due 28 August 2015
- Treaty tabled on 12 August 2014 – submissions due 11 September 2015
Reports of Joint Committees
The following new Committee reports were tabled:
Human Rights Committee
- Twenty-fifth Report of the 44th Parliament – tabled 11 August 2015
Public Accounts and Audit Committee
- Report 449: Regional Development Australia Fund, Military Equipment Disposal and Tariff Concessions – tabled 11 August 2015
Laws passed
The following Bills have now passed both Houses and are awaiting assent by the Governor-General:
- Medical Research Future Fund Bill 2015
- Medical Research Future Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2015
- Migration Amendment (Strengthening Biometrics Integrity) Bill 2015
- Tax Laws Amendment (Small Business Measures No. 3) Bill 2015
The following Bills have received assent by the Governor-General:
- Airports Amendment Bill 2015
- Business Services Wage Assessment Tool Payment Scheme Bill 2015
- Business Services Wage Assessment Tool Payment Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2015
- Customs Tariff Amendment (Fuel Indexation) Bill 2015
- Defence Legislation (Enhancement of Military Justice) Bill 2015
- Excise Tariff Amendment (Fuel Indexation) Bill 2015
- Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) Bill 2015
- Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) Special Account Bill 2015
- Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Powers) Bill 2015
- Migration Amendment (Regional Processing Arrangements) Bill 2015
- Social Services Legislation Amendment (Defined Benefit Income Streams) Bill 2015
- Social Services Legislation Amendment (Fair and Sustainable Pensions) Bill 2015
- Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (Employee Share Schemes) Bill 2015
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