Selection of Bills Committee

Lisa Darmanin

I present the sixth report for 2025 of the Selection of Bills Committee. I seek leave to have the report incorporated in Hansard.

Leave granted.

The report read as follows—

Selection of Bills Committee

REPORT NO. 6 OF 2025

4 September 2025

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

Senator Lisa Darmanin (Acting Government Whip, Chair) Senator Wendy Askew (Opposition Whip)

Senator Pauline Hanson (Pauline Hanson's One Nation Whip) Senator Nick McKim (Australian Greens Whip)

Senator Ralph Babet Senator Leah Blyth Senator Ross Cadell

Senator the Hon. Anthony Chisholm Senator Jessica Collins

Senator the Hon. Katy Gallagher Senator Jacqui Lambie

Senator Fatima Payman Senator David Pocock

Senator Tony Sheldon (Government Whip) Senator Lidia Thorpe

Secretary: Tim Bryant 02 6277 3020

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

REPORT NO. 6 OF 2025

The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 3 September 2025 at 7.11pm.

The committee recommends that —

the provisions of the Australian Centre for Disease Control Bill 2025 and the Australian Centre for Disease Control (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 24 October 2025;

the provisions of the Defence Amendment (Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal) Bill 2025 be referred immediately to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 30 October 2025 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral);

the provisions of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Board of Management Functions) Bill 2025 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 23 October 2025 (see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons for referral); and

the provisions of the Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 2) Bill 2025 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 21 October 2025 (see appendix 3 for a statement of reasons for referral).

The committee recommends that the following bills not be referred to committees:

(Lisa Darmanin)

Chair

4 September 2025

Appendix 1

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Defence Amendment (Defence Honors and Awards Appeals tribunal) Bil (Originated in the House of Representatives on Thursday 28 August 2025)

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

To scrutinize this legislation and to hear from stakeholders.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Interested parties and stakeholders

Committee to which bill is to be referred: Foreign Affairs, Defence, and Trade Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s): September to October 2025

Possible reporting date: 30 OCTOBER 2025

(signed)

Print name: SENATOR WENDY ASKEW 12 I Deferred Bills

Appendix 2

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Board of Management Functions) Bill

(Originated in the House of Representatives on Wednesday 27 August 2025)

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

To scrutinize this legislation and to hear from stakeholders.

Possible submissions or evidence from: Interested parties and stakeholders

Committee to which bill is to be referred: Environment and Communications Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s): September to October 2025

Possible reporting date: 23 OCTOBER 2025

(signed)

Print name: SENATOR WENDY ASKEW 13 I Deferred Bills

Appendix 3

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 2) Bill (To be originated in the House of Representatives on Thursday 4 September 2025)

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration: To scrutinize this legislation and to hear from stakeholders.

Possible submissions or evidence from: Interested parties and stakeholders

Committee to which bill is to be referred: Community Affairs Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s): September and October 2025

Possible reporting date: 21 OCTOBER 2025

(signed)

Print name: SENATOR WENDY ASKEW 15 I Deferred Bills

I move:

That the report be adopted.

Katy Gallagher

GALLAGHER (—) (): I move:

At the end of the motion, add ", and:

(a) the provisions of the Freedom of Information Amendment Bill 2025 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 20 November 2025; and

(b) the provisions of the Administrative Review Tribunal and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 13 November 2025".

Jonathon Duniam

I move an amendment to the amendment:

At the end of the motion, add "and, in respect of:

(a) "and, in respect of the Freedom of Information Amendment Bill 2025, the provisions of the bill be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 3 December 2025"; and

(b) "but, in respect of the Administrative Review Tribunal and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025, the provisions of the bill be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 24 November 2025".

Sue Lines

The question is that the amendment as moved by Senator Duniam to Minister Gallagher's amendment be agreed to.