Bills and Instruments With No Committee Comment [2021] AUPJCHR 49 (29 April 2021)

• Bills and instruments with no committee comment1
• Private Member's bill that may limit human rights

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Bills and instruments with no committee comment^[1]

1.91 The committee has no comment in relation to the following bills which were introduced into the Parliament between 22 to 25 March 2021. 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]

• Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (2021 Measures No. 1) Bill 2021;

• Charter of Budget Honesty Amendment (Rural and Regional Australia Statements) Bill 2021;

• Competition and Consumer Amendment (Motor Vehicle Service and Repair Information Sharing Scheme) Bill 2021;

• Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve’s Law) Bill 2021; and

• Snowy Hydro Corporatisation Amendment (No New Fossil Fuels) Bill 2021.

1.92 The committee has examined the legislative instruments registered on the Federal Register of Legislation between 3 to 21 March 2021.^[3] The committee has reported on one legislative instrument from this period 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.

Private Member's bill that may limit human rights

1.93 The committee notes that the following private member's bill appears to engage and may limit human rights. Should this bill proceed to further stages of debate, the committee may request further information from the legislation proponent as to the human rights compatibility of the bill:

• Commonwealth Environment Protection Authority Bill 2021.

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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 5 of 2021; [2021] AUPJCHR 49.

[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.