2–5 December 2019
House of Representatives
Bills initiated in the House
The following bills were initiated:
- Australian Banks (Government Audit) Bill 2019 – introduced 2 December 2019, Private Member’s Bill
- Climate Change Authority Amendment (Impact of 3 Degrees of Global Warming on Australia) Bill 2019 – introduced 2 December 2019, Private Member’s Bill
- Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Lowering the Donation Disclosure Threshold) Bill 2019 – introduced 2 December 2019, Private Member’s Bill
- Live Animal Export Prohibition (Ending Cruelty) Bill 2019 – introduced 2 December 2019, Private Member’s Bill
- Business Names Registration (Fees) Amendment (Registries Modernisation) Bill 2019 – introduced 4 December 2019, Government Bill
- Commonwealth Registers Bill 2019 – introduced 4 December 2019, Government Bill
- Corporations (Fees) Amendment (Registries Modernisation) Bill 2019 – introduced 4 December 2019, Government Bill
- Export Charges (Imposition—Customs) Amendment Bill 2019 – introduced 4 December 2019, Government Bill
- Export Charges (Imposition—Excise) Amendment Bill 2019 – introduced 4 December 2019, Government Bill
- Export Charges (Imposition—General) Amendment Bill 2019 – introduced 4 December 2019, Government Bill
- Export Control Bill 2019 – introduced 4 December 2019, Government Bill
- Export Control (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2019 – introduced 4 December 2019, Government Bill
- Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Ensuring Integrity No. 2) Bill 2019 – introduced 4 December 2019, Government Bill
- National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Small Amount Credit Contract and Consumer Lease Reforms) Bill 2019 (No. 2) – introduced 4 December 2019, Government Bill
- Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Cross-boundary Greenhouse Gas Titles and Other Measures) Bill 2019 – introduced 4 December 2019, Government Bill
- Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2019 – introduced 4 December 2019, Government Bill
- Student Identifiers Amendment (Higher Education) Bill 2019 – introduced 4 December 2019, Government Bill
- Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Amendment (Prohibiting Academic Cheating Services) Bill 2019 – introduced 4 December 2019, Government Bill
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Registries Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2019 – introduced 4 December 2019, Government Bill
- Australian Business Growth Fund Bill 2019 – introduced 5 December 2019, Government Bill
- Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Bill 2019 – introduced 5 December 2019, Government Bill
- Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2019 – introduced 5 December 2019, Government Bill
- National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Mandatory Credit Reporting and Other Measures) Bill 2019 – introduced 5 December 2019, Government Bill
- Treasury Laws Amendment (2019 Measures No. 3) Bill 2019 – introduced 5 December 2019, Government Bill
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Research and Development Tax Incentive) Bill 2019 – introduced 5 December 2019, Government Bill
New inquiries of House Committees
The following new inquiry was announced:
Environment and Energy Committee
- Inquiry into the efficacy of past and current vegetation and land management policy, practice and legislation and their effect on the intensity and frequency of bushfires and subsequent risk to property, life and the environment – submissions due 28 February 2020
Reports of House Committees
The following new Committee report was presented:
Petitions Committee
- Report No. 7 – tabled 2 December 2019
Senate
Bills initiated in the Senate
The following Bills were initiated:
- Agriculture Legislation Amendment (Streamlining Administration) Bill 2019 – introduced 2 December 2019, Government Bill
- Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Corporate Crime) Bill 2019 – introduced 2 December 2019, Government Bill
- Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Waiver of Debt and Act of Grace Payments) Bill 2019 – introduced 2 December 2019, Private Senator’s Bill
- Saving Australian Dairy Bill 2019 – introduced 2 December 2019, Private Senator’s Bill
- Wine Australia Amendment (Label Directory) Bill 2019 – introduced 2 December 2019, Government Bill
- National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Amendment Bill 2019 – introduced 4 December 2019, Government Bill
- Telecommunications Amendment (Repairing Assistance and Access) Bill 2019 – introduced 4 December 2019, Private Senator’s Bill
- Transport Security Amendment (Testing and Training) Bill 2019 – introduced 4 December 2019, Government Bill
- Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Amendment (Improving Safety) Bill 2019 – introduced 5 December 2019, Private Senator’s Bill
New inquiries of Senate Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Economics Legislation Committee
