Committee reports and inquiries
This appendix provides details of inquiries conducted and reports presented by the parliamentary committees supported by the Department of the House of Representatives in 2019–20.
Inquiries active at 30 June 2020 |
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Agriculture and Water Resources, Standing Committee on |
Inquiry into the timber supply chain constraints in the Australian plantation sector |
Inquiry into growing Australian agriculture to $100 billion by 2030 |
Communications and the Arts, Standing Committee on |
There were no active inquiries at 30 June 2020. |
Economics, Standing Committee on |
Review of the Reserve Bank of Australia annual report 2019 |
Review of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority annual report 2019 |
Review of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission annual report 2019 |
Review of the four major banks and other financial institutions |
Electoral Matters, Joint Standing Committee on |
Inquiry into and report on all aspects of the conduct of the 2019 federal election and matters related thereto |
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Ensuring Fair Representation of the Northern Territory) Bill 2020 |
Electoral Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2020 |
Employment, Education and Training, Standing Committee on |
Education in remote and complex environments |
Environment and Energy, Standing Committee on the |
National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Amendment (Transparency in Carbon Emissions Accounting) Bill 2020 |
Inquiry into the problem of feral and domestic cats in Australia |
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, Joint Standing Committee on |
Remediation of PFAS-related impacts ongoing scrutiny and review |
Inquiry into Australia activating greater trade and investment with Pacific island countries |
Inquiry into the human rights of women and girls in the Pacific |
Inquiry into targeted sanctions to address human rights abuses |
Inquiry into Australia’s defence relationships with Pacific island nations |
Inquiry into strengthening Australia’s relationships with countries in the Pacific region |
Inquiry into the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for Australia’s foreign affairs, defence and trade |
Health, Aged Care and Sport, Standing Committee on |
There were no active inquiries at 30 June 2020. |
Implementation of the National Redress Scheme, Joint Select Committee on |
Second interim report on implementation of the National Redress Scheme |
Indigenous Affairs, Standing Committee on |
Pathways and participation opportunities for Indigenous Australians in employment and business |
Inquiry into food pricing and food security in remote Indigenous communities |
Industry, Innovation, Science and Resources, Standing Committee on |
Inquiry into Australia’s waste management and recycling industries |
Infrastructure, Transport and Cities, Standing Committee on |
Inquiry into options for financing faster rail |
Intelligence and Security, Parliamentary Joint Committee on |
Review of administration and expenditure No. 18 (2018–19): Australian intelligence agencies |
Review of Australian Federal Police powers |
Review of ‘declared areas’ provisions |
Review of the amendments made by the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Act 2018 |
Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Cessation) Bill 2019 |
Review of the mandatory data retention regime |
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (International Production Orders) Bill 2020 |
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill 2020 |
Inquiry into the impact of the exercise of law enforcement and intelligence powers on the freedom of the press |
Migration, Joint Standing Committee on |
Inquiry into the Working Holiday Maker program |
National Capital and External Territories, Joint Standing Committee on the |
Review of the National Capital Authority: Biannual public briefings |
Northern Australia, Joint Standing Committee on |
Inquiry into the opportunities and challenges of the engagement of traditional owners in the economic development of Northern Australia |
Inquiry into the destruction of 46,000-year-old caves at the Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara region of Western Australia |
Public Accounts and Audit, Joint Committee of |
The administration of government grants: Inquiry into Auditor-General’s reports 5, 12 and 23 (2019–20) |
Review of the operations of the Parliamentary Budget Office 2019–20 |
Inquiry into the 2018–19 Defence major projects report and the future submarine project—Transition to design (Auditor-General’s reports 19 and 22 (2019–20)) |
Cyber resilience: Inquiry into Auditor-General’s reports 1 and 13 (2019–20) |
Public Works, Parliamentary Standing Committee on |
Proposed fit-out and security hardening of new leased Australian Federal Police premises at West Perth |
Australian War Memorial development project |
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment proposed fitout of new leased premises, Canberra |
