26–29 May 2014
House of Representatives
Bills initiated in the House
The following Bills were initiated:
- Australian Education Amendment (School Funding Guarantee) Bill 2014 – introduced 26 May 2014, Private Member's Bill
- Migration Amendment (Ending the Nation's Shame) Bill 2014 – introduced 26 May 2014, Private Member's Bill
- Asset Recycling Fund Bill 2014 – introduced 29 May 2014, Government Bill
- Asset Recycling Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014 – introduced 29 May 2014, Government Bill
- Australian Citizenship Amendment (Intercountry Adoption) Bill 2014 – introduced 29 May 2014, Government Bill
- Customs Tariff Amendment (Product Stewardship for Oil) Bill 2014 – introduced 29 May 2014, Government Bill
- Excise Tariff Amendment (Product Stewardship for Oil) Bill 2014 – introduced 29 May 2014, Government Bill
- Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Regulatory Powers and Other Measures) Bill 2014 – introduced 29 May 2014, Government Bill
- Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment Bill 2014 – introduced 29 May 2014, Government Bill
- Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment Bill 2014 – introduced 29 May 2014, Government Bill
- Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2014 Measures No. 2) Bill 2014 – introduced 29 May 2014, Government Bill
- Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2014 Measures No. 3) Bill 2014 – introduced 29 May 2014, Government Bill
- Tax Laws Amendment (Implementation of the FATCA Agreement) Bill 2014 – introduced 29 May 2014, Government Bill
- Textile, Clothing and Footwear Investment and Innovation Programs Amendment Bill 2014 – introduced 29 May 2014, Government Bill
New inquiries of House Committees
No new inquiries were announced.
Reports of House Committees
The following new Committee report was tabled:
Selection Committee
- Report No. 8: Committee and delegation business and private Members' business – tabled 28 May 2014
Senate
Bills initiated in the Senate
The Senate did not sit last week.
New inquiries of Senate Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee
- Asset Recycling Fund Bill 2014 and the Asset Recycling Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014 – submissions due 4 June 2014
- Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment Bill 2014 – submissions due 4 June 2014
Reports of Senate Committees
The following new Committee reports were presented:
Note that as the Senate did not sit last week, these Committee reports have been deemed to have been presented to the Senate but will only be tabled at the next sitting of the Senate: Standing Orders 38(7) and 166(2).
Economics References Committee
- Interim Report: The performance of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission – 28 May 2014
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
- Interim Report: Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Classification Tools and Other Measures) Bill 2014– 27 May 2014
- Interim Report: Independent National Security Legislation Monitor Repeal Bill 2014 [Provisions] – 27 May 2014
- Interim Report: Migration Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 [Provisions]– 27 May 2014
- Interim Report: Criminal Code Amendment (Harming Australians) Bill 2013 – 28 May 2014
- Interim Report: Criminal Code Amendment (Misrepresentation of Age to a Minor) Bill 2013 – 28 May 2014
Joint Committees
New inquiries of Joint Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
- Inquiry into Government Support for Australian Defence Industry Exports – submissions due 11 July 2014
Treaties Committee
- Treaties tabled on 13 May 2014 – submissions due 13 June 2014
Reports of Joint Committees
The following new Committee report was tabled:
Public Accounts and Audit Committee
- Inquiry into the 2012-13 Defence Materials Organisation Major Projects Report – tabled 26 May 2014
No new Bills have passed both Houses.
The following Bills have now received assent by the Governor-General:
- Amending Acts 1901 to 1969 Repeal Bill 2014
- Major Sporting Events (Indicia and Images) Protection Bill 2014
- Migration Amendment Bill 2014
- Statute Law Revision Bill (No. 1) 2014
- Tax Bonus for Working Australians Repeal Bill 2014
- Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Submarine Cable Protection) Bill 2014
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