Tony Burke
Watson · Australian Labor Party · Australia
“People smugglers want there to be footage of Australian voices claiming that people smuggling will work, and those opposite are providing it. The second thing that people smugglers want is access to information.”
“I think it's fair to say that that sort of respect is ordinarily there regardless—it's nothing to do with the gravity of the issue. It's just an acknowledgement that each of us is one out of 150, to make sure that we are conscious that, if everybody acted the way we might want to act in a particular moment, the House could itself become u…”
“on indulgence—When the government seeks to have a debate management motion, there's always discussion in the House as to whether or not that is reasonable. In order for us to make sure that we can respect all 150 members of the parliament, there are a number of things that members ordinarily do.”
“Let me start with this: anyone who saw last night on the news that a number of people had tried to enter our country without a visa should know that, by the time they woke up this morning, every single one of them had been removed from Australia—every single one.”
“I thank the member for Leichhardt. I acknowledge the strong role that the member for Leichhardt has had in combating foreign fishing and, in particular, in calling for the work of Border Force that's up there now in Operation BROADSTAFF.”
“This is an amendment about who the deputy chair should be and whether they should be a member of the opposition. The deputy chair of the committee is a member of the opposition; it's Senator Dean Smith.”
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“I don't think anybody wants their speech to be a reason for the delay, and we do want the education minister to be able to have the powers that are contained within the legislation at the earliest possible opportunity. The examples that we've seen from a very, very small section of workers within that sector are so horrific that there is a legitimate expectation by the public that we act quickly. The normal way of the government being able to act quickly with respect to both of the bills would simply be for me to move that the question be put. That is the normal way that that's been done by both sides of politics over the years.”
“The issues with respect to the student-debt bill is because, once it passes the parliament, there is a mountain of work that has to be done in terms of lines of coding and everything before students will in fact see the reduction in their debts. They're not disadvantaged by this, because it is backdated, but the length of delay which already occurs just administratively is longer than we want it to be and we are trying to avoid the parliament adding to that delay. For the second bill, with respect to early education, anyone who has been asked in the media about this bill, from wherever they sit within the parliament, has spoken about its urgency. The nature of the issue though is one where lots of people will have speeches, including some very personal speeches that they'll be wanting to put on the record.”
“Given the unusual nature of this suspension, I'll give a brief explanation to the House. I want to thank both the Manager of Opposition Business and the crossbench for the consultation that has happened in the lead-up to this, and I accept that this is a process which we are doing for specific reasons today. I am hopeful that, if we ever repeat it, it's very rare. Certainly, the ideal would be that it's never repeated. I'll explain, having said all that, what it is we're actually doing. There are two items of legislation that the government needs to urgently get across to the Senate. One relates to the 20 per cent cut in student debt and the other relates to the government being able to raise standards in early childhood education. These bills need to get across to the Senate quickly for very different reasons.”
“I move: That: (1) for Tuesday, 29 July 2025 and Wednesday, 30 July 2025: (a) standing order 33 (limit on business after normal time of adjournment) be suspended; and (b) so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the adjournment debate being interrupted at 8 pm and government business having priority until: (i) business concludes, if earlier than 10 pm; or (ii) 10 pm; or (iii) a later time specified by a Minister prior to 10 pm; at which point, the debate being adjourned and the House immediately adjourning until the next sitting; (2) for Tuesday, 29 July 2025 to Thursday, 31 July 2025: (a) statements of no longer than 10 minutes each on the provisions of the Early Childhood Education and Care (Strengthening Regulation of Early Education) Bill 2025 be permitted in the House or Federation Chamber when other business is not before that Chamber; and (b) statements of no longer than 10 minutes each on the provisions of the Universities Accord (Cutting Student Debt by 20 Per Cent) Bill 2025 be permitted in the House or Federation Chamber when other business is not before that Chamber; and (3) any variation to this arrangement being made only on a motion moved by a Minister.”
“I declare that, unless otherwise ordered, the Customs Amendment (Australia-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) Bill 2025 and Customs Tariff Amendment (Australia-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) Bill 2025 stand referred to the Federation Chamber for further consideration at the adjournment of the debate on the motion for the second reading of the Customs Amendment (Australia-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) Bill 2025.”
“by leave—I move: That members be appointed as members of certain committees in accordance with the list that has been placed on the table. As the list is a lengthy one, I don't propose to read the list to the House. Details will be recorded in Votes and Proceedings . Question agreed to.”
“by leave—I move: That, in accordance with the provisions of the National Library Act 1960 , this House elects Ms Claydon to be a member of the Council of the National Library of Australia and to continue as a member for a period of three years from this day. Question agreed to.”
“by leave—I move: That, in accordance with the provisions of section 10 of the Archives Act 1983 , this House appoints Mr D Smith as a member of the National Archives of Australia Advisory Council for a period of three years. Question agreed to.”
“But the commitment that I certainly can give as well is that the Albanese government will continue to support the South Australian government to address this. (Time expired)”
“It's not purely the Great Southern Reef, but most of the sites within that program are the Great Southern Reef. Similarly, there is $5½ million through the National Environmental Science Program and the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation for management effectiveness and knowledge gathering across those marine parks, particularly in temperate reefs. The Bureau of Meteorology, together with the CSIRO, is also looking at having a marine heatwave forecast tool. People would be aware that the challenge here has been three things that have come all at once. We had, from the Murray River, a nutrient runoff of extraordinary proportions, combined with a cold water upwelling and a marine heatwave. All that has caused what we've been seeing, by the best of scientific research so far.”
“As the member is aware—and I'll go to monitoring in a minute—the environment minister has committed $14 million, together with South Australia, to make sure we are helping South Australia in particular, which has been so horrifically hit by this algal bloom anything. Think of people walking along the beaches in South Australia, and the great joy, what would normally be the happiest part of their day, has become the most depressing—seeing the death of marine life along those beaches. There is significant research in conservation projects which touch on the Great Southern Reef. The projects that I'll go through are not limited to it, but a whole lot of their work is within the Great Southern Reef. For example, there's $24.5 million, and most of the sites for this are hand-fished giant kelp and shellfish reef restoration projects.”
“I thank the member for Mayo for the question. Also, for her whole time here in the parliament, she has been an absolute champion of the coastline, including beautiful Kangaroo Island in her electorate. I think the member is right to say, of the Great Southern Reef, that people will know the Great Barrier Reef on the east coast and people will know Ningaloo Reef on the west coast. But with the Great Southern Reef you're going all the way from New South Wales, around Tasmania and around Victoria, South Australia, and WA. We're talking about 8,000 kilometres. That is the size of this reef. Understandably, there's been a focus on it right now because of the algal bloom. Think of that distance being a reef of some 8,000 kilometres, but the algal bloom is 4,400 kilometres. So, the size of what's going on is extraordinary.”
“by leave—I move: That Members be appointed as members of certain committees in accordance with the following list: Standing Committee on Appropriations and Administration—Mr Burns, Ms Chesters, Ms Clutterham, Mr Soon Standing Committee on Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water—Ms Berry, Ms Byrnes, Ms Comer, Mr French, Mr Repacholi, Ms Urquhart Standing Committee on Communications, the Arts and Sport—Ms Doyle, Mrs Elliot, Mr Moncrieff, Mr M Smith, Ms J Ryan, Ms Templeman Standing Committee on Economics—Ms Campbell, Mr Gregg, Mr Husic, Ms Jarrett, Mr Laxale, Ms Sitou Standing Committee on Education—Ms Coffey, Dr Garland, Ms Roberts, Ms J Ryan, Mr Soon, Mr Watts Standing Committee on Employment, Workplace Relations, Skills and Training—Ms Ambihaipahar, Ms Coker, Ms Fernando, Dr Garland, Ms Lawrence, Ms Roberts Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Disability—Ms Belyea, Ms France, Dr Freelander, Ms Jordan-Baird, Dr Reid, Ms Stanley Standing Committee on Industry, Innovation and Science—Mr Abdo, Ms Byrnes, Ms Mascarenhas, Mr Mitchell, Mr Repacholi, Ms Teesdale Standing Committee on Petitions—Ms Belyea, Ms Comer, Ms T Cook, Mr Holzberger, Ms Roberts Committee of Privileges and Members' Interests—Ms Claydon, Mrs Elliot, Mr Laxale, Mr Mitchell, Ms J Ryan, Mr D Smith Standing Committee on Procedure—Ms Claydon, Ms K Cook, Mr Gregg, Mr Neumann Publications Committee—Ms Doyle, Ms Fernando, Mr Moncrieff, Mr Ng Standing Committee on Regional Development, Infrastructure and Transport—Ms Briskey, Mr Burnell, Ms Jordan-Baird, Mr Neumann, Mrs Phillips, Ms Urquhart Selection Committee—Ms Byrnes, Ms Chesters, Ms Mascarenhas, Ms Roberts, Ms Sitou, Ms Urquhart Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs—Ms Clutterham, Mr Gregg, Ms Miller-Frost, Mr Ng, Mr D Smith, Ms Witty Joint Committee on the Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings—Ms Swanson, Ms Teesdale, Ms Witty Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit—Ms Berry, Mr Burns, Ms France, Mr Husic, Ms Miller-Frost, Ms Sitou Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works—Ms Ambihaipahar, Mr Burns, Mr D Smith, Mr Zappia Question agreed to.”
