COMMITTEES

Senator SHELDON (New South Wales—Chief Government Whip in the Senate) (11:15): I present the eighth report of 2026 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. 8 OF 2026 2 July 2026 MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE Senator Tony Sheldon (Government Whip, Chair) Senator Wendy Askew (Opposition Whip) Senator Sean Bell (One Nation Whip) Senator Nick McKim (Australian Greens Whip) Senator Ralph Babet Senator Leah Blyth Senator Ross Cadell (The Nationals Whip) Senator the Hon.

Anthony Chisholm Senator Jessica Collins Senator the Hon. Katy Gallagher Senator Jacqui Lambie Senator Fatima Payman Senator David Pocock Senator Lidia Thorpe Secretary: Tim Bryant 02 6277 3020 SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 8 OF 2026 1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 1 July 2026 at 7.10 pm. 2.

The committee recommends that— (a) the provisions of the Administrative and Judicial Review Legislation Amendment Bill 2026 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 7 August 2026 (see appendix 1 for statements of reasons for referral), (b) the provisions of the Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Commissioner and Other Measures) Bill 2026 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 11 August 2026 (see appendix 2 for statements of reasons for referral), (c) the provisions of the Biosecurity Amendment (Improving Operational Efficiency) Bill 2026 be referred immediately to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 28 August (see appendix 3 for statements of reasons for referral), (d) the provisions of the Cash Distribution Framework Bill 2026 and Cash Distribution Framework (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2026 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 7 August 2026, (e) the Customs Amendment (Safeguard Inquiries) Bill 2026 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 28 August 2026 (see appendix 4 for statements of reasons for referral), (f) the provisions of the Regulatory Reform Omnibus Bill 2026 be referred immediately to the Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 7 August 2026 (see appendix 5 for statements of reasons for referral), (g) the provisions of the Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 2) Bill 2026 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee and report by 28 July 2026 (see appendix 6 for statements of reasons for referral), (h) the provisions of the Statute Update Bill 2026 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 7 August 2026 (see appendix 7 for statements of reasons for referral), (i) the provisions of the Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Medicines Shortages and Other Measures) Bill 2026 and Therapeutic Goods (Charges) Amendment Bill 2026 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee and report by 1 September 2026 (see appendix 8 for statements of reasons for referral), and (j) the provisions of the Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026 be referred immediately to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 3 September 2026 (see appendix 9 for statements of reasons for referral). 3.

The committee recommends that the Major Sporting Events (Indicia and Images) Protection Amendment Bill 2026 not be referred to a committee. 4. The committee deferred consideration of the following bills to its next meeting: A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Amendment (No Jab No Pay Repeal) Bill 2025 Aged Care Amendment (Restoring Human Override for Aged Care Needs Assessments) Bill 2026 Anti-Discrimination Legislation Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Sex Characteristics Discrimination Commissioner) Bill 2026 Australia's Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Amendment Bill 2026 Broadcasting Services Amendment (Audio Description) Bill 2019 Climate Change Amendment (Duty of Care and Intergenerational Climate Equity) Bill 2025 Commission of Inquiry into Antisemitism at Australian Universities Bill 2024 Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Banning Dirty Donations) Bill 2026 Competition and Consumer Amendment (Divestiture Powers) Bill 2024 Constitution Alteration (Right to Free Speech) 2025 Copyright Legislation Amendment (Fair Pay for Radio Play) Bill 2023 Crimes Amendment (Repeal Mandatory Minimum Sentences) Bill 2025 Customs Legislation Amendment (Commercial Greyhound Export and Import Prohibition) Bill 2021 Digital ID Repeal Bill 2024 Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Communications) Bill 2025 (No. 2) Electoral Legislation Amendment (Fair Territory Representation) Bill 2024 Electoral Legislation Amendment (Fairer Contracts and Grants) Bill 2023 Electoral Legislation Amendment (Lowering the Voting Age) Bill 2023 Environment and Other Legislation Amendment (Low Emissions Future) Bill 2025 Environment and Other Legislation Amendment (Removing Nuclear Energy Prohibitions) Bill 2026 Fair Work Amendment (Paid Reproductive Health Leave and Flexible Work Arrangements) Bill 2025 Higher Education Support Amendment (End Dirty University Partnerships) Bill 2025 Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Amendment (Consideration of UNDRIP) Bill 2023 Lobbying (Improving Government Honesty and Trust) Bill 2025 National Housing and Homelessness Plan Bill 2024 Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Domestic Reserve) Bill 2026 Online Safety Amendment (Broadening Adult Cyber Abuse Protections) Bill 2026 Online Safety Amendment (Fix Our Feeds) Bill 2026 Plebiscite (Future Migration Level) Bill 2018 Prime Agricultural Land Protection Bill 2026 Right to Protest Bill 2025 Social Media Minimum Age Repeal Bill 2025 Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Responding to Robodebt) Bill 2025 [No. 2] Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Amendment (Frontline Emergency Service Workers) Bill 2025 Trade and Investment Agreements (Consultation) Bill 2026 Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Accountability for Tax Adviser Misconduct and Other Measures) Bill 2026 Unlocking Supply of Family Homes Bill 2025 Wine and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2026 Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Clearing the Fair Work Commission Backlog) Bill 2026 (Tony Sheldon) Chair 1 July 2026 Appendix 1 SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE Proposal to refer a bill to a committee Name of bill: Administrative and Judicial Review Legislation Amendment Bill 2026 Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration: Scrutinise legislation Possible submissions or evidence from: Relevant stakeholders Committee to which bill is to be referred: Legal and Constitutional Affairs Possible hearing date(s): July Possible reporting date: 7 August 2026 (signed) Wendy Askew Appendix 2 SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE Proposal to refer a bill to a committee Name of bill: Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Commissioner and Other Measures) Bill 2026 Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration: Scrutinise legislation Possible submissions or evidence from: Relevant stakeholders Committee to which bill is to be referred: Community Affairs Possible hearing date(s): July Possible reporting date: 11 August 2026 (signed) Wendy Askew SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE Proposal to refer a bill to a committee Name of bill: Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Commissioner and Other Measures) Bill 2026 Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:To demonstrate how, in concrete terms, the legislation will work to rectify the serious and disproportionate disadvantages facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities when it comes to aged care.

