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senate vote 2023-06-15#6
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Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report- Committees - Selection of Bills Committee; Report - Migration Amendment (Giving Documents and Other Measures) Bill 2023
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<p class="speaker">Anne Urquhart</p><p>I present the 6th report of 2023 of the Selection of Bills Committee and I seek leave to have the report incorporated in <i>Hansard</i>.</p>-
- The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2023-06-15.44.1) introduced by Tasmanian Senator [Nick McKim](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/tasmania/nick_mckim) (Greens), which related to an inquiry into the [Migration Amendment (Giving Documents and Other Measures) Bill 2023](Migration Amendment (Giving Documents and Other Measures) Bill 2023).
- ### Senator McKim's amendment
- > *At the end of the motion, add:*
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- > *"and, in respect of the Migration Amendment (Giving Documents and Other Measures) Bill 2023, the bill be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 31 July 2023".*
<p>Leave granted.</p><p class="italic"> <i>The report read as follows—</i></p><p class="italic">SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE</p><p class="italic">REPORT NO. 6 OF 2023</p><p class="italic"> <i>15 June 2023</i></p><p class="italic">MEMBERS OF THE COMMI TTEE</p><p class="italic">Senator Anne Urquhart (Government Whip, Chair)</p><p class="italic">Senator Wendy Askew (Opposition Whip)</p><p class="italic">Senator Ross Cadell (The Nationals Whip)</p><p class="italic">Senator Pauline Hanson (Pauline Hanson's One Nation Whip)</p><p class="italic">Senator Nick McKim (Australian Greens Whip)</p><p class="italic">Senator Ralph Babet</p><p class="italic">Senator the Hon. Anthony Chisholm</p><p class="italic">Senator the Hon. Katy Gallagher</p><p class="italic">Senator Matt O'Sullivan</p><p class="italic">Senator David Pocock</p><p class="italic">Senator Paul Scarr</p><p class="italic">Senator Lidia Thorpe</p><p class="italic">Senator Tammy Tyrrell</p><p class="italic">A/g Secretary: Ivan Powell</p><p class="italic">02 6277 3020</p><p class="italic">SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE</p><p class="italic">REPORT NO. 6 OF 2023</p><p class="italic">1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 14 June 2023 at 7.12 pm.</p><p class="italic">2. The committee recommends that—</p><p class="italic">(a) the Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority Amendment (Disclosure of Information) Bill 2023 be <i>referred immediately </i>to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 26 July 2023 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral); and</p><p class="italic">(b) the Health Insurance Amendment (Professional Services Review Scheme) Bill 2023 be <i>referred immediately </i>to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 23 August 2023 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral).</p><p class="italic">3. The committee recommends that the following bills <i>not </i>be referred to committees:</p><ul></ul><p class="italic">Creative Australia (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023</p><ul></ul><ul></ul><ul></ul><p class="italic">Student Loans (Overseas Debtors Repayment Levy) Amendment Bill 2023</p><ul></ul><ul></ul><p class="italic">4. The committee deferred consideration of the following bills to its next meeting:</p><ul></ul><ul></ul><ul></ul><ul></ul><ul></ul><ul></ul><ul></ul><ul></ul><ul></ul><ul></ul><ul></ul><ul></ul><ul></ul><ul></ul><ul></ul><ul></ul><p class="italic">5. The committee considered the following bill but was unable to reach agreement:</p><ul></ul><p class="italic">(Anne Urquhart)</p><p class="italic">Chair</p><p class="italic">15 June 2023</p><p class="italic">Appendix 1</p><p class="italic">SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE</p><p class="italic">Proposal to refer a bi ll to a committee</p><p class="italic">Name of bill:</p><p class="italic">Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority Amendment (Disclosure of Information) Bill 2023</p><p class="italic">Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:</p><p class="italic">Complicated issue</p><p class="italic">Possible submissions or evidence from:</p><p class="italic">Sector, Groups Individuals that are affected.</p><p class="italic">Committee to which bill is to be referred.</p><p class="italic">Community Affairs Legislation Committee</p><p class="italic">Possible hearing date(s): Up to Committee</p><p class="italic">Possible reporting date:</p><p class="italic">26 July 2023</p><p class="italic">(signed)</p><p class="italic">Wendy Askew</p><p class="italic">Appendix 2</p><p class="italic">SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE</p><p class="italic">Proposal to refer a bill to a committee</p><p class="italic">Name of bill:</p><p class="italic">Health Insurance Amendment (Professional Services Review Scheme) Bill 2023</p><p class="italic">Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:</p><p class="italic">Complicated issue</p><p class="italic">Possible sub missions or evidence from:</p><p class="italic">Sector, Groups Individuals that are affected.</p><p class="italic">Committee to which bill is to be referred.</p><p class="italic">Community Affairs Legislation Committee</p><p class="italic">Possible hearing date(s):</p><p class="italic">June -August</p><p class="italic">Possible reporting date:</p><p class="italic">23 August 2023</p><p class="italic">(signed)</p><p class="italic">Wendy Askew</p><p>I move:</p><p class="italic">That the report be adopted.</p> <p class="speaker">Anthony Chisholm</p><p>I move the following amendment:</p><p class="italic">At the end of the motion, add "and the following bills not be referred to committees:</p><p class="italic">(a) Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Prohibited Hate Symbols and Other Measures) Bill 2023; and</p><p class="italic">(b) Migration Amendment (Giving Documents and Other Measures) Bill 2023".</p> <p class="speaker">Nick McKim</p><p>I wish to amend the amendment proposed by Senator Chisholm. I move:</p><p class="italic">At the end of the motion, add:</p><p class="italic">"and, in respect of the Migration Amendment (Giving Documents and Other Measures) Bill 2023, the bill be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 31 July 2023".</p><p>Ramming complex and highly technical legislation through the Senate without proper scrutiny is becoming all too much of a hallmark of this government. We were promised a new way of doing business. The Prime Minister said he would change the way that politics operates in this country, but we're not seeing that in reality. The giving documents and other measures bill introduces new and highly ambiguous concepts like 'substantial compliance' and 'substantial prejudice' into the Migration Act. The interpretation of these terms will ultimately be subjective and legally complex, and there are no review rights for decisions made by the department under these new provisions.</p><p>This legislation has the power to significantly impact on things like families being able to stay together or be torn apart and has the capacity to impact meaningfully on a range of elements in the lives of significant numbers of people. It really should be referred to an inquiry so that we can hear expert submissions and so that the Senate can come to grips with the complexity of this legislation.</p> <p class="speaker">Sue Lines</p><p>The question is that the amendment as moved by Senator McKim to the opposition's amendment to the Selection of Bills Committee report be agreed to.</p><p></p><p></p> -
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