“Documents are tabled in accordance with the list circulated to the honourable members earlier today. Full details of the documents will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings . Documents made parliamentary papers.”
“Today, because the government is Labor, we have started the pathway for 20 per cent off student debt. We will go on with legislation to make sure that penalty rates for workers are guaranteed. That will happen because the government is Labor. We will continue to have tax cuts for every taxpayer because the government is Labor. There will be more free GP visits because the government is Labor. There will be even cheaper medicines because the government is Labor. There will be permanent free TAFE occurring only because the government is Labor. There will be more affordable homes after three years of blocking by the coalition and the Greens to stop more homes being built. There will be more affordable homes because the government is Labor. There will be more energy bill relief because the government is Labor.”
“Instead, the first bill from the opposition is coming from the member for New England and is to abolish net zero. This continues what we did in our first time. In our first term, issues that were at stake in the legislative agenda went through because the Albanese Labor government got wages moving. Because we had the Albanese Labor government, we had legislation for energy bill relief. These were all opposed—making medicines cheaper, free TAFE, the urgent care clinics, progress on closing the gender gap. These issues were all at stake, but the principles of the last term—that this would be a government that wanted people to earn more and keep more of what they earn and that this would be a government where no-one was held back and no-one was left behind—are part of the legislative agenda for the Albanese government in its second term.”
“I thank the member for Braddon for the question. There are 150 of us in the room, all of whom faced an election. But only one of us recorded the largest swing in Australia. I congratulate the member for Braddon on that. The legislative agenda for the government has already started, and, as the Prime Minister has already referred to in question time, that legislative agenda is different because we have a Labor government. That legislative agenda involved the first bill today, which was the 20 per cent cut to student debt for students from both universities and TAFE who have student debt. They will get a 20 per cent cut which they would not have had. It was at risk as to how the election would go, and, certainly, the plan from the coalition—the alternative—would have been that the first bill was to raise taxes for every Australian taxpayer.”
“From the environmental perspective, we want to make sure we are better able to protect our precious environment and our Australian heritage. The minister has made it clear that that work is being done, and it's being done by the government.”
“So, in terms of the impact on climate change, it's affected by the other legislation we've put in place, and, in terms of the heritage impact, it's affected specifically by the EPBC Act—what's known as our environmental legislation. The member would be aware of the different things that have been said already by the government, particularly by the environment minister, in terms of the work that the government is doing both with industry stakeholders and with environmental groups to try to make sure that we can bring environmental law reform together in this term. That negotiation is happening, that work is happening, because at the moment, until we're able to get environmental laws that are fit for purpose, we have a situation where no-one wins in terms of business, which wants to make sure it can get decisions in a timely way.”
“The laws that we've passed with respect to climate change apply to that project. But, at the same time, when the environment minister considers environmental law, that's where they consider a series of other issues, including threatened species, and in this case, quite specifically, issues around heritage and, in particular, issues relating to rock art. There are specific conditions that the proposed decision—at the moment it's a proposed decision; the final decision hasn't come down. But the environment minister has put forward a proposed decision. With respect to the concerns about the potential impact on the nearby rock art, there are strict conditions on air emissions which have been put forward in that proposed decision.”
“I thank the member for Bradfield and congratulate her on her election as well. The first thing to say with respect to the North West Shelf is there are two sets of legal provisions. There are the legal provisions that we've made on environmental law which go to a range of environmental treaties—that's their basis—and that are handled by the Minister for the Environment and Water, and there are a series of other pieces of legislation handled by the Minister for Climate Change and Energy that make sure that the government are doing what we said we would do with respect to emissions. The project on the North West Shelf that the member for Bradfield refers to is subject to both. So, in terms of the impact on climate change, it is subject to the safeguard mechanism. It's subject to the safeguard mechanism because it's a high-emitting project.”
“Finally, the bill amends the Intelligence Services Act 2001 to permit the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security to undertake a further review of the operation, effectiveness and implications of the framework three years after the commencement of this bill. Closing remarks The measures I've outlined in this bill deliver important reforms to ensure that ASIO has the powers it needs to respond to emerging challenges and to deliver on its mission to counter threats to Australia's security and ensure that all Australians can be safe and feel safe. The bill reflects this government's commitment to ensuring Australia's national security laws continually evolve to protect the Australian community, while ensuring that strong safeguards remain firmly in place. I commend the bill to the House. Debate adjourned.”
“These include amendments to ensure the independence and impartiality of prescribed authorities, additional safeguards for the questioning of a person who is or will imminently be charged with a criminal offence, and additional reporting requirements to ensure that the Attorney-General is made aware of any noncompliance with, or contraventions of, the requirements of a warrant. These amendments will strengthen key safeguards in the existing legislative framework to promote fairness, uphold human rights and the right to a fair trial, and enhance transparency and accountability.”
“The Director-General's 2025 Annual Threat Assessment made it clear that ASIO anticipates that multiple threats will intensify over the next five years: 'The most confronting thing about the new security environment—the prevailing security environment and the future security environment—is there is no single security concern.' That is from the Director-General. These amendments ensure that ASIO's questioning powers reflect this reality. Importantly, the bill makes targeted amendments to further strengthen existing safeguards and oversight mechanisms to protect individual rights.”
“ASIO has used these powers judiciously in circumstances where ASIO's other powers were not appropriate for the circumstances. The bill also expands the security matters for which ASIO may seek an adult questioning warrant. This will enable ASIO to obtain an adult questioning warrant in relation to sabotage, attacks on Australia's defence systems, the promotion of communal violence, and serious threats to Australia's territorial and border integrity, in addition to terrorism, espionage and foreign interference.”
“This bill acknowledges that ASIO's compulsory questioning powers remain a valuable intelligence collection tool and makes amendments to ensure that ASIO has the powers it needs to operate effectively in an increasingly complex and challenging security environment. I'll now turn to the key amendments that are contained in the bill. The bill repeals the sunset date in Division 3 of Part III of the ASIO Act and makes the questioning powers permanent. Since its introduction, the framework has been subject to five parliamentary reviews and two independent reviews, causing the parliament to extend the sunset date five times. Removing the sunset provision reflects the government's view that these powers now form an essential part of ASIO's collection powers, particularly in light of the threat environment.”
“Australia is facing multifaceted, merging, intersecting, concurrent, cascading threats, and if we are to ensure that Australians are safe, and feel safe, ASIO must be properly equipped to respond. Today, I am introducing the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2025, which amends ASIO's compulsory questioning powers to reflect changes in Australia's security environment and further strengthen the safeguards and oversight mechanisms in the framework. ASIO's compulsory questioning powers were first introduced in 2003 in response to the growing threat of terrorism following the September 11 attacks in the United States. After more than 20 years, Australia's security landscape has evolved considerably, and so have the powers.”
“I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation performs an essential role in protecting Australia and Australians from threats to their security. ASIO's compulsory questioning powers, contained in Division 3 of Part III of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979, provide ASIO with a unique and necessary tool to investigate the most significant threats confronting Australia today. In his 2025 Annual Threat Assessment, the Director-General of Security outlined ASIO's outlook to 2030, which assessed that over the next five years Australia's security environment will become more dynamic, more diverse and more degraded.”
“The bill reflects this government's commitment to ensuring Australia's national security agencies have the powers they need to ensure that Australians can be safe, and feel safe, in an increasingly complex national security environment. Debate adjourned.”
“This bill will ensure ASIO retains these important powers to investigate and gather critical intelligence while reforms to the framework are progressed through parliament, including consideration by the PJCIS. Closing remarks I would note that this bill ensures that ASIO continues to have the powers it needs to navigate an increasingly complex, challenging and changing security environment and deliver on its mission to protect the safety of Australia and Australians. The regime will continue to be subject to extensive safeguards and oversight mechanisms to protect individual rights, including oversight by the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security.”
