The following Bills have been referred to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for report:
- Crimes Legislation Amendment (Serious Drugs, Identity Crime and Other Measures) Bill 2012 (see above) – report due by 19 November 2012;
- Freedom of Information Amendment (Parliamentary Budget Office) Bill 2012 (see above) – report due by 19 November 2012;
- Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Bill 2012 (see above) – report due by 29 November 2012.
The Minerals Resource Rent Tax Amendment (Protecting Revenue) Bill 2012 has been referred to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 29 November 2012. This Bill is a private Senator’s Bill, having been introduced on 12 September 2012 by the Greens Leader Senator Milne, and proposes to restrict the rebating under the MRRT of Commonwealth, State and Territory mining royalty amounts to those in place as at 1 July 2011. Any increases in royalties after that date would be disregarded in calculating royalty credits for the MRRT.
[LTN 197, 11/10]