Commentary on Amendments and Explanatory Materials [2023] AUSStaCSBSD 112 (21 June 2023)

• Commentary on amendments and explanatory materials21
• Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) Amendment (Strengthening Land and Governance Provisions) Bill 2022
• Creative Australia Bill 2023

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Commentary on amendments
and explanatory materials^[21]

Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) Amendment (Strengthening Land and Governance Provisions) Bill 2022

1.36 On 14 June 2023, the Minister for Indigenous Australians (the Hon Linda Burney MP) circulated a supplementary explanatory memorandum to the bill.

1.37 The committee thanks the minister for providing a supplementary explanatory memorandum, which includes key information requested by the committee in relation to the broad delegation of administrative powers.^[22]

Creative Australia Bill 2023

1.38 On 16 June 2023, the Minister for the Arts (the Hon Tony Burke MP) circulated a correction to the explanatory memorandum.

1.39 The committee thanks the minister for providing a correction to the explanatory memorandum, which aligns with scrutiny concerns raised by the committee in relation to inconsistency with the primary legislation.^[23]

1.40 The committee makes no comment on amendments made or explanatory materials relating to the following bills:

• Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill 2023;^[24]

• Jobs and Skills Australia Amendment Bill 2023;^[25]

• Public Interest Disclosure Amendment (Review) Bill 2022; ^[26] and

• Treasury Laws Amendment (2023 Measures No. 2) Bill 2023.^[27]

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[21] This entry can be cited as: Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Commentary on amendments and explanatory materials, Scrutiny Digest 7 of 2023; [2023] AUSStaCSBSD 112.

[22] Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Digest 7 of 2022 (23 November 2022)

pp. 2–3; Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Digest 1 of 2023 (8 February 2023) p. 77.

[23] Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Digest 7 of 2022 (23 November 2022)

pp. 2–3; Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Digest 1 of 2023 (8 February 2023) p. 77.

[24] On 15 June 2023, the Minister for Home Affairs (the Hon Clare O’Neil MP) presented a replacement explanatory memorandum to the bill.

[25] On 13 June 2023, Senator the Hon Malarndirri McCarthy tabled a revised explanatory memorandum to the bill.

[26] On 15 June 2023, the Senate agreed to 3 Government amendments to the bill.

[27] On 16 June 2023, the Senate agreed to 2 Opposition amendments to the bill.