15 December 2022
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Last week in Parliament Issue 145 [PDF 119 KB] |
House of representatives
Bills initiated in the House
The following Bill was initiated:
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Energy Price Relief Plan) Bill 2022 – introduced 15 December 2022, Government Bill
New inquiries of House Committees
No new inquiries were announced.
Reports of House Committees
No new reports were tabled.
Senate
Bills initiated in the Senate
No new Bills were initiated.
New inquiries of Senate Committees
No new inquiries were announced.
Reports of Senate Committees
The following new reports were tabled:
Environment and Communications Legislation Committee
- Budget estimates 2022–23 – tabled out of session 16 December 2022
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee
- Adequacy of Australia’s biosecurity measures and response preparedness, in particular with respect to foot-and-mouth disease and varroa mite – tabled out of session 8 December 2022
- Budget estimates 2022–23 – tabled out of session 9 December 2022
- Fisheries quota system – tabled out of session 7 December 2022
Joint Committees
New inquiries of Joint Committees
No new inquiries were announced.
Reports of Joint Committees
The following report was tabled:
Treaties Committee
- Report 204: Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United States of America on Access to Electronic Data for the Purpose of Countering Serious Crime – tabled out of session 13 December 2022
Laws Passed
The following Bills passed both Houses last week:
The following Bills received assent by the Governor-General between the close of business on 5 December 2022 and the close of business on 19 December 2022:
- Animal Health Australia and Plant Health Australia Funding Legislation Amendment Bill 2022
- Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Bill 2022
- Australian Crime Commission Amendment (Special Operations and Special Investigations) Bill 2022
- Biosecurity Amendment (Strengthening Biosecurity) Bill 2022
- Broadcasting Services Amendment (Community Radio) Bill 2022
- Crimes Amendment (Penalty Unit) Bill 2022
- Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022
- Financial Sector Reform Bill 2022
- Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Amendment Bill 2022
- Health Legislation Amendment (Medicare Compliance and Other Measures) Bill 2022
- High Speed Rail Authority Bill 2022
- Income Tax Amendment (Labour Mobility Program) Bill 2022
- Maritime Legislation Amendment Bill 2022
- National Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2022
- National Anti-Corruption Commission (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2022
- Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment Bill 2022
- Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment Bill 2022
- Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Reform (Closing the Hole in the Ozone Layer) Bill 2022
- Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enforcement and Other Measures) Bill 2022
- Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022
- Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 2) Bill 2022
- Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 3) Bill 2022
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Electric Car Discount) Bill 2022
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