- National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Small Amount Credit Contract and Consumer Lease Reforms) Bill 2019 (No. 2) – submissions due 21 February 2020
- Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Cross-boundary Greenhouse Gas Titles and Other Measures) Bill 2019 [Provisions]; and Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2019 [Provisions] – submissions due 17 January 2020
- Saving Australian Dairy Bill 2019 – submissions due 14 February 2020
Economics References Committee
- Inquiry into foreign investment proposals – submissions due 20 March 2020
Education and Employment Legislation Committee
- Student Identifiers Amendment (Enhanced Student Permissions) Bill 2019 [Provisions] – submissions due 23 January 2020
Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee
- National Integrity (Parliamentary Standards) Bill 2019 – submissions due 7 February 2020
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
- Family Law Amendment (Western Australia De Facto Superannuation Splitting and Bankruptcy) Bill 2019 [Provisions] – submissions due 24 January 2020
- Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Bill 2019 [Provisions] and Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2019 [Provisions] – submissions due 2 April 2020
- Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Corporate Crime) Bill 2019 – submissions due 13 January 2020
- Transport Security Amendment (Testing and Training) Bill 2019 – submissions due 15 January 2020
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee
- Export Control Bill 2019 and related bills [Provisions] – no closing date for submissions
- Agriculture Legislation Amendment (Streamlining Administration) Bill 2019 [Provisions] – submissions due 10 January 2020
- Australia's general aviation industry – no due date for submission
Reports of Senate Committees
The following new Committee reports were presented:
Community Affairs Legislation Committee
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Amendment (Assisted Reproductive Treatment Statistics) Bill 2019 – tabled 4 December 2019
Environment and Communications References Committee
- Australia’s faunal extinction crisis – Interim report – tabled 4 December 2019
Jobs for the Future in Regional Areas Select Committee
- Jobs for the Future in Regional Areas – Report – tabled 4 December 2019
Procedure Committee
- Report No. 3 of 2019 – Routine of Business – tabled 3 December 2019
Scrutiny of Bills Committee
- Scrutiny digest 10 of 2019 – tabled 5 December 2019
Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation Committee
- Delegated legislation monitor 10 of 2019 – tabled 4 December 2019
Selection of Bills Committee
- Report No. 10 of 2019 – tabled 5 December 2019
Joint Committees
New inquiries of Joint Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
- Inquiry into whether Australia should enact legislation comparable to the United States' Magnitsky Act 2012 – submissions due 31 January 2020
- Inquiry into Australia's defence relationships with Pacific island nations – submissions due 20 February 2020
Intelligence and Security Committee
- Review of Administration and Expenditure No. 18 (2018–2019) – Australian Intelligence Agencies – submissions due 14 February 2020
Public Accounts and Audit Committee
- Review of the Operations of the Parliamentary Budget Office 2019–20 – submissions close 23 January 2020
Reports of Joint Committees
No new Committee reports were tabled.
Laws passed
The following Bills have now passed both Houses and are awaiting assent by the Governor‑General:
- Aged Care Legislation Amendment (New Commissioner Functions) Bill 2019
- Australian Crime Commission Amendment (Special Operations and Special Investigations) Bill 2019
- Communications Legislation Amendment (Deregulation and Other Measures) Bill 2019
- Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (2019 Measures No. 1) Bill 2019
- Education Legislation Amendment (Tuition Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2019
- Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Building on the Child Care Package) Bill 2019
- Farm Household Support Amendment (Relief Measures) Bill (No. 2) 2019
- Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Amendment (Near-new Dwelling Interests) Bill 2019
- Health Legislation Amendment (Data-matching and Other Matters) Bill 2019
- Interactive Gambling Amendment (National Self-exclusion Register) Bill 2019
- Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment (Single Treatment Pathway) Bill 2019
- National Self-exclusion Register (Cost Recovery Levy) Bill 2019
- Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment (Air Pollution) Bill 2019
- Special Recreational Vessels Bill 2019
- Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Assistance and Access Amendments Review) Bill 2019
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Reducing Pressure on Housing Affordability Measures) Bill 2019
The following Bills have now received assent by the Governor-General:
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