AIR 555 phase 1 airborne intelligence surveillance reconnaissance electronic warfare capability facilities works |
Regional Australia, House Select Committee on |
Inquiry into matters affecting Regional Australia |
Social Policy and Legal Affairs, Standing Committee on |
Inquiry into family, domestic and sexual violence |
Inquiry into homelessness in Australia |
Tax and Revenue, Standing Committee on |
Inquiry into the tax treatment of employee share schemes |
Inquiry into the development of the Australian corporate bond market |
Inquiry into the Commissioner of Taxation annual report 2018–19 |
Trade and Investment Growth, Joint Standing Committee on |
Inquiry into diversifying Australia’s trade and investment profile |
Treaties, Joint Standing Committee on |
Amendments CMS—Amendments to appendices I and II to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals |
Capital increase—World Bank Group, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
Capital increase—World Bank Group, International Finance Corporation |
Certain aspects of the treaty-making process in Australia |
Termination investment promotion and protection agreement—Indonesia |
Reports presented | Date presented and parliamentary paper (PP) number |
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Agriculture and Water Resources, Standing Committee on | |
No reports were presented during 2019–20. | |
Communications and the Arts, Standing Committee on | |
The next gen future: Inquiry into the deployment, adoption and application of 5G in Australia | 12 May 2020; PP: 117/2020 |
Economics, Standing Committee on | |
Review of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission annual report 2018 | 25 November 2019; PP: 540/2019 |
Review of the Reserve Bank of Australia annual report 2018 (second report) | 12 December 2019; PP: 22/2020 |
Review of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission annual report 2018 | 10 February 2020; PP: 24/2020 |
Review of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority annual report 2019 | 2 March 2020; PP: 58/2020 |
Advisory report on the Banking Amendment (Rural Finance Reform) Bill 2019 | 5 March 2020; PP: 63/2020 |
Review of the Reserve Bank of Australia annual report 2019 (first report) | 5 March 2020; PP: 64/2020 |
Electoral Matters, Joint Standing Committee on | |
Advisory report on the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Real Time Disclosure of Political Donations) Bill 2019 | 17 December 2019; PP: 550/2020 |
Interim report on all aspects of the conduct of the 2019 federal election and matters related thereto: delegation to the International Grand Committee, Dublin, Ireland | 15 May 2020; PP: 124/2020 |
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Lowering the Donation Disclosure Threshold) Bill 2019 | 28 May 2020; PP: 131/2020 |
Employment, Education and Training, Standing Committee on | |
Status of the teaching profession | 28 November 2019; PP: 543/2019 |
Environment and Energy, Standing Committee on the | |
Not without your approval: a way forward for nuclear technology in Australia. Report of the inquiry into the prerequisites for nuclear energy in Australia | 13 December 2019; PP: 23/2020 |
Report of the inquiry into vegetation and land management policy relating to bushfires | 5 March 2020; PP: 62/2020 |
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, Joint Standing Committee on | |
Inquiry into PFAS remediation in and around Defence bases (first report) | 20 December 2019; PP: 551/2019 |
Health, Aged Care and Sport, Standing Committee on | |
Walking the allergy tightrope: Addressing the rise of allergies and anaphylaxis in Australia | 15 June 2020; PP: 145/2020 |
Implementation of the National Redress Scheme, Joint Select Committee on | |
First interim report of the Joint Select Committee on Implementation of the National Redress Scheme April 2020 | 1 May 2020; PP: 120/2020 |
Indigenous Affairs, Standing Committee on | |
No reports were presented during 2019–20. | |
Industry, Innovation, Science and Resources, Standing Committee on | |
No reports were presented during 2019–20. | |
Infrastructure, Transport and Cities, Standing Committee on | |
No reports were presented during 2019–20. | |
Intelligence and Security, Parliamentary Joint Committee on | |
Review of the listing and re-listing of six organisations as terrorist organisations under the Criminal Code: Islamic State-Somalia, Abu Sayyaf Group, al-Qa’ida, al-Qa’ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb, Jabhat Fatah al-Sham and Jemaah Islamiyah | 10 September 2019; PP: 252/2019 |
Advisory report on the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (2019 Measures No. 1) Bill 2019 | 14 October 2019; PP: 289/2019 |
Advisory report on the Identity-matching Services Bill 2019 and the Australian Passports Amendment (Identity-matching Services) Bill 2019 | 24 October 2019; PP: 458/2019 |
Review of the renunciation by conduct and cessation provisions in the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 | 4 December 2019; PP: 534/2019 |
Annual report of committee activities 2018–2019 | 4 December 2019; PP: 535/2019 |
