The SPEAKER (15:51): For the information of honourable members, I present a schedule of the status of government responses to committee reports as at 30 November 2022. The schedule will be incorporated in Hansard. The schedule read as follows— Speaker's Schedule of the Status of Government Responses to Committee Reports a s at 30 November 2022 Speaker's Schedule of the Status of Government Responses to Committee Reports The Speaker's schedule to the House of Representatives on the status of government responses to committee reports is presented at six monthly intervals, usually in the last sitting weeks of the winter and spring sittings. The last schedule was presented in the House on 1 December 2021. The schedule presents a list of committee reports that contain recommendations requiring a government response. Government responses received during the period are included in the schedule and the report it relates to is then removed from subsequent schedules. The timeframe for government responses to committee reports in this schedule is determined by the resolution adopted by the House on 29 September 2010, in which government responses to House and Joint committee reports are required within a six month period from the presentation of the report in the House. The Senate has resolved to require government responses to Senate and Joint committee reports within three months of a report being tabled.[1] This schedule does not list reports that do not require a government response. In the past, the practice was to include all reports tabled in the Speaker's schedule. However, the intent of this schedule is to provide an update to the House on the status of government responses to committee reports. The schedule does not include advisory reports on bills introduced into the House of Representatives unless the reports make recommendations that are wider than the provision of the bill and would therefore be the subject of a government response. The Government's response to bill inquiry reports is apparent in the resumption of consideration of the relevant legislation by the House. Also not included are reports from the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, the House of Representatives Committee of Privileges and Members' Interests, and the Publications Committee (other than reports on inquiries). Government responses to reports of the Public Works Committee are usually reflected in motions for the approval of works after the relevant report has been presented and considered. The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights' regular scrutiny reports on the human rights compatibility of bills and legislative instruments are not listed, as the timeframe for a response is specified in correspondence to the relevant minister. Reports of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit primarily make administrative recommendations but may make policy recommendations. A government response is required in respect of such policy recommendations made by the committee. Responses to administrative recommendations are made in the form of an Executive Minute provided to, and subsequently tabled by, the committee. Agencies responding to administrative recommendations are required to provide an Executive Minute within six months of the tabling of a report. Executive Minutes are included in this schedule and are listed as (Partial response) [1] This practice has arisen from a Senate resolution of 14 March 1973, in which the Senate declared its opinion that the government should provide a response to committee reports within three months of tabling. Successive governments have affirmed their commitment to providing such responses. The table below provides a summary of government responses received and outstanding to committee reports of the 43rd to 47th Parliaments inclusive. Parliament Awaiting response (time expired) Awaiting response (time not expired) Response received (time expired) Response received (time not expired) 43rd 2 - - - 44th 15 - - - 45th 38 - 1 - 46th 62 24 9 11 47th - 3 - - The following table lists responses received (since tabling of the last schedule on 1 December 2021) and outstanding (as at 30 November 2022): Report title Date tabled or published[i] Date of government response[ii] Responded in period specified[iii] Agriculture and Industry (House, Standing) Smart farming—Inquiry into agricultural innovation 4/5/16 No response to date No Agriculture and Water Resources (House, Standing) Making every drop count 20/12/17 No response to date No Super-charging Australian Agriculture 11/12/18 29/3/22 No Growing Australia: Inquiry into growing Australian agriculture to $100 billion by 2030 11/12/20 No response to date No Aussie logs for Aussie jobs: Inquiry into timber supply chain constraints in the Australian plantation sector 23/3/21 No response to date No Supporting a strong future for Australian aquaculture 9/2/22 No response to date No Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity (Joint, Statutory) Integrity of overseas Commonwealth law enforcement operations 24/6/13 No response to date No Inquiry into the jurisdiction of