Commentary on Amendments and Explanatory Materials [2023] AUSStaCSBSD 125 (2 August 2023)

• Commentary on amendments and explanatory materials1
• Education Legislation Amendment (Startup Year and Other Measures) Bill 2023
• Nature Repair Market Bill 2023

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Commentary on amendments
and explanatory materials^[1]

Education Legislation Amendment (Startup Year and Other Measures) Bill 2023

1.1 On 21 June 2023, the Minister for Education (the Hon Jason Clare MP) circulated a supplementary explanatory memorandum to the bill.

1.2 The committee thanks the minister for providing a correction to the explanatory memorandum, which includes key information requested by the committee in relation to the availability of independent merits review.^[2]

Nature Repair Market Bill 2023

1.3 On 21 June 2023, the House of Representatives agreed to 93 Crossbench amendments to the bill.

1.4 The committee welcomes the House of Representatives amendments to the bill which appear to address the committee's concerns relating to parliamentary scrutiny and the requirement to table reports in Parliament.^[3]

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

• Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management Reform) Bill 2023;^[4]

• Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 4) Bill 2022;^[5] and

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Refining and Improving Our Tax System) Bill 2023.^[6]

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[1] This entry can be cited as: Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Commentary on amendments and explanatory materials, Scrutiny Digest 8 of 2023; [2023] AUSStaCSBSD 125.

[2] Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Digest 6 of 2023 (14 June 2023)

pp. 51–54; Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Digest 5 of 2023 (10 May 2023) pp. 56–60; Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Digest 3 of 2023 (22 March 2023) pp. 1–3.

[3] Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Digest 5 of 2023 (10 May 2023) pp. 34–40.

[4] On 22 June 2023, the Senate agreed to three Australian Greens amendments to the bill.

[5] On 20 June 2023, the Senate agreed to two Government amendments to the bill and the Minister for Finance (Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher) tabled a supplementary explanatory memorandum relating to the government amendments to be moved to the bill.

[6] On 21 June 2023, the Senate agreed to three Government and two Australian Greens amendments to the bill and the Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Transport (Senator the Hon Carol Brown) tabled a supplementary explanatory memorandum relating to the government amendments to be moved to the bill.