Commentary on Amendments and Explanatory Materials [2023] AUSStaCSBSD 66 (30 March 2023)

• Commentary on amendments and explanatory materials
• Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Information Disclosure, National Interest and Other Measures) Bill 2022

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Commentary on amendments
and explanatory materials

Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Information Disclosure, National Interest and Other Measures) Bill 2022

1.44 On 8 March 2023, the Minister for Communications, the Honourable Michelle Rowland MP, presented a replacement explanatory memorandum to the bill.

1.45 The committee thanks the minister for tabling a replacement explanatory memorandum, which includes key information requested by the committee.^[34]

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

• Education Legislation Amendment (Startup Year and Other Measures) Bill 2023;^[35]

• National Reconstruction Fund Corporation Bill 2022;^[36]

• Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment (Medical Device and Human Tissue Product List and Cost Recovery) Bill 2022;^[37]

• Public Interest Disclosure Amendment (Review) Bill 2022;^[38]

• Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment Bill 2022;^[39]

• Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2022 Measures No. 1) Bill 2022;^[40] and

• Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 4) Bill 2022.^[41]

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[34] Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Scrutiny Digest 8 of 2022

(30 November 2022) pp. 3–6;

Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Scrutiny Digest 1 of 2023

(8 February 2023) pp. 106–109; and

Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Scrutiny Digest 2 of 2023 (8 March 2023) pp. 69–71.

[35] On 23 March 2023, Dr Scamps moved 93 amendments to the bill. The amendments were agreed in the House.

[36] On 20 March 2023, Senator Brown tabled a revised explanatory memorandum relating to the bill.

[37] On 21 March 2023, the Attorney-General (the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP) tabled a supplementary explanatory memorandum to the bill.

[38] On 21 March 2023, the Attorney-General (the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP) tabled a supplementary explanatory memorandum to the bill.

[39] On 22 March 20223, the Senate agreed to 7 Government amendments to the bill. Additionally, the Minister for Trade and Tourism (Senator Farrell) tabled two supplementary explanatory memoranda relating to the government amendments to be moved to the bill.

[40] On 8 March 2023, the Minister for Health and Aged Care (the Hon Mark Butler MP) presented a supplementary explanatory memorandum to the bill.

[41] On 8 March 2023, the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services (the Hon Stephen Jones MP) presented a supplementary explanatory memorandum to the bill.