the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity 5/5/16 No response to date No Integrity of Australia's border arrangements 8/12/20 No response to date No Australia's Family Law System (Joint, Select) Improvements in family law proceedings: Second interim report 15/3/21 No response to date No Australia's Child Support Scheme: Third Interim Report 22/11/21 No response to date No Final report 22/11/21 No response to date No Australia Fund Establishment (Joint, Select) Report 25/6/15 No response to date No Communications and the Arts (House, Standing) Report on the inquiry into the Australian film and television industry 7/12/17 No response to date No Report on the inquiry into the Australian music industry 2/4/19 No response to date No Sculpting a National Cultural Plan: Igniting a post-COVID economy for the arts 27/10/21 No response to date No The Future of Regional Newspapers in a Digital World: Inquiry into Australia's regional newspapers 23/3/22 No response to date Time not expired Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples (Joint, Select) Progress report 27/10/14 No response to date No Final report 25/6/15 No response to date No Constitutional Recognition Relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples (Joint, Select) Final report 29/11/18 No response to date No Corporations and Financial Services (Joint, Statutory) Report on the 2017-2018 annual reports of bodies established under the ASIC Act 2/4/19 No response to date No Regulation of auditing in Australia: Interim Report 27/2/20 No response to date No Regulation of auditing in Australia: Final Report 11/11/20 No response to date No Report on the 2019-2020 annual reports of bodies established under the ASIC Act 25/8/21 No response to date No Mobile Payment and Digital Wallet Financial Services 28/10/21 8/12/21 Yes Regulation of the use of financial services such as credit cards and digital wallets for online gambling in Australia 19/11/21 No response to date No Economics (House, Standing) Review of the Four Major Banks (Third Report) 7/12/17 No response to date No Report on the inquiry into the implications of removing refundable franking credits 4/4/19 No response to date No Report on the inquiry into impediments to business investment 4/4/19 No response to date No Report on the implications of common ownership and capital concentration in Australia 17/3/22 No response to date Time not expired Electoral Matters (Joint, Standing) Second interim report on the inquiry into the conduct of the 2013 federal election: An assessment of electronic voting options 20/11/14 No response to date No The 2013 Federal Election: Report on the conduct of the 2013 election and matters related thereto 15/4/15 No response to date No Third interim report on the inquiry into the conduct of the 2016 federal election: AEC modernisation 21/6/17 No response to date No Excluded: The impact of section 44 on Australian democracy 17/5/18 No response to date No Report on the conduct of the 2016 federal election and matters related thereto 5/12/18 No response to date No 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 15/5/20* No response to date No Electoral Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2020 25/8/20 No response to date No Advisory report on the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Ensuring Fair Representation of the Northern Territory) Bill 2020 16/10/20* No response to date No Report on the conduct of the 2019 federal election and matters related thereto 10/12/20 No response to date No Report of the inquiry on the future conduct of elections operating during times of emergency situations 24/6/21 2/12/21 Yes Report on the Candidate Qualification Checklist 31/3/22 No response to date Time not expired Employment, Education and Training (House, Standing) Innovation and Creativity 19/6/17 No response to date No Unique Individuals, Broad Skills: Inquiry into school to work transition 30/5/18 No response to date No Australian Government funding arrangements for non-NHMRC research 26/11/18 No response to date No Status of the teaching profession 28/11/19 No response to date No Education in remote and complex environments 11/11/20 No response to date No Don't take it as read—Inquiry into adult literacy and its importance 22/3/22 No response to date Time not expired Environment (House, Standing) Streamlining environmental legislation: Inquiry into streamlining environmental regulation, 'green tape', and one stop shops 23/2/15 No response to date No Inquiry into the Register of Environmental Organisations 4/5/16 No response to date No Environment and Energy (House, Standing) Living with fruit bats: Inquiry into flying-fox management in the eastern states 27/2/17 No response to date No Powering our future: Inquiry into modernising Australia's electricity grid 5/2/18 No response to date No Not without your approval: a way forward for nuclear technology in Australia 13/12/19* No response to date No Tackling the feral cat pandemic: a plan to save Australian wildlife-Report of the inquiry into the problem of feral and domestic cats in Australia 4/2/21 14/2/22 No Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade (Joint, Standing) Inquiry into transition from the Australian Defence Force (ADF) 3/4/19 No response to date No Second Interim Report: freedom of religion and belief, the Australian experience 3/4/19 No response to date No First report: Inquiry into Australia's aid program in the Indo-Pacific 3/4/19 No response to date No Inquiry into PFAS remediation in and around Defence bases—Second progress report 31/8/20 20/1/22 No Inquiry into the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for Australia's foreign affairs, defence and trade 8/12/20 No response to date No Australia's response to the coup in Myanmar: Interim report for the inquiry into certain aspects of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Annual Report 2019-20—Interim report 24/6/21 16/12/21 Yes One Region, One Family, One Future: Deepening relations with the Pacific nations through trade 1/9/21 No response to date No Inquiry into the Department of Defence Annual Report 2019-20 25/11/21 No response to date No Inquiry into the human rights of women and girls in the Pacific 29/11/21 No response to date No Advocating for the elimination of child and forced marriage 2/12/21 21/4/22 Yes Expanding the membership of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership 10/2/22 No response to date Time not expired First periodic report on Human Rights: Final report into certain aspects of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Annual Report 2019-20 30/3/22 17/11/22 Time not expired Inquiry into PFAS remediation in and around Defence bases: Final report 30/3/22 No response to date Time not expired Strengthening Australia's relationships with countries in the Pacific 30/3/22 No response to date Time not expired Health, Aged Care and Sport (House, Standing) Bedtime Reading: Inquiry into Sleep Health Awareness in Australia 4/4/19 No response to date No Walking the allergy tightrope: Addressing the rise of allergies and anaphylaxis in Australia 15/6/20 No response to date No The New Frontier—Delivering better health for all Australians 25/11/21 No response to date No Inquiry into childhood rheumatic diseases: Interim Report 31/3/22 No response to date Time not expired Human Rights (Joint, Statutory) Eleventh Report of 2013: Review of Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory Act 2012 and related legislation—Interim report 26/6/13 No response to date No 2016 Review of Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory Act 2012 and related legislation: Final report 16/3/16 No response to date No Freedom of speech in Australia: Inquiry into the operation of Part IIA of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) and related procedures under the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) 28/2/17 Partial response No ParentsNext: examination of Social Security (Parenting payment participation requirements-class of persons) Instrument 2021 4/8/21 No response to date No Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 and related bills 4/2/22 No response to date No Implementation of the National Redress Scheme (Joint, Select) Second Interim Report of the Joint Select Committee on Implementation of the National Redress Scheme, November 2021 23/11/21 No response to date No Indigenous Affairs (House, Standing) Report on food pricing and food security in remote Indigenous communities 7/12/20 2/12/21 No Report on Indigenous participation in employment and business 30/8/21 30/2/22 No Industry, Innovation, Science & Resources (House, Standing) Keep it in the regions: Mining and resources industry support for businesses in regional economies 3/12/18 No response to date No The Now Frontier: Developing Australia's Space Industry 2/12/21 No response to date No From Rubbish to Resources: Building a Circular Economy 7/12/20 28/3/22 Yes Infrastructure, Transport and Cities (House, Standing) Smart ICT: Report on the inquiry into the role of smart ICT in the design and planning of infrastructure 15/3/16 No response to date No Government Procurement: A sovereign security imperative 31/3/22 No response to date Time has not expired Intelligence and Security (Joint, Statutory) Review of the mandatory data retention regime 28/10/20 No response to date No Annual Report of Committee Activities 2020-2021 14/9/21* No response to date No Advisory Report on the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (High Risk Terrorist Offenders) Bill 2020 16/9/21* No response to date No Advisory report on the Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Bill 2020 and Statutory Review of the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 29/9/21 No response to date No Review of police powers in relation to terrorism, the control order regime, the preventative detention order regime and the continuing detention order regime 14/10/21* No response to date[ ] No Review of the relisting of five organisations as terrorist organisations under the Criminal Code 14/10/21* 7/4/22 Yes Review of Administration and Expenditure No. 18 (2018-2019)—Australian Intelligence Agencies 24/11/21 29/3/22 Yes Review of Administration and Expenditure No. 19 (2019-20)—Australian Intelligence Agencies 