Bills and Instruments With No Committee Comment [2020] AUPJCHR 32 (12 February 2020)

• Bills and instruments with no committee comment1

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Bills and instruments with no committee comment^[1]

1.15 The committee has no comment in relation to the following bills which were introduced into the Parliament between 4 and 6 February 2020. This is on the basis that the bills do not engage, or only marginally engage, human rights; promote human rights; and/or permissibly limit human rights:^[2]

• Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Flexibility Measures) Bill 2020;

• Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Simplifying Income Reporting and Other Measures) Bill 2020;

• Treasury Laws Amendment (2019-20 Bushfire Tax Assistance) Bill 2020; and

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Reuniting More Superannuation) Bill 2020.

1.16 The committee has examined the legislative instruments registered on the Federal Register of Legislation between 4 December 2019 and 8 January 2020.^[3] This includes the Autonomous Sanctions (Designated and Declared Persons – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) Continuing Effect Declaration and Designation Instrument 2019 [F2019L01572]. The committee has considered the human rights compatibility of similar instruments on a number of occasions.^[4] As this legislative instrument does not appear to designate or declare any individuals who are within Australia's jurisdiction, the committee makes no comment in relation to this specific instrument.

1.17 The committee has reported on one legislative instrument registered between 4 December 2019 and 8 January 2020 earlier in this chapter. The committee has determined not to comment on the remaining instruments from this period on the basis that the instruments do not engage, or only marginally engage, human rights; promote human rights; and/or permissibly limit human rights.

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[1] This section can be cited as Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Bills and instruments with no committee comment, Report 2 of 2020; [2020] AUPJCHR 32.

[2] Inclusion in the list is based on an assessment of the bill and relevant information provided in the statement of compatibility accompanying the bill. The committee may have determined not to comment on a bill notwithstanding that the statement of compatibility accompanying the bill may be inadequate.

[3] The committee examines all legislative instruments registered in the relevant period, as listed on the Federal Register of Legislation. To identify all of the legislative instruments scrutinised by the committee during this period, select 'legislative instruments' as the relevant type of legislation, select the event as 'assent/making', and input the relevant registration date range in the Federal Register of Legislation’s advanced search function, available at: https://www.legislation.gov.au/AdvancedSearch.

[4] See, most recently, Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Report 2 of 2019 (2 April 2019) pp. 112-122; Report 6 of 2018 (26 June 2018) pp. 104-131.See also Report 4 of 2018 (8 May 2018) pp. 64-83; Report 3 of 2018 (26 March 2018) pp. 82-96; Report 9 of 2016 (22 November 2016) pp. 41-55; Thirty-third Report of the 44th Parliament (2 February 2016) pp. 17-25; Twenty-eighth Report of the 44th Parliament (17 September 2015) pp. 15-38; Tenth Report of 2013 (26 June 2013) pp. 13-19; Sixth Report of 2013 (15 May 2013) pp. 135-137.