Petitions, Papers, Select Committee Reports, and Introduction of Bills

Petitions have been delivered to the Clerk for presentation.

Petition of Chris Hickson requesting that the House ensure that the Treaty principles bill does not go further than the select committee

petition of Christopher MacDonald requesting that the House pass legislation requiring all buses older than 10 years to have an additional compliance process between each certificate of fitness

petition of Rasy Sao requesting that the House urge the Government to support the restoration of human rights in Cambodia in the context of the United Nations Universal Periodic Review.

Those petitions stand referred to the Petitions Committee. Ministers have delivered papers.

Report on unappropriated expenses in capital expenditure for the financial year ended 30 June 2023

Government responses to the:

report of the Finance and Expenditure Committee on the inquiry into the future nature, impact, and risks of cryptocurrencies

report of the Finance and Expenditure Committee on the briefing on banks’ processes and consumer protections for scams

report of the Petitions Committee on temporary post-earthquake visas; and

report of the Standing Orders Committee on the Review of Standing Orders 2023.

I present the annual report of the Commissioner for Parliamentary Standards for the year ending 31 December 2023. Those papers are published under the authority of the House. A select committee report has been delivered for presentation.

Report of the Regulations Review Committee on the Complaint about the Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Freshwater) Regulations 2020.

That report is set down for consideration. The Clerk has been informed of the introduction of bills.

Firearms Prohibition Orders Legislation Amendment Bill, introduction

Appropriation (2022/23 Confirmation and Validation) Bill, introduction

Evidence (Giving Evidence of Family Violence) Amendment Bill, introduction.

Those bills are set down for first reading.