3–6 December 2018
House of Representatives
Bills initiated in the House
The following Bills were initiated:
- Coal-Fired Power Funding Prohibition Bill 2018 – introduced 3 December 2018, Private Member's Bill
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Heritage Listing for the Bight) Bill 2018 – introduced 3 December 2018, Private Member's Bill
- International Human Rights and Corruption (Magnitsky Sanctions) Bill 2018 – introduced 3 December 2018, Private Member's Bill
- Live Animal Export Prohibition (Ending Cruelty) Bill 2018 – introduced 3 December 2018, Private Member's Bill
- Live Sheep Long Haul Export Prohibition Bill 2018 (No. 2) – introduced 3 December 2018, Private Member's Bill
- Migration Amendment (Urgent Medical Treatment) Bill 2018 – introduced 3 December 2018, Private Members' Bill
- National Integrity (Parliamentary Standards) Bill 2018 – introduced 3 December 2018, Private Member's Bill
- Sex Discrimination Amendment (Removing Discrimination Against Students) Bill 2018 [No. 2] – introduced 3 December 2018, Private Member's Bill
- Defence Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 – introduced 5 December 2018, Government Bill
- Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Regulations References) Bill 2018 – introduced 5 December 2018, Government Bill
- Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment (Regulations References) Bill 2018 – introduced 5 December 2018, Government Bill
- Parliamentary Service Amendment (Post-election Report) Bill 2018 – introduced 5 December 2018, Government Bill
- Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Amendment Bill 2018 – introduced 5 December 2018, Government Bill
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Prohibiting Energy Market Misconduct) Bill 2018 – introduced 5 December 2018, Government Bill
New inquiries of House Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Agriculture and Water Resources Committee
- Inquiry into the impact on the agricultural sector of vegetation and land management policies, regulations and restrictions – submissions due 25 January 2019
Economics Committee
- Review of the Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report 2018 – no due date for submissions announced
Reports of House Committees
The following new Committee reports were tabled:
Industry, Innovation, Science and Resources Committee
- Keep it in the regions: Mining and resources industry support for businesses in regional economies – tabled 3 December 2018
Petitions Committee
- Report No. 33: Petitions and Ministerial Responses – tabled 3 December 2018
Procedure Committee
- Maintenance of the Standing Orders – tabled 4 December 2018
Senate
Bills initiated in the Senate
The following Bills were initiated:
- Social Security Commission Bill 2018 [No. 2] – introduced 3 December 2018, Private Senator's Bill
- Sex Discrimination and Marriage Legislation Amendment (Protecting Supporters of Traditional Marriage) Bill 2018 – introduced 4 December 2018, Private Senator's Bill
- Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment (Land Scheduling) Bill 2018 – introduced 5 December 2018, Government Bill
- Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Amendment (Strengthening Governance and Transparency) Bill 2018 – introduced 5 December 2018, Government Bill
- Galilee Basin (Coal Prohibition) Bill 2018 – introduced 5 December 2018, Private Senator's Bill
- Major Sporting Events (Indicia and Images) Protection Amendment Bill 2018 – introduced 5 December 2018, Government Bill
New inquiries of Senate Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Community Affairs References Committee
- ParentsNext, including its trial and subsequent broader rollout – submissions due 1 February 2019
Economics Legislation Committee
- Lower Tax Bill 2018 – submissions due 22 February 2019
- Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australia Fund Bill 2018 – submissions due 22 February 2019
- Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Supporting Retirement Incomes) Bill 2018 [Provisions] – submissions due 18 January 2019
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Prohibiting Energy Market Misconduct) Bill 2018 [Provisions] – submissions due 11 February 2019
Environment and Communications Legislation Committee
- Galilee Basin (Coal Prohibition) Bill 2018 – submissions due 21 December 2018
Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee
- Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Amendment (Strengthening Governance and Transparency) Bill 2018 – no due date for submissions announced
- Future Drought Fund Bill 2018 and Future Drought Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2018 – submissions due 18 January 2019
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
- National Integrity Commission Bill 2018 (No. 2) – no due date for submissions announced
- National Integrity (Parliamentary Standards) Bill 2018 [Provisions] – no due date for submissions announced
- Migration Amendment (Streamlining Visa Processing) Bill 2018 [Provisions] – submissions due 25 January 2019
- Sex Discrimination Amendment (Removing Discrimination Against Students) Bill 2018 – submissions due 21 January 2019
Procedure Committee
- Standing orders relating to the routine of business – no due date for submissions announced
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee
- The policy, regulatory, taxation, administrative and funding priorities for Australian shipping – submissions due 5 March 2019
- The provision of rescue, firefighting and emergency response at Australian airports – submissions due 5 March 2019
Reports of Senate Committees
The following new Committee reports were tabled:
Appropriations, Staffing and Security Committee
- 2017 – 2018 Annual Report – tabled 5 December 2018
Community Affairs References Committee
- Accessibility and quality of mental health services in rural and remote Australia – tabled 4 December 2018
Economics References Committee
- Non-conforming building products: the need for a coherent and robust regulatory regime – tabled 4 December 2018
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee
- Use of the Quinoline anti-malarial drugs Mefloquine and Tafenoquine in the Australian Defence Force – tabled 4 December 2018
Obesity Epidemic in Australia Select Committee
- Report – tabled 5 December 2018
Red Tape Select Committee
- Policy and process to limit and reduce red tape – tabled 3 December 2018
Regulations and Ordinances Committee
- Delegated Legislation Monitor 15 of 2018 – tabled 5 December 2018
Scrutiny of Bills Committee
- Scrutiny digest 15 of 2018 – tabled 5 December 2018
Selection of Bills Committee
- Report No. 15 of 2018 – tabled 6 December 2018
Stillbirth Research and Education Select Committee
- Report – tabled 4 December 2018
Joint Committees
New inquiries of Joint Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Northern Australia Committee
- Inquiry into the Opportunities and Challenges of the Engagement of Traditional Owners in the Economic Development of Northern Australia – submissions due 28 February 2019
Treaties Committee
- Prisoner Transfer – UAE – submissions due 1 February 2019
Reports of Joint Committees
The following new Committee reports were tabled:
Electoral Matters Committee
- Report on the conduct of the 2016 federal election and matters related thereto – tabled 5 December 2018
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
- Compassion, not commerce: An inquiry into human organ trafficking and organ transplant tourism – tabled 3 December 2018
- Inquiry into the management of PFAS contamination in and around Defence bases – tabled 3 December 2018
Human Rights Committee
- Report 13 of 2018 – tabled 4 December 2018
Intelligence and Security Committee
- Advisory report on the Intelligence Services Amendment Bill 2018 – tabled 4 December 2018
- Advisory report on the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018 – tabled 5 December 2018
Public Works Committee
- Report 4/2018: Referrals made August and September 2018 – tabled 3 December 2018
Laws passed
The following Bills have now passed both Houses and are awaiting assent by the Governor-General:
- Customs Amendment (Product Specific Rule Modernisation) Bill 2018
- Fair Work Amendment (Family and Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2018
- Family Law Amendment (Family Violence and Cross-examination of Parties) Bill 2018
- Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Legislation Amendment Bill 2018
- Intelligence Services Amendment Bill 2018
- Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Promoting Sustainable Welfare) Bill 2018
- Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018
No Bills received assent by the Governor-General.
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