24/11/21 29/3/22 Yes Review of the amendments made by the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Act 2018 22/12/21 No response to date No Advisory Report on the Intelligence Oversight and Other Legislation Amendment (Integrity Measures) Bill 2020 7/2/22 No response to date Time not expired Review of Part 14 of the Telecommunications Act 1997—Telecommunications Sector Security Reform 7/2/22 No response to date Time not expired Inquiry into national security risks affecting the Australian higher education and research sector 25/3/22 No response to date Time not expired Advisory Report on the National Security Legislation Amendment (Comprehensive Review and Other Measures No. 1) Bill 2021 25/3/22 17/11/22 Yes Advisory Report on the Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure Protection) Bill 2022 25/3/22 No response to date Time not expired Review of the listing and re-listing of eight organisations as terrorist organisations under the Criminal Code 26/9/22 No response to date Time not expired Law Enforcement (Joint, Statutory) Inquiry into financial related crime 7/9/15 No response to date No Inquiry into crystal methamphetamine (ice): First Report 6/9/17 No response to date No Inquiry into crystal methamphetamine (ice): Final Report 27/3/18 No response to date No Examination of the Australian Federal Police Annual Report 2015-16 28/3/18 No response to date No Inquiry into the trade in elephant ivory and rhino horn 19/9/18 No response to date No Impact of new and emerging information and communications technology 4/4/19 No response to date No Summary report of the 24 June 2020 public hearing on the Australian Institute of Criminology's National Deaths in Custody Program 8/10/20 No response to date No Public communications campaigns targeting drug and substance abuse 12/5/21 No response to date No COVID-19, criminal activity and law enforcement 21/6/21 No response to date No Mental Health and Suicide Prevention (House, Select) Mental Health and Suicide Prevention—Final Report 01/11/21 No response to date No Migration (Joint, Standing) Inquiry into efficacy of current regulation of Australian migration and education agents 21/2/19 No response to date No The report of the inquiry into review processes associated with visa cancellations made on criminal grounds 21/2/19 No response to date No Migration in regional Australia 18/6/20 No response to date No Interim Report of the Inquiry into the Working Holiday Maker Program 15/9/20 No response to date No Final Report of the Inquiry into the Working Holiday Maker Program 30/11/20 No response to date No Interim Report of the Inquiry into Australia's Skilled Migration Program 18/3/21 No response to date No Final Report of the Inquiry into Australia's Skilled Migration Program 9/8/21 No response to date No National Anti-Corruption Commission Bills 2022 (Joint, Select) Advisory report on the provisions of the National Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2022 and the National Anti-Corruption Commission (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2022 10/11/21 No response to date Time not expired National Capital and External Territories (Joint, Standing) Telling Australia's story—and why it's important: Report on the inquiry into Canberra's national institutions 3/4/19* No response to date No Interim Report—Inquiry into economic, social and environmental sustainability in the Indian Ocean Territories 28/2/22 No response to date Time not expired Interim Report—Inquiry into availability and access to enabling communications infrastructure in Australia's external territories 28/2/22 No response to date Time not expired National Disability Insurance Scheme (Joint, Standing) Independent Assessments 19/10/21 No response to date No NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission 30/11/21 No response to date No General Issues 2021 30/11/21 24/5/21 No NDIS Workforce Final Report 15/2/22 No response to date Time not expired Northern Australia (Joint, Standing) Never Again: Inquiry into the destruction of 46,000 year old caves at the Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara region of Western Australia: Interim report 9/12/20 24/11/22 No A Way Forward: Inquiry into the destruction of 46,000 year old caves at the Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara region of Western Australia 18/10/21 24/11/22 No Final report into the engagement of traditional owners in the economic development of Northern Australia 8/2/22 No response to date No Petitions (House, Standing) Your voice can change our future: The inquiry into the future of petitioning in the House 21/2/19 No response to date No Procedure (House, Standing) Role of the Federation Chamber: Celebrating 20 years of operation 22/6/15 No response to date No Division required? Electronic voting in the House of Representatives 02/5/16 No response to date No A window on the House: Inquiry into the practices and procedures relating to question time 13/5/21 31/3/22 No Maintenance of the standing orders 31/1/22 No response to date No Public Accounts and Audit (Joint, Statutory) Report 460: Public Sector Governance—Inquiry based