Urgency

I move, That urgency be accorded to the first reading and referral to select committee of the Education and Training (System Reform) Amendment Bill; the remaining stages of: the Defence (Workforce) Amendment Bill; and the Education and Training (Early Childhood Education Reform) Amendment Bill; the third reading of the Crimes (Countering Foreign Interference) Amendment Bill; the remaining stages of: the Crimes Legislation (Stalking and Harassment) Amendment Bill; and the Land Transport (Clean Vehicle Standard) Amendment Bill (No 2); the first reading and referral to select committee of: the Telecommunications and Other Matters Amendment Bill; and the Meteorological Services (Acquisition and Policies) Legislation Amendment Bill; the second reading of the Game Animal Council (Herds of Special Interest) Amendment Bill; and the remaining stages of: the Statutes Amendment Bill; the Immigration (Fiscal Sustainability and System Integrity) Amendment Bill; the Legal Services (Distribution of Special Fund) Amendment Bill; and the Judicature (Timeliness) Legislation Amendment Bill.

We are going into urgency today to get through legislation before the end of the year. None of the bills progressing this week will skip their select committee process.

The Education and Training (System Reform) Amendment Bill is having its first reading today to send it to a select committee and open up submissions before the end of the year.

The Defence (Workforce) Amendment Bill is being passed to mitigate the risks of strikes over the summer break, which would require Parliament to come back early.

The Education and Training (Early Childhood Education Reform) Amendment Bill is passing its remaining stages this week, which will allow changes proposed in the Education and Training (System Reform) Bill to make more sense.

The Crimes (Countering Foreign Interference) Amendment Bill and the Crimes Legislation (Stalking and Harassment) Amendment Bill are going through their remaining stages; both are part of the Government’s quarter four plan, and this will achieve our commitment to pass them this year.

The Land Transport (Clean Vehicle Standard) Amendment Bill (No 2) will pass its remaining stages this week to complete a commitment that the Government made about the Clean Vehicle Standard, notably to reduce the charges for 2026-2027.

The Telecommunications and Other Matters Amendment Bill is being sent to select committee. This bill is closely aligned with the Telecommunications Amendment Bill, which had its first reading last week, and the select committee will benefit from being able to consider both bills at the same time.

The Statutes Amendment Bill is going through its last two stages this week. There are minor and technical changes in this bill, including for the anti - money-laundering regime, which will ease compliance costs for reporting entities.

The Game Animal Council (Herds of Special Interest) Amendment Bill is having its second reading. We want to progress this bill to get us closer to making the rules around herds of special interest clearer.

The Meteorological Services (Acquisition and Policies) Legislation Amendment Bill is being sent to select committee in order to begin the process that will provide a single authoritative voice in the case of future weather events.

The Immigration (Fiscal Sustainability and System Integrity) Amendment Bill is going through its remaining stages, which will improve the integrity of the immigration system.

The Legal Services (Distribution of Special Fund) Amendment Bill and the Judicature (Timeliness) Legislation Amendment Bill are completing their remaining stages and will give effect to Budget 2025 savings.