Additionally to seek full clarity on the impact of the legislation on individual contributions. Possible submissions or evidence from: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ageing and Aged Care Council National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, Older Person's Advocacy Network Committee to which bill is to be referred: Community Affairs Possible hearing date(s): Possible reporting date: 11/08/2026 (signed) Nick Mckim SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE Proposal to refer a bill to a committee Appendix 3 Name of bill: Biosecurity Amendment (Improving Operational Efficiency) Bill 2026 Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration: Issues related digital rights, data usage, data storage and individual privacy Possible submissions or evidence from: Agriculture peak bodies (NFF, Cattle Australia, Grains peak bodies) Invasive Species Council, DAFF, DFAT, Department of Home Affairs, Digital Rights Watch, Electronic Frontiers Australia, Council for Civil Liberties, Centre for International Justice Committee to which bill is to be referred: Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee Possible hearing date(s): Weeks commencing August 3 or 10—following school holiday conclusion (inc TAS) Possible reporting date: 28 August 2026 (signed) Nick McKim Appendix 4 SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE Proposal to refer a bill to a committee Name of bill: Customs Amendment (Safeguard Inquiries) Bill 2026 Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration: Scrutinise legislation Possible submissions or evidence from: Relevant stakeholders Committee to which bill is to be referred: Economics Possible hearing date(s): July-August Possible reporting date: 28 August 2026 (signed) Wendy Askew Appendix 5 SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE Proposal to refer a bill to a committee Name of bill: Regulatory Reform Omnibus Bill 2026 Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration: Scrutinise legislation Possible submissions or evidence from: Relevant stakeholders Committee to which bill is to be referred: Finance and Public Administration Possible hearing date(s): July Possible reporting date: 7 August 2026 (signed) Wendy Askew Appendix 6 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 2026 Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration: Scrutinise legislation Possible submissions or evidence from: Relevant stakeholders Committee to which bill is to be referred: Community Affairs Possible hearing date(s): July Possible reporting date: 28 July 2026 (signed) Wendy Askew 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 2026 Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration: Stakeholder (Economic Justice Australia) have requested additional time to review the Bill.

Consider the impact of the proposed changes on advance payment decisions, including on the automation of decisions on applications for an advance, additional provisions for submitting an application for an advance, and the new provisions for alternate and reduced repayment amounts. Consider the apparent continuing practice of Services Australia to operationalise its own policies that conflict with or are outside of what legislation currently provides for, resulting in multiple Government bills introducing retrospective legislation to authorise Services Australia's actions.

Possible submissions or evidence from: Economic Justice Australia Services Australia Submissions from people on affected Centrelink payments and/or who have received advance payments previously Committee to which bill is to be referred: Community Affairs Legislation Committee Possible hearing date(s): Suggested on the papers only. Possible reporting date: 28 July 2026 (signed) Nick McKim Appendix 7 SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE Proposal to refer a bill to a committee Name of bill: Statute Update Bill 2026 Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration: Scrutinise legislation Possible submissions or evidence from: Relevant stakeholders Committee to which bill is to be referred: Legal and Constitutional Affairs Possible hearing date(s): July Possible reporting date: 7 August 2026 (signed) Wendy Askew Appendix 8 SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE Proposal to refer a bill to a committee Name of bill: Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Medicines Shortages and Other Measures) Bill 2026, Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Charges) Bill 2026 Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration: Scrutinise legislation Possible submissions or evidence from: Relevant stakeholders Committee to which bill is to be referred: Community Affairs Possible hearing date(s): July-August Possible reporting date: 1 September 2026 (signed) Wendy Askew SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE Proposal to refer a bill to a committee Name of bill: Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Medicine Shortages and Other Measures) Bill Therapeutic Goods (Charges) Amendment Bill Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration: Hear from stakeholders and scrutinize detail Possible submissions or evidence from: Various stakeholders, government departments Committee to which bill is to be referred: Community Affairs Legislation Committee Possible hearing date(s): 0-1 hearing in late August Possible reporting date: 1 September (signed) Nick McKim Appendix 9 SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE Proposal to refer a bill to a committee Name of bill: Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026 Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration: Scrutinise legislation Possible submissions or evidence from: Relevant stakeholders Committee to which bill is to be referred: Education and Employment Possible hearing date(s): July-August Possible reporting date: 3 September 2026 (signed) Wendy Askew SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE Proposal to refer a bill to a committee Name of bill: Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026 Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration: Significant change to university funding model that requires inquiry to look at potential issues and impacts.

Possible submissions or evidence from: Universities, peak bodies, student unions, NTEU, academics. Committee to which bill is to be referred: Education & Employment Legislation Committee Possible hearing date(s): mid-August Possible reporting date: 3 September (signed) Nick McKim Senator SHELDON: I move: That the report be adopted.