Commentary on Amendments and Explanatory Materials [2018] AUSStaCSBSD 247 (14 November 2018)

• Commentary on amendments and explanatory materials

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Commentary on amendments
and explanatory materials

Defence Amendment (Call Out of the Australian Defence Force) Bill 2018

[Digests 8 & 10/18]

1.48 On 18 October 2018 the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology (Mrs K L Andrews) presented an addendum to the explanatory memorandum to the bill.

1.49 The committee thanks the minister for tabling this addendum to the explanatory memorandum which includes key information previously requested by the committee.^[55]

1.50 The committee has no comments on amendments made or explanatory material relating to the following bills:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund Bill 2018;^[56]

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2018;^[57]

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Amendment (Indigenous Land Corporation) Bill 2018;^[58]

• Telecommunications Legislation Amendment Bill 2018.^[59]

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[55] Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Scrutiny Digest 10 of 2018, 12 September 2018, pp. 13-25.

[56] On 25 October 2018 the House of Representatives agreed to nine Government amendments, the Minister for Indigenous Health (Mr Wyatt) presented a supplementary explanatory memorandum and the bill was read a third time.

[57] On 25 October 2018 the House of Representatives agreed to four Government amendments, the Minister for Indigenous Health (Mr Wyatt) presented a supplementary explanatory memorandum and the bill was read a third time.

[58] On 25 October 2018 the House of Representatives agreed to two Government amendments, the Minister for Indigenous Health (Mr Wyatt) presented a supplementary explanatory memorandum and the bill was read a third time.

[59] On 15 October 2018 the Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education (Senator Cash) tabled a replacement explanatory memorandum.