Chapter 2 - Other Legislation [2020] AUPJCHR 84 (20 May 2020)

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Chapter 2^[1]

Other legislation

2.1 The committee has assessed the human rights compatibility of bills introduced into the Parliament on 28 March, 8 April, and 12 to 14 May 2020 (which were not made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic). The committee makes no comment on the following bills, on the basis that the legislation does not engage, or only marginally engages, human rights; promotes human rights; and/or permissibly limits human rights: ^[2]

• Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment (Jabiru) Bill 2020;

• Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2019-2020;

• Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2019-2020;

• Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Amendment (APRA Industry Funding) Bill 2020;

• Authorised Deposit-taking Institutions Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2020;

• Authorised Non-operating Holding Companies Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2020;

• Aviation Legislation Amendment (Liability and Insurance) Bill 2020

• Excise Tariff Amendment Bill 2020;

• Export Control Legislation Amendment (Certification of Narcotic Exports)

Bill 2020;

• General Insurance Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2020;

• Life Insurance Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2020;

• National Skills Commissioner Bill 2020;

• Norfolk Island Amendment (Supreme Court) Bill 2020;

• Payment Times Reporting Bill 2020;

• Payment Times Reporting (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020;

• Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Amendment (Dairy Cattle Export Charge) Bill 2020;

• Product Stewardship (Oil) Amendment Bill 2020;

• Retirement Savings Account Providers Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2020;

• Services Australia Governance Amendment Bill 2020;

• Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus) Bill 2020;

• Superannuation Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2020;

• Supply Bill (No. 1) 2020-2021;

• Supply Bill (No. 2) 2020-2021;

• Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2020-2021;

• Treasury Laws Amendment (2020 Measures No. 2) Bill 2020;

• Treasury Laws Amendment (More Flexible Superannuation) Bill 2020; and

• Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Supporting the Wellbeing of Veterans and Their Families) Bill 2020.

2.2 The committee has deferred its consideration of the following bills which were introduced during this period:

• Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill 2020; and

• Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2020

2.3 The committee has also assessed the human rights compatibility of legislative instruments registered on the Federal Register of Legislation between 5 March 2020 and 12 May 2020.^[3] The committee has determined not to comment on the 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, Other legislation, Report 6 of 2020; [2020] AUPJCHR 83.

[2] For the committee's consideration of bills made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, see Appendix 1 of this report, and the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Human rights scrutiny of COVID-19 legislation: Report 5 of 2020, (29 April 2020).

[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 (including legislation made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic), 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.