COMMITTEES
Senator GROGAN (South Australia—Deputy Government Whip in the Senate) (11:15): At the request of Senator Sheldon, I present report no. 10 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. 10 OF 2026 20 August 2026 MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE Senator Tony Sheldon (Government Whip, Chair) Senator Maria Kovacic (Opposition Whip) Senator Sean Bell (One Nation Whip) Senator Nick McKim (Australian Greens Whip) Senator Ralph Babet Senator Ross Cadell (The Nationals Whip) Senator the Hon.
Anthony Chisholm Senator Jessica Collins Senator the Hon. Katy Gallagher Senator Jacqui Lambie Senator Kerrynne Liddle Senator Fatima Payman Senator David Pocock Senator Lidia Thorpe Secretary: Tim Bryant 02 6277 3020 SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 10 OF 2026 1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 19 August 2026 at 7.11 pm. 2.
The committee recommends that— (a) the Commonwealth Land (Affordable Housing) Bill 2026 be referred immediately to the Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 12 October 2026, (b) the Crimes Amendment (Prohibiting Shackling During Childbirth) Bill 2026 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 7 October 2026 (see appendix 1 for statements of reasons for referral), and (c) the provisions of the Criminal Code Amendment (National Sport Integrity Offences) Bill 2026 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 2 October 2026 (see appendix 2 for statements of reasons for referral). 3.
The committee recommends that the Passenger Movement Charge 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 Anti-Discrimination Legislation Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Sex Characteristics Discrimination Commissioner) Bill 2026 Broadcasting Services Amendment (Audio Description) Bill 2019 Broadcasting Services Amendment (Register of Media Interests) Bill 2026 Carbon Credits and Other Legislation Amendment (Integrity and Transparency) Bill 2026 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 (Prohibiting the Strip Searching of Children) Bill 2026 Crimes Amendment (Repeal Mandatory Minimum Sentences) Bill 2025 Criminal Code Amendment (Equal Access to Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2026 Customs Legislation Amendment (Commercial Greyhound Export and Import Prohibition) Bill 2021 Digital ID Repeal Bill 2024 Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Communications) Bill 2025 Electoral Legislation Amendment (Fair Territory Representation) 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 Interactive Gambling (Cost Recovery Levy) Bill 2026 Lobbying (Improving Government Honesty and Trust) Bill 2025 National Housing and Homelessness Plan Bill 2024 News Journalism Payments (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2026 News Journalism Payments Bill 2026 News Media Bargaining (Administration) Bill 2026 News Media Bargaining Charge Bill 2026 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 Treasury Laws Amendment (News Media Bargaining) (Consequential) Bill 2026 Treasury Laws Amendment (Removing the Widows and Spouses Tax) Bill 2026 Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Accountability for Tax Adviser Misconduct and Other Measures) Bill 2026 Unlocking Supply of Family Homes Bill 2025, and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Clearing the Fair Work Commission Backlog) Bill 2026. 5.
The committee considered the following bills but could not reach agreement: Fair Work Amendment (Disqualified Officers) Bill 2026 Housing Australia Amendment (Transparency and Reporting) Bill 2026, and Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Fair Super for Young Workers) Bill 2026. (Tony Sheldon) Chair 19 August 2026 Appendix 1 SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE Name of bill: Crimes Amendment (Prohibiting Shacking during Childbirth) Bill 2026 Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration: Consider the circumstances, extent of and impact of shackling during childbirth and arguments for ending the practice by calling on expert witnesses and lived experience for considering detailed evidence Possible submissions or evidence from: Women's legal and support services Health services Psychologists Correctional facilities Law enforcement agencies Lived experience Committee to which bill is to be referred: Legat and Constitutional Affairs (Legislation) Committee Possible hearing date(s): September 2026 Possible reporting date: 7 October 2026 (signed) Senator Lidia Thorpe Appendix 2 SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE Proposal to refer a bill to a committee Name of bill: Criminal Code Amendment (National Sport Integrity Offences) Bill 2026 Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration: Scrutiny of legislation Possible submissions or evidence from: Relevant stakeholders Committee to which bill is to be referred: Legat and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee Possible hearing date(s): August-September Possible reporting date: 2 October 2026 (signed) Maria Kovacic Senator GROGAN: I move: That the report be adopted.