“I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2025 extends the sunset date of ASIO's compulsory questioning powers by 18 months, until 7 March 2027. This extension will enable the government to progress reforms to ASIO's questioning powers, and ensure the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) has sufficient time to consider those reforms. In September 2023, the PJCIS elected to review the compulsory questioning framework ahead of its sunset date, but it did not complete its review prior to the parliament being prorogued earlier this year.”
“I move: That: (1) a Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters be appointed to inquire into and report on such matters relating to electoral laws and practices and their administration as may be referred to it by either House of the Parliament or a Minister; (2) annual reports of government departments and authorities and reports of the Auditor-General presented to the House shall stand referred to the committee for any inquiry the committee may wish to make and reports shall stand referred to the committee in accordance with a schedule tabled by the Speaker to record the areas of responsibility of each committee, provided that: (a) any question concerning responsibility for a report or a part of a report shall be determined by the Speaker; and (b) the period during which an inquiry concerning an annual report may be commenced by a committee shall end on the day on which the next annual report of that department or authority is presented to the House; (3) the committee consist of 11 members, four Members of the House of Representatives to be nominated by the Government Whip or Whips, two Members of the House of Representatives to be nominated by the Opposition Whip or Whips, or by any minority group or independent Member, two Senators to be nominated by the Leader of the Government in the Senate, two Senators to be nominated by the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and one Senator to be nominated by any minority group or independent Senator; (4) for the purposes of the inquiry into the 2025 election only, participating members may be appointed to the committee on the nomination in the House of Representatives, of the Government or Opposition Whips or any minority group or independent Member, and, in the Senate, of the Leader of the Government or Opposition, or any minority group or independent Senator, and such participating member: (a) shall be taken to be a member of the committee for the purposes of forming a quorum; and (b) may participate in hearings of evidence and deliberations of the committee and have all rights of a committee member except that a participating member may not vote on any question before the committee; (5) every nomination of a member of the committee be notified in writing to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (6) the members of the committee hold office as a joint standing committee until the House of Representatives is dissolved or expires by effluxion of time; (7) the committee elect a: (a) Government member as its chair; and (b) non-Government member as its deputy chair who shall act as chair of the committee at any time when the chair is not present at a meeting of the committee; (8) at any time when the chair and deputy chair are not present at a meeting of the committee the members present shall elect another member to act as chair at that meeting; (9) in the event of an equally divided vote, the chair, or the deputy chair when acting as chair, shall have a casting vote; (10) three members of the committee constitute a quorum of the committee, provided that in a deliberative meeting the quorum shall include one Government member of either House and one non-Government member of either House; (11) the committee: (a) have power to appoint subcommittees consisting of three or more of its members and to refer to any subcommittee any matter which the committee is empowered to examine; and (b) appoint the chair of each subcommittee who shall have a deliberative vote and, in the event of an equally divided vote, a casting vote; (12) at any time when the chair of a subcommittee is not present at a meeting of the subcommittee, the members of the subcommittee present shall elect another member of that subcommittee to act as chair at that meeting; (13) two members of a subcommittee constitute a quorum of that subcommittee, provided that in a deliberative meeting the quorum shall include one Government member of either House and one non-Government member of either House; (14) members of the committee who are not members of a subcommittee may participate in the proceedings of that subcommittee but shall not vote, move any motion or be counted for the purpose of a quorum; (15) the committee or any subcommittee have power to: (a) call for witnesses to attend and for documents to be produced; (b) conduct proceedings at any place it sees fit; (c) sit in public or in private; (d) report from time to time; and (e) adjourn from time to time and to sit during any adjournment of the Senate and the House of Representatives; (16) the committee or any subcommittee have power to consider and make use of: (a) submissions lodged with the Clerk of the Senate in response to public advertisements placed in accordance with the resolution of the Senate of 26 November 1981 relating to a proposed Joint Select Committee on the Electoral System; and (b) the evidence and records of the Joint Committees on Electoral Reform and Electoral Matters appointed during previous Parliaments; (17) the provisions of this resolution, so far as they are inconsistent with the standing orders, have effect notwithstanding anything contained in the standing orders; and (18) a message be sent to the Senate acquainting it of this resolution and requesting that it concur and take action accordingly.”
“I move: That: (1) a Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs be appointed to inquire into and report on such matters relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs as may be referred to it by either House of the Parliament or a Minister; (2) annual reports of government departments and authorities and reports of the Auditor-General presented to the House shall stand referred to the committee for any inquiry the committee may wish to make and reports shall stand referred to the committee in accordance with a schedule tabled by the Speaker to record the areas of responsibility of each committee, provided that: (a) any question concerning responsibility for a report or a part of a report shall be determined by the Speaker; and (b) the period during which an inquiry concerning an annual report may be commenced by a committee shall end on the day on which the next annual report of that department or authority is presented to the House; (3) the committee consist of 11 members, four Members of the House of Representatives to be nominated by the Government Whip or Whips, two Members of the House of Representatives to be nominated by the Opposition Whip or Whips, one Member of the House of Representatives to be nominated by any minority group or independent Member, two Senators to be nominated by the Leader of the Government in the Senate, one Senator to be nominated by the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and one Senator to be nominated by any minority group or independent Senator; (4) a Senator or Member of the House of Representatives may be appointed to the committee as a substitute for a member of the committee, in respect of a particular matter or matters; (5) substitute members have all the rights of committee members in relation to the matters for which they have been substituted; (6) every nomination of a member, or substitute member of the committee be notified in writing to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (7) the members of the committee hold office as a joint standing committee until the House of Representatives is dissolved or expires by effluxion of time; (8) the committee elect a: (a) Government member as its chair; and (b) non-Government member as its deputy chair who shall act as chair of the committee at any time when the chair is not present at a meeting of the committee; (9) at any time when the chair and deputy chair are not present at a meeting of the committee the members present shall elect another member to act as chair at that meeting; (10) in the event of an equally divided vote, the chair, or the deputy chair when acting as chair, shall have a casting vote; (11) three members of the committee constitute a quorum of the committee, provided that in a deliberative meeting the quorum shall include one Government member of either House and one non-Government member of either House; (12) the committee: (a) have power to appoint subcommittees consisting of three or more of its members and to refer to any subcommittee any matter which the committee is empowered to examine; and (b) appoint the chair of each subcommittee who shall have a deliberative vote and, in the event of an equally divided vote, a casting vote; (13) at any time when the chair of a subcommittee is not present at a meeting of the subcommittee, the members of the subcommittee present shall elect another member of that subcommittee to act as chair at that meeting; (14) two members of a subcommittee constitute a quorum of that subcommittee, provided that in a deliberative meeting the quorum shall include one Government member of either House and one non-Government member of either House; (15) members of the committee who are not members of a subcommittee may participate in the proceedings of that subcommittee but shall not vote, move any motion or be counted for the purpose of a quorum; (16) the committee or any subcommittee have power to: (a) call for witnesses to attend and for documents to be produced; (b) conduct proceedings at any place it sees fit; (c) sit in public or in private; (d) report from time to time; and (e) adjourn from time to time and to sit during any adjournment of the Senate and the House of Representatives; (17) the committee or any subcommittee have power to consider and make use of the evidence and records of the House of Representatives standing committees on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs appointed during previous Parliaments; (18) the provisions of this resolution, so far as they are inconsistent with the standing orders, have effect notwithstanding anything contained in the standing orders; and (19) a message be sent to the Senate acquainting it of this resolution and requesting that it concur and take action accordingly.”
