Commentary on Amendments and Explanatory Materials [2023] AUSStaCSBSD 56 (22 March 2023)

• Commentary on amendments and explanatory materials

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Commentary on amendments
and explanatory materials

Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment (Medical Device and Human Tissue Product List and Cost Recovery) Bill 2022

1.78 On 7 March 2023, one government amendment was made to the bill in the Senate.

1.79 The committee welcomes the Senate amendment to the bill which appears to address the committee's scrutiny concerns relating to broad discretionary powers.

Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2022 Measures No. 1) Bill 2022

1.80 On 9 March 2023, three government amendments were made to the bill in the Senate.

1.81 The committee welcomes the Senate amendments to the bill which appear to address the committee's scrutiny concerns relating to the exclusion of the natural justice hearing rule in releasing therapeutic goods information to the public.

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

• Higher Education Support Amendment (Australia's Economic Accelerator) Bill 2022^[57]

• National Reconstruction Fund Corporation Bill 2022^[58]

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[57] On 6 March 2023, the Senate agreed to one Australian Greens amendment to the bill.

[58] On 9 March 2023, the House of Representatives agreed to two crossbench amendments to the bill.