Private Senators' and Members' Bills That May Raise Scrutiny Concerns [2025] AUSStaCSBSD 32 (27 March 2025)

• Private senators’ and members’ bills that may raise scrutiny concerns20

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Private senators’ and members’ bills
that may raise scrutiny concerns^[20]

The committee notes that the following private senators’ and members’ bills may raise scrutiny concerns under Senate standing order 24. Should these bills proceed to further stages of debate, the committee may request further information from the bills’ proponents.

Bill	Relevant provisions	Potential scrutiny concerns
Whistleblower Protection Authority Bill 2025 and Whistleblower Protection Authority Bill (No. 2) 2025	Various provisions	Various provisions may raise scrutiny concerns under principle (i) in relation to privacy and clause 64 in relation to immunity from liability.
Lobbying (Improving Government Honesty and Trust) Bill 2025	Various provisions	Various provisions may raise scrutiny concerns under principle (i) in relation to undue trespass on rights and liberties.
Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill 2025	Clause 15	This provision may raise scrutiny concerns under principle (ii) in relation to broad delegation of administrative powers.

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^[20] This report can be cited as: Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Private senators’ and members’ bills that may raise scrutiny concerns, Scrutiny Digest 3 of 2025; [2025] AUSStaCSBSD 32.