“I move: That: (1) In accordance with section 176 of the National Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2022 (the Act), matters relating to the powers and proceedings of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the National Anti-Corruption Commission shall be as follows: (a) members appointed in accordance with subsection 172(3) of the Act be nominated by the Leader of the Government in the Senate, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, or any minority group or independent Senator in the Senate and the Government Whip or Whips, Opposition Whip or Whips, or any minority group or independent Member in the House; (b) every nomination of a member of the committee be notified in writing to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (c) in addition to the chair elected in accordance with subsection 173(1) of the Act, the committee elect a non-Government member as its deputy chair who shall act as chair of the committee at any time when the chair is not present at a meeting of the committee; (d) at any time when the chair and deputy chair are not present at a meeting of the committee the members present shall elect another member to act as chair at that meeting; (e) when acting as chair, the deputy chair or other member presiding at a meeting of the committee shall have a deliberative vote and, in the event of an equally divided vote, a casting vote; (f) three members of the committee constitute a quorum of the committee, provided that in a deliberative meeting the quorum shall include one Government member of either House and one non-Government member of either House; (g) the committee: (i) have power to appoint subcommittees consisting of three or more of its members and to refer to any subcommittee any matter which the committee is empowered to examine; and (ii) appoint the chair of each subcommittee who shall have a deliberative vote and, in the event of an equally divided vote, a casting vote; (h) at any time when the chair of a subcommittee is not present at a meeting of the subcommittee the members of the subcommittee present shall elect another member of that subcommittee to act as chair at that meeting; (i) two members of a subcommittee constitute a quorum of that subcommittee, provided that in a deliberative meeting the quorum shall include one Government member of either House and one non-Government member of either House; (j) members of the committee who are not members of a subcommittee may participate in the proceedings of that subcommittee but shall not vote, move any motion or be counted for the purpose of a quorum; (k) the committee or any subcommittee have power to: (i) call for witnesses to attend and for documents to be produced; (ii) conduct proceedings at any place it sees fit; (iii) sit in public or in private; (iv) report from time to time; and (v) adjourn from time to time and to sit during any adjournment of the Senate or the House of Representatives; (l) the committee or any subcommittee have power to consider and make use of the evidence and records of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the former Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity; (m) in carrying out its duties, the committee or any subcommittee ensure that the operational methods and results of investigations of law enforcement, integrity and intelligence agencies, as far as possible, be protected from disclosure where that would be against the public interest; and (n) the provisions of this resolution, so far as they are inconsistent with the standing orders, have effect notwithstanding anything contained in the standing orders; and (2) a message be sent to the Senate acquainting it of this resolution and requesting that it concur and take action accordingly.”
“I move: That: (1) a Joint Standing Committee on Migration be appointed that may inquire into and report on: (a) regulations made or proposed to be made under the Migration Act 1958 ; (b) any proposed changes to the Migration Act 1958 and any related acts; and (c) such other matters relating to migration as may be referred to it by a Minister or either House of the Parliament; (2) annual reports of government departments and authorities and reports of the Auditor-General presented to the House shall stand referred to the committee for any inquiry the committee may wish to make and reports shall stand referred to the committee in accordance with a schedule tabled by the Speaker to record the areas of responsibility of each committee, provided that: (a) any question concerning responsibility for a report or a part of a report shall be determined by the Speaker; and (b) the period during which an inquiry concerning an annual report may be commenced by a committee shall end on the day on which the next annual report of that department or authority is presented to the House; (3) the committee consist of 10 members, three Members of the House of Representatives to be nominated by the Government Whip or Whips, three Members of the House of Representatives to be nominated by the Opposition Whip or Whips or by any minority group or independent Member, two Senators to be nominated by the Leader of the Government in the Senate, one Senator to be nominated by the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and one Senator to be nominated by any minority group or independent Senator; (4) every nomination of a member of the committee be notified in writing to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (5) the members of the committee hold office as a joint standing committee until the House of Representatives is dissolved or expires by effluxion of time; (6) the committee elect a: (a) Government member as its chair; and (b) non-Government member as its deputy chair who shall act as chair of the committee at any time when the chair is not present at a meeting of the committee; (7) at any time when the chair and deputy chair are not present at a meeting of the committee the members present shall elect another member to act as chair at that meeting; (8) in the event of an equally divided vote, the chair, or the deputy chair when acting as chair, have a casting vote; (9) three members of the committee constitute a quorum of the committee, provided that in a deliberative meeting the quorum shall include one Government member of either House and one non-Government member of either House; (10) the committee: (a) have power to appoint subcommittees consisting of three or more of its members and to refer to any subcommittee any matter which the committee is empowered to examine; and (b) appoint the chair of each subcommittee who shall have a deliberative vote and, in the event of an equally divided vote, a casting vote; (11) at any time when the chair of a subcommittee is not present at a meeting of the subcommittee the members of the subcommittee present shall elect another member of that subcommittee to act as chair at that meeting; (12) two members of a subcommittee constitute a quorum of that subcommittee, provided that in a deliberative meeting the quorum shall include one Government member of either House and one non-Government member of either House; (13) members of the committee who are not members of a subcommittee may participate in the proceedings of that subcommittee but shall not vote, move any motion or be counted for the purpose of a quorum; (14) the committee or any subcommittee have power to: (a) call for witnesses to attend and for documents to be produced; (b) conduct proceedings at any place it sees fit; (c) sit in public or in private; (d) report from time to time; and (e) adjourn from time to time and to sit during any adjournment of the Senate and the House of Representatives; (15) the committee or any subcommittee have power to consider and make use of the evidence and records of the Joint Committees on Migration Regulations and the Joint Standing Committees on Migration appointed during previous Parliaments; (16) the provisions of this resolution, so far as they are inconsistent with the standing orders, have effect notwithstanding anything contained in the standing orders; and (17) a message be sent to the Senate acquainting it of this resolution and requesting that it concur and take action accordingly.”
“I move: That: (1) a Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia be appointed to inquire into and report on such matters relating to the development of Northern Australia as may be referred to it by either House of the Parliament or a Minister; (2) annual reports of government departments and authorities and reports of the Auditor-General presented to the House shall stand referred to the committee for any inquiry the committee may wish to make and reports shall stand referred to the committee in accordance with a schedule tabled by the Speaker to record the areas of responsibility of each committee, provided that: (a) any question concerning responsibility for a report or a part of a report shall be determined by the Speaker; and (b) the period during which an inquiry concerning an annual report may be commenced by a committee shall end on the day on which the next annual report of that department or authority is presented to the House; (3) the committee consist of 10 members, three Members of the House of Representatives to be nominated by the Government Whip or Whips, two Members of the House of Representatives to be nominated by the Opposition Whip or Whips or by any minority group or independent Member, two Senators to be nominated by the Leader of the Government in the Senate, two Senators to be nominated by the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, and one Senator to be nominated by any minority group or independent Senator; (4) every nomination of a member of the committee be notified in writing to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (5) the members of the committee hold office as a joint standing committee until the House of Representatives is dissolved or expires by effluxion of time; (6) the committee elect: (a) a Government member as its chair; and (b) an Opposition member as its deputy chair who shall act as chair of the committee at any time when the chair is not present at a meeting of the committee; (7) at any time when the chair and deputy chair are not present at a meeting of the committee the members shall elect another member to act as chair at that meeting; (8) in the event of an equally divided vote, the chair, or the deputy chair when acting as chair, shall have a casting vote; (9) three members of the committee constitute a quorum of the committee provided that in a deliberative meeting the quorum shall include one Government member of either House and one Opposition member of either House; (10) the committee: (a) have power to appoint subcommittees consisting of three or more of its members and to refer to any subcommittee any matter which the committee is empowered to examine; and (b) appoint the chair of each subcommittee who shall have a deliberative vote and, in the event of an equally divided vote, a casting vote; (11) at any time when the chair of a subcommittee is not present at a meeting of the subcommittee, the members of the subcommittee present shall elect another member of that subcommittee to act as chair at that meeting; (12) two members of a subcommittee constitute a quorum of that subcommittee, provided that in a deliberative meeting the quorum shall include one Government member of either House and one non-Government member of either House; (13) members of the committee who are not members of a subcommittee may participate in the proceedings of that subcommittee but shall not vote, move any motion or be counted for the purpose of a quorum; (14) the committee or any subcommittee have power to: (a) call for witnesses to attend and for documents to be produced; (b) conduct proceedings at any place it sees fit; (c) sit in public or in private; (d) report from time to time; and (e) adjourn from time to time and to sit during any adjournment of the Senate and the House of Representatives; (15) the committee or any subcommittee has the power to consider and make use of the evidence and records of the Joint Standing and Select Committees on Northern Australia appointed during previous Parliaments; (16) the provisions of this resolution, so far as they are inconsistent with the standing orders, have effect notwithstanding anything contained in the standing orders; and (17) a message be sent to the Senate acquainting it of this resolution and requesting that it concur and take action accordingly.”