Review of the re-listing of four terrorist organisations as terrorist organisations under the Criminal Cod | 5 February 2020; PP: 21/2020 |
Review of administration and expenditure No. 17 (2017–2018): Australian intelligence agencies | 5 February 2020; PP: 20/2020 |
Migration, Joint Standing Committee on | |
Migration in regional Australia | 18 June 2020; PP: 144/2020 |
National Capital and External Territories, Joint Standing Committee on the | |
No reports were presented during 2019–20. | |
Northern Australia, Joint Standing Committee on | |
No reports were presented during 2019–20. | |
Public Accounts and Audit, Joint Committee of | |
Report 480: Annual report (2018–19) | 4 December 2019; PP: 536/2019 |
Report 481: Efficiency and effectiveness: Inquiry into Auditor-General's reports 25, 29, 38, 42, 44, 45 and 51 (2018–19) | 15 June 2020; PP: 120/2020 |
Public Works, Parliamentary Standing Committee on | |
Eighty-second annual report (2018) | 30 July 2019; PP: 225/2019 |
2/2019: Referrals made 31 July 2019 | 9 September 2019; PP: 246/2019 |
3/2019: Referrals made July 2019 | 16 September 2019; PP: 259/2019 |
4/2019: Referrals made September 2019 | 14 October 2019; PP: 290/2019 |
5/2019: Referrals made July 2019 | 16 October 2019; PP: 386/2019 |
6/2019: Referrals made September 2019 | 2 December 2019; PP: 528/2019 |
Eighty-third annual report (2019) | 2 March 2020; PP: 60/2020 |
1/2020: Referral made November 2019 | 23 March 2020; PP: 77/2020 |
2/2020: Referrals made November 2019 and February 2020 | 6 May 2020; PP: 116/2020 |
3/2020: Referral made November 2019 and February 2020 | 10 June 2020; PP: 136/2020 |
Regional Australia, House Select Committee on | |
Interim report on the inquiry into regional Australia | 27 March 2020; PP: 136/2020 |
Social Policy and Legal Affairs, Standing Committee on | |
Protecting the age of innocence: Report of the inquiry into age verification for online wagering and online pornography | 5 March 2020; PP: 61/2020 |
Tax and Revenue, Standing Committee on | |
No reports were presented during 2019–20. | |
Trade and Investment Growth, Joint Standing Committee on | |
Trade transformation: Supporting Australia's export and investment opportunities | 10 June 2020; PP: 136/2020 |
Treaties, Joint Standing Committee on | |
Report 186: IA-CEPA and A-HKFTA | 16 October 2019; PP: 269/2019 |
Report 187: Oil stock contracts—Hungary; MRA UK; Trade in wine UK; MH17 Netherlands; Air Services: Thailand, Timor-Leste, PNG; Work diplomatic families—Italy; Double taxation—Israel | 17 October 2019; PP: 403/2019 |
Report 188: Investments Uruguay, ISDS UN Convention and Convention SKAO | 3 December 2019; PP: 523/2019 |
Committee purpose, inquiries conducted and reports presented |
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Appropriations and Administration, Standing Committee on |
The committee considers estimates of the funding required for the operation of the department and may confer with the Senate Standing Committee on Appropriations and Staffing. Report presented:
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Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings, Joint Committee on the |
The committee meets when required to consider the general principles applying to the radio broadcasting and, in certain circumstances, the televising of proceedings of parliament by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. No reports were presented during 2019–20. |
Petitions, Standing Committee on |
The committee receives and processes petitions, and inquires into and reports to the House on any matter relating to petitions and the petitions system. Information on how to go about petitioning the House of Representatives is available at the petitions page on the Parliament of Australia website. No inquiry reports were presented during 2019–20. Reports presented:
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Privileges and Members’ Interests, Standing Committee on |
The committee is appointed at the commencement of each parliament to inquire into and report on complaints of breach of privilege referred to it by the House, oversee arrangements for the maintenance of the register of members’ interests and the register of members’ qualifications, and consider any specific complaints about the registering of interests. Reports presented:
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Procedure, Standing Committee on |
The committee’s role is to inquire into and report on the practices and procedures of the House and its committees. No reports were presented during 2019–20. |
Publications, Standing Committee on |
The committee presents reports making recommendations relating to the inclusion in the Parliamentary Papers Series of documents presented to parliament. No reports were presented during 2019–20. |
Selection Committee |
The committee was established to determine the program of committee and delegation business and private members’ business for each sitting Monday and to select bills for referral to committees. Reports presented:
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