22–25 October 2018
House of Representatives
Bills initiated in the House
The following Bills were initiated:
- Defence (Honour General Sir John Monash) Amendment Bill 2018 – introduced 22 October 2018, Private Member's Bill
- Migration Amendment (Kids Off Nauru) Bill 2018 – introduced 22 October 2018, Private Member's Bill
- National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Small Amount Credit Contract and Consumer Lease Reforms) Bill 2018 – introduced 22 October 2018, Private Member's Bill
- National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Amendment (Timely Publication of Emissions) Bill 2018 – introduced 22 October 2018, Private Member's Bill
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Corporate and Financial Sector Penalties) Bill 2018 – introduced 24 October 2018, Government Bill
- Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill 2018 – introduced 25 October 2018, Government Bill
New inquiries of House Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Infrastructure, Transport and Cities Committee
- Inquiry into Automated Mass Transit – submissions due 7 December 2018
Privileges and Members' Interests Committee
- Development of a Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme to Apply to Parliamentarians – no due date for submissions announced
Reports of House Committees
The following new Committee reports were tabled:
Appropriations and Administration Committee
- Report No. 16 Annual Report 2017–2018 – tabled 25 October 2018
Health, Aged Care and Sport Committee
- Report on the Inquiry into the Quality of Care in Residential Aged Care Facilities in Australia – tabled 22 October 2018
Petitions Committee
- Report No. 31 – tabled 22 October 2018
Selection Committee
- Report No. 33 – tabled 24 October 2018
Senate
The Senate did not sit last week.
Bills initiated in the Senate
The Senate did not sit last week.
New inquiries of Senate Committees
The Senate did not sit last week.
Reports of Senate Committees
The following new Committee report was tabled:
Community Affairs Legislation Committee
- Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Bill 2018 [Provisions]; Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2018 [Provisions] – tabled out of session 19 October 2018
Joint Committees
New inquiries of Joint Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Intelligence and Security Committee
- Review of Administration and Expenditure No. 17 (2017–2018) – no due date for submissions announced
Public Works Committee
- ATO Proposed Fit-out of Leased Premises in Moonee Ponds, Victoria – submissions due 23 November 2018
- Proposed Replacement of the Wharf Crane and Mooring Systems on Christmas Island – submissions due 23 November 2018
Treaties Committee
- Aspects of the Peru-Australia Free Trade Agreement Revisited – submissions due 2 November 2018
Reports of Joint Committees
The following new Committee reports were tabled:
Corporations and Financial Services Committee
- Options for Greater Involvement by Private Sector Life Insurers in Worker Rehabilitation – tabled 24 October 2018
Intelligence and Security Committee
- Advisory Report on the Office of National Intelligence Bill 2018 and the Office of National Intelligence (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2018 – tabled 24 October 2018
National Capital and External Territories Committee
- Commonwealth Approvals for ACT Light Rail: Commonwealth and Parliamentary Approvals for the Proposed Stage 2 of the Australian Capital Territory Light Rail Project – tabled 22 October 2018
Laws passed
No new Bills passed both Houses.
The following Bill has now received assent by the Governor-General:
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