“I move: That: (1) a Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme be appointed to inquire into and report on: (a) the implementation, performance and governance of the National Disability Insurance Scheme; (b) the administration and expenditure of the National Disability Insurance Scheme; and (c) such other matters in relation to the National Disability Insurance Scheme as may be referred to it by either House of the Parliament; (2) as soon as practicable after 30 June each year, the committee present an annual report to the Parliament on the activities of the committee during the year, including the examination of each annual report of the National Disability Insurance Agency and the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission, in addition to reporting on any other matters it considers relevant; (3) the committee consist of 10 members, three Members of the House of Representatives to be nominated by the Government Whip or Whips, two Members of the House of Representatives to be nominated by the Opposition Whip or Whips or by any minority group or independent Member, two Senators to be nominated by the Leader of the Government in the Senate, two Senators to be nominated by the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and one Senator to be nominated by any minority group or independent Senator; (4) every nomination of a member of the committee be notified in writing to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (5) the members of the committee hold office as a joint standing committee until the House of Representatives is dissolved or expires by effluxion of time; (6) the committee elect a: (a) Government member as its chair; and (b) non-Government member as its deputy chair who shall act as chair of the committee at any time when the chair is not present at a meeting of the committee; (7) at any time when the chair and deputy chair are not present at a meeting of the committee the members present shall elect another member to act as chair at that meeting; (8) in the event of an equally divided vote, the chair, or the deputy chair when acting as chair, shall have a casting vote; (9) three members of the committee constitute a quorum of the committee, provided that in a deliberative meeting the quorum shall include one Government member of either House and one non-Government member of either House; (10) the committee: (a) have power to appoint subcommittees consisting of three or more of its members and to refer to any subcommittee any matter which the committee is empowered to examine; and (b) appoint the chair of each subcommittee who shall have a deliberative vote and, in the event of an equally divided vote, a casting vote; (11) each subcommittee shall have at least one Government member of either House and one non-Government member of either House; (12) at any time when the chair of a subcommittee is not present at a meeting of the subcommittee, the members of the subcommittee present shall elect another member of that subcommittee to act as chair at that meeting; (13) two members of a subcommittee constitute a quorum of that subcommittee, provided that in a deliberative meeting the quorum shall comprise one Government member of either House and one non-Government member of either House; (14) members of the committee who are not members of a subcommittee may participate in the proceedings of that subcommittee but shall not vote, move any motion or be counted for the purpose of a quorum; (15) the committee or any subcommittee have power to: (a) call for witnesses to attend and for documents to be produced; (b) conduct proceedings at any place it sees fit; (c) sit in public or in private; (d) report from time to time; and (e) adjourn from time to time and sit during any adjournment of the House of Representatives and the Senate; (16) the committee or any subcommittee have power to consider and make use of the evidence and records of former Joint Standing Committees on the National Disability Insurance Scheme, and the former Joint Select Committee on DisabilityCare Australia appointed during previous parliaments; (17) the provisions of this resolution, so far as they are inconsistent with the standing orders, have effect notwithstanding anything contained in the standing orders; and (18) a message be sent to the Senate acquainting it of this resolution and requesting that it concur and take action accordingly.”
“I move: That: (1) a Joint Standing Committee on Treaties be appointed to inquire into and report on: (a) matters arising from treaties and related National Interest Analyses and proposed treaty actions and related Explanatory Statements presented or deemed to be presented to the Parliament; (b) any question relating to a treaty or other international instrument, whether or not negotiated to completion, referred to the committee by: (i) either House of the Parliament; or (ii) a Minister; and (c) such other matters as may be referred to the committee by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and on such conditions as the Minister may prescribe; (2) the committee consist of 16 members, six Members of the House of Representatives to be nominated by the Government Whip or Whips, three Members of the House of Representatives to be nominated by the Opposition Whip or Whips or by any minority group or independent Member, three Senators to be nominated by the Leader of the Government in the Senate, three Senators to be nominated by the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and one Senator to be nominated by any minority group or independent Senator; (3) every nomination of a member of the committee be notified in writing to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (4) the members of the committee hold office as a joint standing committee until the House of Representatives is dissolved or expires by effluxion of time; (5) the committee elect a: (a) Government member as its chair; and; (b) non-Government member as its deputy chair who shall act as chair of the committee at any time when the chair is not present at a meeting of the committee; (6) at any time when the chair and deputy chair are not present at a meeting of the committee the members present shall elect another member to act as chair at that meeting; (7) in the event of an equally divided vote, the chair, or the deputy chair when acting as chair, have a casting vote; (8) three members of the committee constitute a quorum of the committee, provided that in a deliberative meeting the quorum shall include one Government member of either House and one non-Government member of either House; (9) the committee: (a) have power to appoint not more than three subcommittees each consisting of three or more of its members, and to refer to any subcommittee any matter which the committee is empowered to examine; and (b) appoint the chair of each subcommittee who shall have a deliberative vote and, in the event of an equally divided vote, a casting vote; (10) in addition to the members appointed pursuant to paragraph (9), the chair and deputy chair of the committee be ex officio members of each subcommittee appointed; (11) at any time when the chair of a subcommittee is not present at a meeting of the subcommittee the members of the subcommittee present shall elect another member of that subcommittee to act as chair at that meeting; (12) two members of a subcommittee constitute the quorum of that subcommittee, provided that in a deliberative meeting the quorum shall include one Government member of either House and one non-Government member of either House; (13) members of the committee who are not members of a subcommittee may participate in the proceedings of that subcommittee but shall not vote, move any motion or be counted for the purpose of a quorum; (14) the committee or any subcommittee have power to: (a) call for witnesses to attend and for documents to be produced; (b) conduct proceedings at any place it sees fit; (c) sit in public or in private; (d) report from time to time; and (e) adjourn from time to time and sit during any adjournment of the Senate and the House of Representatives; (15) the committee or any subcommittee have power to consider and make use of the evidence and records of the Joint Standing Committees on Treaties appointed during previous Parliaments; (16) the provisions of this resolution, so far as they are inconsistent with the standing orders, have effect notwithstanding anything contained in the standing orders; and (17) a message be sent to the Senate acquainting it of this resolution and requesting that it concur and take action accordingly.”
“I move: That: (1) a Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment Growth be appointed to inquire into and report on such matters relating to measures to further boost Australia's trade and investment performance as may be referred to it by either House of the Parliament or a Minister; (2) annual reports of government departments and authorities and reports of the Auditor-General presented to the House shall stand referred to the committee for any inquiry the committee may wish to make and reports shall stand referred to the committee in accordance with a schedule tabled by the Speaker to record the areas of responsibility of each committee, provided that: (a) any question concerning responsibility for a report or a part of a report shall be determined by the Speaker; and (b) the period during which an inquiry concerning an annual report may be commenced by a committee shall end on the day on which the next annual report of that department or authority is presented to the House; (3) the committee consist of 10 members, three Members of the House of Representatives to be nominated by the Government Whip or Whips, two Members of the House of Representatives to be nominated by the Opposition Whip or Whips or by any minority group or independent Member, two Senators to be nominated by the Leader of the Government in the Senate, two Senators to be nominated by the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, and one Senator to be nominated by any minority group or independent Senator; (4) every nomination of a member of the committee be notified in writing to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (5) the members of the committee hold office as a joint standing committee until the House of Representatives is dissolved or expires by effluxion of time; (6) the committee elect a: (a) Government member as its chair; and; (b) non-Government member as its deputy chair who shall act as chair of the committee at any time when the chair is not present at a meeting of the committee; (7) at any time when the chair and deputy chair are not present at a meeting of the committee the members present shall elect another member to act as chair at that meeting; (8) in the event of an equally divided vote, the chair, or the deputy chair when acting as chair, have a casting vote; (9) three members of the committee constitute a quorum of the committee provided that in a deliberative meeting the quorum shall include one Government member of either House and one non-Government member of either House; (10) the committee: (a) have power to appoint subcommittees consisting of three or more of its members and to refer to any subcommittee any matter which the committee is empowered to examine; and (b) appoint the chair of each subcommittee who shall have a deliberative vote and, in the event of an equally divided vote, a casting vote; (11) at any time when the chair of a subcommittee is not present at a meeting of the subcommittee the members of the subcommittee present shall elect another member of that subcommittee to act as chair at that meeting; (12) two members of a subcommittee constitute the quorum of that subcommittee, provided that in a deliberative meeting the quorum shall include one Government member of either House and one non-Government member of either House; (13) members of the committee who are not members of a subcommittee may participate in the proceedings of that subcommittee but shall not vote, move any motion or be counted for the purpose of a quorum; (14) the committee or any subcommittee have power to: (a) call for witnesses to attend and for documents to be produced; (b) conduct proceedings at any place it sees fit; (c) sit in public or in private; (d) report from time to time; and (e) adjourn from time to time and sit during any adjournment of the Senate and the House of Representatives; (15) the committee or any subcommittee have power to consider and make use of the evidence and records of the joint select and joint standing committees on Trade and Investment Growth appointed during previous Parliaments; (16) the provisions of this resolution, so far as they are inconsistent with the standing orders, have effect notwithstanding anything contained in the standing orders; and (17) a message be sent to the Senate acquainting it of this resolution and requesting that it concur and take action accordingly.”
