Commentary on Amendments and Explanatory Materials [2023] AUSStaCSBSD 82 (10 May 2023)

• Commentary on amendments and explanatory materials108
• National Reconstruction Fund Corporation Bill 2022

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Commentary on amendments
and explanatory materials^[108]

National Reconstruction Fund Corporation Bill 2022

1.173 On 27 March 2023, the Minister for Industry and Science (the Hon Ed Husic MP) presented a supplementary explanatory memorandum to the bill.

1.174 On 28 March 2023, the Senate agreed to government amendments to the bill.^[109] Additionally, the Minister for Trade and Tourism, Senator Don Farrell, tabled a supplementary explanatory memoranda relating to the government amendments moved to the bill.

1.175 The committee welcomes the government amendments to the bill which appear to address the committee's scrutiny concerns relating to the broad delegation of administrative powers or functions.^[110]

1.176 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^[111]

• Safeguard Mechanism (Crediting) Amendment Bill 2022^[112]

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[108] This entry can be cited as: Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Commentary on amendments and explanatory materials, Scrutiny Digest 5 of 2023; [2023] AUSStaCSBSD 82.

[109] On 28 March 2023, the Senate agreed to 10 Government, 3 Jacqui Lambie Network and 2 Independent amendments to the bill. The committee draws its attention to amendments on sheet UC140.

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

(8 February 2023) pp. 28–29; and

Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Scrutiny Digest 2 of 2023 (8 March 2023) pp. 45–46.

[111] On 27 March 2023, Senator Brown tabled a revised explanatory memorandum relating to the bill.

[112] On 27 March 2023, the Senate agreed to 6 Government amendments to the bill and

Mr Bowen presented a supplementary explanatory memorandum to the bill.

On 28 March 2023, Senator Gallagher tabled a revised explanatory memorandum to the bill.

On 29 March 2023, the Senator McAllister tabled a supplementary explanatory memorandum relating to the government amendments to be moved to the bill.

On 30 March 2023, the Senate agreed to 14 Government and 2 Australian Greens amendments to the bill.