Commentary on Amendments and Explanatory Materials [2020] AUSStaCSBSD 17 (5 February 2020)

• Commentary on amendments and explanatory materials

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Commentary on amendments
and explanatory materials

Communications Legislation Amendment (Deregulation and Other Measures) Bill 2019

1.1 On 5 December 2019 the Minister for Forestry and Fisheries (Senator Duniam) tabled an addendum to the explanatory memorandum, and the bill was read a third time.

1.2 The committee thanks the minister for tabling this addendum to the explanatory memorandum which includes key information previously requested by the committee.^[1]

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

• Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (2019 Measures No. 1) Bill 2019;^[2]

• Higher Education Support (HELP Tuition Protection Levy) Bill 2019;^[3]

• Social Services Legislation Amendment (Payment Integrity) Bill 2019;^[4]

• Special Recreational Vessels Bill 2019;^[5] and

• VET Student Loans (VSL Tuition Protection Levy) Bill 2019.^[6]

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[1] Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Scrutiny Digest 9 of 2019, 27 November 2019, pp 15 – 20.

[2] On 4 December 2019 the Senate agreed to one Government request for an amendment, the Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business (Senator Cash) tabled a supplementary explanatory memorandum, and the bill was read a third time.

[3] On 5 December 2019 the Senate agreed to four Government requests for amendments, the Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business (Senator Cash) tabled a replacement explanatory memorandum and a supplementary explanatory memorandum, and the bill was agreed to subject to requests.

[4] On 2 December 2019 the Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Mr Morton) presented a correction to the explanatory memorandum, and the bill was read a third time.

[5] On 3 December 2019 the House of Representatives agreed to two Government requests for amendments, the Assistant Minister for Waste Reduction and Environmental Management (Mr Evans) presented a supplementary explanatory memorandum, and the bill was read a third time. On 5 December 2019 the Minister for Finance (Senator Cormann) tabled a revised explanatory memorandum, and the bill was read a third time.

[6] On 5 December 2019 the Senate agreed to four Government requests for amendments, the Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business (Senator Cash) tabled a replacement explanatory memorandum and a supplementary explanatory memorandum to the bill, and the bill was agreed to subject to requests.