“I move: That: (1) in accordance with section 59F of the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service Act 2023 (the Act) matters relating to the powers and proceedings of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Parliamentary Standards shall be as follows: (a) members appointed in accordance with subsection 59B (2) and (3) of the Act be nominated by: (i) the Leader of the Government, the Leader of the Opposition or any crossbench Senator in the Senate; and (ii) the Government Whip or Whips, Opposition Whip or Whips, or any crossbench Member in the House; (b) every nomination of a member of the committee be notified in writing to the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (c) in addition to the chair elected in accordance with subsection 59C(1) of the Act, the committee elect a deputy chair in accordance with subsection 59CA(1) who shall act as chair of the committee at any time when the chair is not present at a meeting of the committee; (d) at any time when the chair and deputy chair are not present at a meeting of the committee, the members present shall elect another member to act as chair at that meeting; (e) when acting as chair, the deputy chair or other member presiding at a meeting of the committee shall have a deliberative vote and, in the event of an equally divided vote, a casting vote; (f) three members of the committee constitute a quorum of the committee, provided that in a deliberative meeting the quorum shall include one Government member of either House and one non-Government member of either House; (g) the committee: (i) have power to appoint subcommittees consisting of three or more of its members and to refer to any subcommittee any matter which the committee is empowered to examine; and (ii) appoint the chair of each subcommittee who shall have a deliberative vote and, in the event of an equally divided vote, a casting vote; (h) at any time when the chair of a subcommittee is not present at a meeting of the subcommittee, the members of the subcommittee present shall elect another member of that subcommittee to act as chair at that meeting; (i) two members of a subcommittee constitute a quorum of that subcommittee, provided that in a deliberative meeting the quorum shall include one Government member of either House and one non-Government member of either House; (j) members of the committee who are not members of a subcommittee may participate in the proceedings of that subcommittee but shall not vote, move any motion or be counted for the purpose of a quorum; and (k) the committee or any subcommittee have power to: (i) call for witnesses to attend and for documents to be produced; (ii) conduct proceedings at any place it sees fit; (iii) sit in public or in private; (iv) report from time to time; (v) adjourn from time to time and to sit during any adjournment of the Senate or the House of Representatives; and (vi) consider and make use of the evidence and records of the former Joint Select Committee on Parliamentary Standards; (2) the provisions of this resolution, so far as they are inconsistent with the standing orders, have effect notwithstanding anything contained in the standing orders; and (3) a message be sent to the Senate acquainting it of this resolution and requesting that it concur and take action accordingly.”
“I move: That: (1) a Joint Standing Committee on the Parliamentary Library be appointed to: (a) consider and report to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on any matters relating to the Parliamentary Library referred to it by the President or the Speaker; (b) provide advice to the President and the Speaker on matters relating to the Parliamentary Library; (c) provide advice to the President and the Speaker on an annual resource agreement between the Parliamentary Librarian and the Secretary of the Department of Parliamentary Services; and (d) receive advice and reports, including an annual report, directly from the Parliamentary Librarian on matters relating to the Parliamentary Library; (2) the Committee consist of 13 members, four Members of the House of Representatives nominated by the Government Whip or Whips, three Members of the House of Representatives nominated by the Opposition Whip or Whips or by any minority group or independent Member, three Senators nominated by the Leader of the Government in the Senate, two Senators nominated by the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and one Senator nominated by any minority group or independent Senator; (3) every nomination: (a) of a member of the committee shall be notified in writing to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and (b) from a minority group in the Senate or an independent Senator shall be determined by agreement between them, and, in the absence of agreement duly notified to the President, any question of the representation on the committee shall be determined by the Senate; (4) the members of the committee hold office as a joint standing committee until the House of Representatives is dissolved or expires by effluxion of time; (5) the committee elect two of its members to be joint chairs, one being a Senator or Member, on an alternating basis each Parliament, who is a member of the government parties and one being a Senator or Member, on an alternating basis each Parliament, who is a member of the non-government parties, provided that the joint chairs may not be members of the same House; (6) the joint chair nominated by the government parties shall chair meetings of the committee, and the joint chair nominated by the non-government parties shall take the chair whenever the other joint chair is not present; (7) each of the joint chairs shall have a deliberative vote only, regardless of who is chairing the meeting; (8) when votes on a question before the committee are equally divided, the question shall be resolved in the negative; (9) three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum of the committee, but in a deliberative meeting a quorum shall include one member of each House of the government parties and one member of either House of the non-government parties; (10) the committee: (a) have power to appoint subcommittees, consisting of three or more of its members, and to refer to any subcommittee any matter which the committee is empowered to consider; and (b) appoint the chair of each subcommittee, who shall have a deliberative vote only; (11) at any time when the chair of a subcommittee is not present at a meeting of the subcommittee, the members of the subcommittee present shall elect another member of that subcommittee to act as chair at that meeting; (12) two members of a subcommittee constitute a quorum of that subcommittee; (13) members of the committee who are not members of a subcommittee may participate in the proceedings of that subcommittee, but shall not vote, move any motion or be counted for the purpose of a quorum; (14) the committee or any subcommittee have power to: (a) sit in public or private; (b) report from time to time; and (c) adjourn from time to time and to sit during any adjournment of the Senate and the House of Representatives; (15) the President and the Speaker may attend any meeting of the committee or a subcommittee as they see fit, but shall not be members of the committee or subcommittee and may not vote, move any motion or be counted for the purpose of a quorum; (16) the committee or any subcommittee have power to consider and make use of the evidence and records of the former Joint Committees on the Parliamentary Library appointed during previous Parliaments; (17) the provisions of this resolution, so far as they are inconsistent with the standing orders, have effect notwithstanding anything contained in the standing orders; and (18) a message be sent to the Senate acquainting it of this resolution and requesting that it concur and take action accordingly.”
“I move: That: (1) a Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories be appointed to inquire into and report on: (a) matters coming within the terms of section 5 of the Parliament Act 1974 as may be referred to it by: (i) either House of the Parliament; or (ii) the Minister responsible for administering the Parliament Act 1974 ; or (iii) the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (b) such other matters relating to the parliamentary zone as may be referred to it by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (c) such amendments to the National Capital Plan as are referred to it by a Minister responsible for administering the Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988 ; (d) such other matters relating to the National Capital as may be referred to it by: (i) either House of the Parliament; or (ii) the Minister responsible for administering the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 ; and (e) such matters relating to Australia's territories as may be referred to it by: (i) either House of the Parliament; or (ii) the Minister responsible for the administration of the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, the Territory of Christmas Island, the Coral Sea Islands Territory, the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands, the Australian Antarctic Territory, and the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, and of Commonwealth responsibilities on Norfolk Island; (2) annual reports of government departments and authorities and reports of the Auditor-General presented to the House shall stand referred to the committee for any inquiry the committee may wish to make and reports shall stand referred to the committee in accordance with a schedule tabled by the Speaker to record the areas of responsibility of each committee, provided that: (a) any question concerning responsibility for a report or a part of a report shall be determined by the Speaker; and (b) the period during which an inquiry concerning an annual report may be commenced by a committee shall end on the day on which the next annual report of that Department or authority is presented to the House; (3) the committee consist of 12 members, the Deputy Speaker, three Members of the House of Representatives to be nominated by the Government Whip or Whips, two Members of the House of Representatives to be nominated by the Opposition Whip or Whips or by any minority group or independent Member, the Deputy President and Chairman of Committees, two Senators to be nominated by the Leader of the Government in the Senate, two Senators to be nominated by the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and one Senator to be nominated by any minority group or independent Senator; (4) every nomination of a member of the committee be notified in writing to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (5) the members of the committee hold office as a joint standing committee until the House of Representatives is dissolved or expires by effluxion of time; (6) the committee elect a: (a) Government member as its chair; and (b) non-Government member as its deputy chair who shall act as chair of the committee at any time when the chair is not present at a meeting of the committee; (7) at any time when the chair and deputy chair are not present at a meeting of the committee the members present shall elect another member to act as chair at that meeting; (8) in the event of an equally divided vote, the chair or the deputy chair when acting as chair, have a casting vote; (9) three members of the committee constitute a quorum of the committee, provided that in a deliberative meeting the quorum shall include one Government member of either House and one non-Government member of either House; (10) the committee: (a) have power to appoint subcommittees consisting of three or more of its members and to refer to any subcommittee any matter which the committee is empowered to examine; and (b) appoint the chair of each subcommittee who shall have a deliberative vote and, in the event of an equally divided vote, a casting vote; (11) at any time when the chair of a subcommittee is not present at a meeting of the subcommittee the members of the subcommittee present shall elect another member of that subcommittee to act as chair at that meeting; (12) two members of a subcommittee constitute a quorum of that subcommittee, provided that in a deliberative meeting the quorum shall include one Government member of either House and one non-Government member of either House; (13) members of the committee who are not members of a subcommittee may participate in the proceedings of that subcommittee but shall not vote, move any motion or be counted for the purpose of a quorum; (14) the committee or any subcommittee have power to: (a) call for witnesses to attend and for documents to be produced; (b) conduct proceedings at any place it sees fit; (c) sit in public or in private; (d) report from time to time; and (e) adjourn from time to time and to sit during any adjournment of the Senate and the House of Representatives; (15) the committee or any subcommittee have power to consider and make use of the evidence and records of the Joint Standing Committees on the National Capital and External Territories, the Joint Committees on the Australian Capital Territory, the Joint Standing Committees on the New Parliament House, the Joint Standing Committee on the Parliamentary Zone and the Joint Committee on the National Capital appointed during previous Parliaments and of the House of Representatives and Senate Standing Committees on Transport, Communications and Infrastructure when sitting as a joint committee on matters relating to the Australian Capital Territory; (16) the provisions of this resolution, so far as they are inconsistent with the standing orders, have effect notwithstanding anything contained in the standing orders; and (17) a message be sent to the Senate acquainting it of this resolution and requesting that it concur and take action accordingly.”
