12–15 October 2015
House of Representatives
Bills initiated in the House
The following Bills were initiated:
- Criminal Code Amendment (Private Sexual Material) Bill 2015 – introduced 12 October 2015, Private Member's Bill
- Fair Work Amendment (Recovery of Unpaid Amounts for Franchisee Employees) Bill 2015 – introduced 12 October 2015, Private Member's Bill
- High Speed Rail Planning Authority Bill 2015 – introduced 12 October 2015, Private Member's Bill
- Migration Amendment (Mandatory Reporting) Bill 2015 – introduced 12 October 2015, Private Member's Bill
- Migration Amendment (Complementary Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2015 – introduced 14 October 2015, Government Bill
- Australian Crime Commission Amendment (Criminology Research) Bill 2015 – introduced 15 October 2015, Government Bill
- Higher Education Support Amendment (VET FEE-HELP Reform) Bill 2015 – introduced 15 October 2015, Government Bill
- Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2015 Measures No. 5) Bill 2015 – introduced 15 October 2015, 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. 34 – tabled 14 October 2015
Senate
Bills initiated in the Senate
The following Bills were initiated:
- Commonwealth Grants Commission Amendment (GST Distribution) Bill 2015 – introduced 13 October 2015, Private Member's Bill
- Defence Legislation Amendment (First Principles) Bill 2015 – introduced 14 October 2015, Government Bill
- Crimes Legislation Amendment (Harming Australians) Bill 2015 – introduced 15 October 2015, Government Bill
New inquiries of Senate Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Community Affairs Legislation Committee
- Health Legislation Amendment (eHealth) Bill 2015 – submissions due 28 October 2015
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand Amendment (Forum on Food Regulation and Other Measures) Bill 2015 – submissions due 5 November 2015
- Social Services Legislation Amendment (Youth Employment) Bill 2015 – submissions due 5 November 2015
Education and Employment Legislation Committee
- Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Streamlining Regulation) Bill 2015 and the Education Services for Overseas Students (Registration Charges) Amendment (Streamlining Regulation) Bill 2015 – date submissions due not yet set
- Fair Work Amendment (Gender Pay Gap) Bill 2015 – date submissions due not yet set
Environment and Communications Legislation Committee
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Prohibition of Live Imports of Primates for Research) Bill 2015 – date submissions due not yet set
Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee
- Conditions and treatment of asylum seekers and refugees at the regional processing centres in the Republic of Nauru and Papua New Guinea – submissions due 31 March 2016
Reports of Senate Committees
The following new Committee reports were tabled:
Community Affairs Legislation Committee
- Social Security Legislation Amendment (Debit Card Trial) Bill 2015 [Provisions] – tabled 12 October 2015
Economics Legislation Committee
- Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Legislation Amendment Bill 2015 and related bills [Provisions] – tabled 14 October 2015
- Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (Better Targeting the Income Tax Transparency Laws) Bill 2015 [Provisions] – tabled 12 October 2015
Education and Employment References Committee
- Australia's temporary work visa programs: interim report – tabled 14 October 2015
- The operation, regulation and funding of private vocational education and training (VET) providers in Australia – tabled 15 October 2015
Environment and Communications Legislation Committee
- Landholders' Right to Refuse (Gas and Coal) Bill 2015 – tabled out of session 30 September 2015
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee
- Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (2015 Budget Measures) Bill 2015 – Schedule 2 – tabled out of session 25 September 2015
Health Committee
- Fourth interim report – Mental health: a consensus for action – tabled out of session 8 October 2015
Regulations and Ordinances Committee
- Monitor No. 13 of 2015 – tabled 13 October 2015
- Monitor No. 12 of 2015 – tabled 12 October 2015
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee
- Shipping Legislation Amendment Bill 2015 [Provisions] – tabled 12 October 2015
- Voice for Animals (Independent Office of Animal Welfare) Bill 2015 – tabled 15 October 2015
Scrutiny of Bills Committee
- Alert Digest No. 11 of 2015 – tabled 14 October 2015
- Eleventh Report of 2015 – tabled 14 October 2015
Selection Committee
- Report No. 13 of 2015 – tabled 15 October 2015
Joint Committees
New inquiries of Joint Committees
The following new inquiry was announced:
Treaties Committee
- Treaties tabled on 13 October 2015 – submissions due 30 October 2015
Reports of Joint Committees
The following new Committee reports were tabled:
Intelligence and Security Committee
- Annual Report of Committee Activities 2014–2015 – tabled 12 October 2015
- Review of the re-listing of Al-Shabaab, Hamas' Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), Lashkar-e-Tayyiba and Palestinian Islamic Jihad as terrorist organisations – tabled 12 October 2015
Human Rights Committee
- Twenty-ninth Report of the 44th Parliament – tabled 13 October 2015
Trade and Investment Growth Committee
- Report on the Inquiry into Business Utilisation of Australia's Free Trade Agreements – tabled 15 October 2015
Laws passed
The following Bills have now passed both Houses and are awaiting assent by the Governor-General:
- Amending Acts 1980 to 1989 Repeal Bill 2015
- Australian Immunisation Register Bill 2015
- Australian Immunisation Register (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2015
- Customs Amendment (Fees and Charges) Bill 2015
- Customs Depot Licensing Charges Amendment Bill 2015
- Import Processing Charges Amendment Bill 2015
- Social Security Legislation Amendment (Debit Card Trial) Bill 2015
- Social Services Legislation Amendment (Cost of Living Concession) Bill 2015
- Social Services Legislation Amendment (Low Income Supplement) Bill 2015
- Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Bill 2015
- Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (Better Targeting the Income Tax Transparency Laws) Bill 2015
The following Bills have now received assent by the Governor-General:
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