“I move: That: (1) in accordance with section 6 of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement Act 2010 , matters relating to the powers and proceedings of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement shall be as follows: (a) the committee consist of 10 members, three Members of the House of Representatives to be nominated by the Government Whip or Whips, two Members of the House of Representatives to be nominated by the Opposition Whip or Whips or by any minority group or independent Member, two Senators to be nominated by the Leader of the Government in the Senate, two Senators to be nominated by the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and one Senator to be nominated by any minority group or independent Senator; (b) every nomination of a member of the committee be notified in writing to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (c) the committee elect a: (i) Government member as its chair; and (ii) non-Government member as its deputy chair who shall act as chair of the committee at any time when the chair is not present at a meeting of the committee; (d) at any time when the chair and deputy chair are not present at a meeting of the committee the members present shall elect another member to act as chair at that meeting; (e) in the event of an equally divided vote, the chair, or the deputy chair when acting as chair, shall have a casting vote; (f) three members of the committee constitute a quorum of the committee, provided that in a deliberative meeting the quorum shall include one Government member of either House and one non-Government member of either House; (g) the committee: (i) have power to appoint subcommittees consisting of three or more of its members and to refer to any subcommittee any matter which the committee is empowered to examine; and (ii) appoint the chair of each subcommittee who shall have a deliberative vote and, in the event of an equally divided vote, a casting vote; (h) at any time when the chair of a subcommittee is not present at a meeting of the subcommittee the members of the subcommittee present shall elect another member of that subcommittee to act as chair at that meeting; (i) two members of a subcommittee constitute a quorum of that subcommittee, provided that in a deliberative meeting the quorum shall include one Government member of either House and one non-Government member of either House; (j) members of the committee who are not members of a subcommittee may participate in the proceedings of that subcommittee but shall not vote, move any motion or be counted for the purpose of a quorum; (k) the committee or any subcommittee have power to: (i) call for witnesses to attend and for documents to be produced; (ii) conduct proceedings in any place it sees fit; (iii) sit in public or in private; (iv) report from time to time; and (v) adjourn from time to time and to sit during any adjournment of the Senate and the House of Representatives; (l) the committee or any subcommittee have power to consider and make use of the evidence and records of the Joint Committees on the National Crime Authority, the Australian Crime Commission and Law Enforcement appointed during previous Parliaments; (m) in carrying out its duties, the committee or any subcommittee ensure that the operational methods and results of investigations of law enforcement agencies, as far as possible, be protected from disclosure where that would be against the public interest; and (n) the provisions of this resolution, so far as they are inconsistent with the standing orders, have effect notwithstanding anything contained in the standing orders; and (2) a message be sent to the Senate acquainting it of this resolution and requesting that it concur and take action accordingly.”
“Deputy Speaker, for another enthralling speech, I move: That: (1) a Joint Standing Committee on Implementation of the National Redress Scheme be established to inquire into and report on: (a) the Australian Government policy, program and legal response to the redress related recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, including the establishment and operation of the Commonwealth Redress Scheme and ongoing support of survivors; and (b) any matter in relation to the Royal Commission's redress related recommendations referred to the committee by a Minister or by resolution of either House of the Parliament; (2) the committee consist of eight members, three Senators, and five Members of the House of Representatives, as follows: (a) three Members of the House of Representatives to be nominated by the Government Whip or Whips; (b) two Members of the House of Representatives to be nominated by the Opposition Whip or Whips or by any minority group or independent Member; (c) one Senator to be nominated by the Leader of the Government in the Senate; (d) one Senator to be nominated by the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate; and (e) one Senator to be nominated by any minority party or independent Senator; (3) participating members may be appointed to the committee on the nomination of the Government Whip in the House of Representatives, the Opposition Whip in the House of Representatives, the Leader of the Government in the Senate, the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate or any minority party or independent Senator or Member of the House of Representatives; (4) participating members may participate in hearings of evidence and deliberations of the committee, and have all the rights of members of the committee, but may not vote on any questions before the committee; (5) every nomination of a member of the committee be notified in writing to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (6) the members of the committee hold office as a joint standing committee until the House of Representatives is dissolved or expires by effluxion of time; (7) the committee may proceed to the dispatch of business notwithstanding that all members have not been duly nominated and appointed and notwithstanding any vacancy; (8) the committee elect as chair a Government Member or Senator; (9) the committee elect as deputy chair a non-Government Member or Senator; (10) in the event of an equally divided vote, the chair, or the deputy chair when acting as chair, have a casting vote; (11) three members of the committee constitute a quorum of the committee provided that in a deliberative meeting the quorum shall include one Government member of either House and one non-Government member of either House; (12) the deputy chair shall act as chair of the committee at any time when the chair is not present at a meeting of the committee, and at any time when the chair and deputy chair are not present at a meeting of the committee the members present shall elect another member to act as chair at that meeting; (13) the committee: (a) have power to appoint subcommittees consisting of three or more of its members, and to refer to any such subcommittee any of the matters which the committee is empowered to examine; and (b) appoint the chair of each subcommittee who shall have a deliberative vote and, in the event of an equally divided vote, a casting vote; (14) two members of a subcommittee constitute the quorum of that subcommittee, provided that in a deliberative meeting the quorum shall include one Government member of either House and one non-Government member of either House; (15) the committee, and any subcommittee, have power to send for and examine persons and documents, to move from place to place, to sit in public or in private, and have leave to report from time to time its proceedings and the evidence taken and such interim recommendations as it may deem fit; (16) the committee have power to adjourn from time to time and to sit during any adjournment of the Senate and the House of Representatives; (17) the provisions of this resolution, so far as they are inconsistent with the standing orders, have effect notwithstanding anything contained in the standing orders; (18) the committee have access to all evidence and documents of the former Joint Select Committees on oversight of the implementation of redress related recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Abuse and Implementation of the National Redress Scheme; and (19) a message be sent to the Senate acquainting it of this resolution and requesting that it concur and take action accordingly.”
“I move: That: (1) in accordance with section 6 of the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011 , matters relating to the powers and proceedings of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights shall be as follows: (a) the committee consist of 12 members, four Members of the House of Representatives to be nominated by the Government Whip, two Members of the House of Representatives to be nominated by the Opposition Whip or by any minority group or independent Member, two Senators to be nominated by the Leader of the Government in the Senate, two Senators to be nominated by the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, one Senator to be nominated by the Leader of the Australian Greens in the Senate and one Senator to be nominated by any minority group or independent Senator; (b) every nomination of a member of the committee be notified in writing to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (c) the committee elect a: (i) Government member as its chair; and (ii) non-Government member as its deputy chair who shall act as chair of the committee at any time when the chair is not present at a meeting of the committee; (d) at any time when the chair and deputy chair are not present at a meeting of the committee the members present shall elect another member to act as chair at that meeting; (e) in the event of an equally divided vote, the chair, or the deputy chair when acting as chair, shall have a casting vote; (f) three members of the committee constitute a quorum of the committee, provided that in a deliberative meeting the quorum shall include one Government member of either House and one non-Government member of either House; (g) the committee: (i) have power to appoint subcommittees consisting of three or more of its members and to refer to any subcommittee any matter which the committee is empowered to examine; and (ii) appoint the chair of each subcommittee who shall have a deliberative vote and, in the event of an equally divided vote, a casting vote; (h) at any time when the chair of a subcommittee is not present at a meeting of the subcommittee the members of the subcommittee present shall elect another member of that subcommittee to act as chair at that meeting; (i) two members of a subcommittee constitute a quorum of that subcommittee, provided that in a deliberative meeting the quorum shall include one Government member of either House and one non-Government member of either House; (j) members of the committee who are not members of a subcommittee may participate in the proceedings of that subcommittee but shall not vote, move any motion or be counted for the purpose of a quorum; (k) the committee or any subcommittee have power to: (i) call for witnesses to attend and for documents to be produced; (ii) conduct proceedings at any place it sees fit; (iii) sit in public or in private; (iv) report from time to time; and (v) adjourn from time to time and to sit during any adjournment of the Senate and the House of Representatives; (l) the committee or any subcommittee have power to consider and make use of the evidence and records of the Joint Committees on Human Rights appointed during previous Parliaments; (m) the committee may appoint counsel to advise the committee with the approval of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and (n) the provisions of this resolution, so far as they are inconsistent with the standing orders, have effect notwithstanding anything contained in the standing orders; and (2) a message be sent to the Senate acquainting it of this resolution and requesting that it concur and take action accordingly.”
“I move: That: (1) a Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade be appointed to inquire into and report on such matters relating to foreign affairs, defence and trade as may be referred to it by either House of the Parliament or a Minister; (2) annual reports of government departments and authorities and reports of the Auditor-General presented to the House shall stand referred to the committee for any inquiry the committee may wish to make and reports shall stand referred to the committee in accordance with a schedule tabled by the Speaker to record the areas of responsibility of each committee, provided that: (a) any question concerning responsibility for a report or a part of a report shall be determined by the Speaker; and (b) the period during which an inquiry concerning an annual report may be commenced by a committee shall end on the day on which the next annual report of that department or authority is presented to the House; (3) the committee consist of 32 members, 12 Members of the House of Representatives to be nominated by the Government Whip or Whips, eight Members of the House of Representatives to be nominated by the Opposition Whip or Whips or by any minority group or independent Member, five Senators to be nominated by the Leader of the Government in the Senate, five Senators to be nominated by the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and two Senators to be nominated by any minority group or independent Senator; (4) every nomination of a member of the committee be notified in writing to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (5) the members of the committee hold office as a joint standing committee until the House of Representatives is dissolved or expires by effluxion of time; (6) the committee elect a: (a) Government member as its Chair; and (b) non-Government member as its deputy chair who shall act as chair of the committee at any time when the chair is not present at a meeting of the committee; (7) at any time when the chair and deputy chair are not present at a meeting of the committee the members present shall elect another member to act as chair at that meeting; (8) in the event of an equally divided vote, the chair, or the deputy chair when acting as chair, have a casting vote; (9) six members of the committee constitute a quorum of the committee, provided that in a deliberative meeting the quorum shall include one Government member of either House and one non-Government member of either House; (10) the committee: (a) have power to appoint subcommittees consisting of three or more of its members and to refer to any subcommittee any matter which the committee is empowered to examine; (b) appoint the chair of each subcommittee who shall have a deliberative vote and, in the event of an equally divided vote, a casting vote; and (c) appoint the deputy chair of each subcommittee who shall act as chair of the subcommittee at any time when the chair is not present at a meeting of the subcommittee and who shall have a deliberative vote and, in the event of an equally divided vote, a casting vote; (11) in addition to the members appointed pursuant to paragraph (10), the chair and deputy chair of the committee be ex officio members of each subcommittee appointed; (12) at any time when the chair and deputy chair of a subcommittee are not present at a meeting of the subcommittee the members of the subcommittee present shall elect another member of that subcommittee to act as chair at that meeting; (13) two members of a subcommittee constitute the quorum of that subcommittee, provided that in a deliberative meeting the quorum shall include one Government member of either House and one non-Government member of either House; (14) members of the committee who are not members of a subcommittee may participate in the proceedings of that subcommittee but shall not vote, move any motion or be counted for the purpose of a quorum; (15) the committee or any subcommittee have power to: (a) call for witnesses to attend and for documents to be produced; (b) conduct proceedings at any place it sees fit; (c) sit in public or in private; (d) report from time to time; (e) adjourn from time to time and to sit during any adjournment of the Senate and the House of Representatives; and (f) conduct meetings for the purpose of private briefings at any time; (16) the committee or any subcommittee have power to consider and make use of the evidence and records of the Joint Committees on Foreign Affairs and Defence, and Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, appointed during previous Parliaments; (17) the provisions of this resolution, so far as they are inconsistent with the standing orders, have effect notwithstanding anything contained in the standing orders; and (18) a message be sent to the Senate acquainting it of this resolution and requesting that it concur and take action accordingly.”
“I move: That: (1) in accordance with section 242 of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001, matters relating to the powers and proceedings of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services shall be as follows: (a) the committee consist of 10 members, three Members of the House of Representatives to be nominated by the Government Whip or Whips, two Members of the House of Representatives to be nominated by the Opposition Whip or Whips or by any minority group or independent Member, two Senators to be nominated by the Leader of the Government in the Senate, two Senators to be nominated by the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and one Senator to be nominated by any minority group or independent Senator; (b) every nomination of a member of the committee be notified in writing to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (c) the committee elect a: (i) Government member as its chair; and (ii) non-Government member as its deputy chair who shall act as chair of the committee at any time when the chair is not present at a meeting of the committee; (d) at any time when the chair and deputy chair are not present at a meeting of the committee the members present shall elect another member to act as chair at that meeting; (e) in the event of an equally divided vote, the chair, or the deputy chair when acting as chair, have a casting vote; (f) three members of the committee constitute a quorum of the committee, provided that in a deliberative meeting the quorum shall include one Government member of either House and one non-Government member of either House; (g) the committee: (i) have power to appoint subcommittees consisting of three or more of its members and to refer to any subcommittee any matter which the committee is empowered to examine; and (ii) appoint the chair of each subcommittee who shall have a deliberative vote and, in the event of an equally divided vote, a casting vote; (h) at any time when the chair of a subcommittee is not present at a meeting of the subcommittee the members of the subcommittee present shall elect another member of that subcommittee to act as chair at that meeting; (i) two members of a subcommittee constitute a quorum of that subcommittee, provided that in a deliberative meeting the quorum shall include one Government member of either House and one non-Government member of either House; (j) members of the committee who are not members of a subcommittee may participate in the proceedings of that subcommittee but shall not vote, move any motion or be counted for the purpose of a quorum; (k) the committee or any subcommittee have power to: (i) call for witnesses to attend and for documents to be produced; (ii) conduct proceedings at any place it sees fit; (iii) sit in public or in private; (iv) report from time to time; and (v) adjourn from time to time and sit during any adjournment of the Senate and the House of Representatives; (l) the committee or any subcommittee have power to consider and make use of the evidence and records of the joint committees on Corporations and Financial Services and Corporations and Securities appointed during previous Parliaments; and (m) the provisions of this resolution, so far as they are inconsistent with the standing orders, have effect notwithstanding anything contained in the standing orders; and (2) a message be sent to the Senate acquainting it of this resolution and requesting that it concur and take action accordingly.”
“For the information of members, we're back to where we were on the procedural motions. We've dealt with the standing orders and sessional orders and the committees that are contained within the standing orders, but now we have others committees that are established by resolution of the parliament. That's what I'll do now.”
“I do think there is an expectation in the parliament that, yes, words can be offensive, yes, gestures can be offensive, but, yes, behaviour can be offensive as well. That doesn't always necessarily involve words or gestures, and it is one of the areas where, as part of us responding to the Kate Jenkins inquiry that came down and in making sure that we are in fact setting the standard and raising the standards of this place, we need to basically ensure that you are empowered to be able to deal with behaviour. So we'll be opposing both amendments, but I wanted to explain, in one hit, the reasons. Question negatived.”
“Any observer of that would think they were watching intimidation. Sometimes it will happen to government or opposition members, but I've seen it happen a lot to the crossbench. It is not something we want in the parliament. What the method is to deal with this, I can't give a guarantee, so the government won't be supporting either this amendment or the next amendment in this motion today. I will undertake to the parliament, though, for both this amendment and the next amendment that, as soon as the Committee on Procedures is formed, I'll be writing to them and asking them to look at this matter and the pathways, whether it's standing orders or whether it's something you as Speaker decide you already have the power to do.”