on Auditor-General's report 29 (2015-16) 16/2/17 No response to date No Report 463: Commonwealth Financial Statements 5/9/17 Partial response received No Report 472: Commonwealth Procurement—Second Report 17/10/18 Partial response received No Report 475: Defence First Principles Review, Naval Construction and Mental Health in the AFP 14/2/19 Partial response received No Report 477: Commonwealth Financial Statements—Second Report, and Foreign Investment in Real Estate 2/4/19 Partial response received No Report 478: Issuing of a Certificate under section 37 of the Auditor-General's Act 1997 2/4/19 No response to date No Report 479: Australian Government Security Arrangements 2/4/19 Partial response received No Report 481: Efficiency and Effectiveness: Inquiry into Auditor-General's Reports 25, 29, 38, 42, 44, 45 and 51 (2018-19) 15/6/20 Partial response received No Report 484: The Administration of Government Grants: Inquiry into Auditor-General's Reports 5, 12 and 23 (2019-20) 7/12/20 Partial response received No Report 485: Cyber Resilience: Inquiry into Auditor-General's Reports 1 and 13 (2019-20) 9/12/20 Partial response received No Report 486: Regulatory Activities—Inquiry into Auditor-Generals Reports 33, 47, 48 (2019-20) and 5 and 8 (2020-21) 24/8/21 Partial response received No Report 487 Annual Report 2020-21 2/12/21 No response to date No Report 488 Commonwealth Financial Statements 2019-20 31/3/22 Partial response received Time not expired Report 489 Defence Major Projects Report 2019-20 31/3/22 Partial response received Time not expired Report 490 Alternative Financing Mechanisms 31/3/22 Partial response received Time not expired Report 491 Review of the Auditor-General Act 1997 31/3/22 Partial response received Time not expired Report 492 Governance in the Stewardship of Public Resources 12/4/22 Partial response received Time not expired Regional Australia (House, Select) Pride of Place: Inquiry into the future of Regional Australia 31/3/22 No response to date Time not expired Road Safety (Joint, Select) Driving Reform: final report for the Inquiry into Road Safety 25/3/22 No response to date Time not expired Social Media and Online Safety (House, Select) Social Media and Online Safety 15/3/22 No response to date Time not expired Social Policy and Legal Affairs (House, Standing) Inquiry into family, domestic and sexual violence 31/3/21 No response to date No Final report: Inquiry into homelessness in Australia 4/8/21 17/2/22 No Inquiry into constitutional reform and referendums 22/12/21 No response to date No Tax and Revenue (House, Standing) 2017 annual report of the Australian Taxation Office: Fairness, functions and frameworks—performance review 21/2/19 No response to date No Owning a Share of Your Work: Tax Treatment of Employee Share Schemes 23/8/21 No response to date No The Development of the Australian Corporate Bond Market: A Way Forward 25/10/21 No response to date No 2018-19 Commissioner of Taxation Annual Report 26/10/21 No response to date No The Australian Dream: Inquiry into housing affordability and supply in Australia 17/3/22 No response to date Time not expired Trade and Investment Growth (Joint, Standing) Inquiry into Australia's Future Research and Innovation 3/5/16 No response to date No The Prudential Regulation of Investment in Australia's Export Industries 17/12/21 No response to date No Treaties (Joint, Standing) Report 189: Capital Increase WBG IBRD; Capital Increase WBG IFC; Amendments CMS; Termination IPPA-Indonesia 6/8/20 No response to date No Report 193: Strengthening the Trade Agreement and Treaty-Making Process in Australia 26/8/21 3/3/22 No Report 194: Certifications—Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway; Amendments 2020—CITES 16/3/21 No response to date No Report 195: Film Co-Production—Malaysia; Radio Regulations—WRC-19; Tax Information Exchange—Timor-Leste 11/5/21 No response to date No Report 196: Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement 31/8/21 16/2/22 Yes Report 199: Agreement for the Exchange of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information 17/12/21 24/3/22 Yes Report 201: Free Trade Agreement between Australia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland *16/11/22 No response to date Time not expired Report 202: Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement *18/11/22 No response to date Time not expired Notes *Presented out of session [i] The date of tabling is the date the report was presented to the House of Representatives or to the Speaker, whichever is earlier. In the case of joint committees, the date shown is the date of first presentation to either the House or the Senate or to the President or Speaker (if presented earlier out of session). Reports published when the House (or Houses) are not sitting are tabled at a later date. [ii] If the source for the government response date is not the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives or the Journals of the Senate, the source is shown in an endnote. [iii] In his second reading speech on the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (AFP Powers and Other Matters) Bill 2022, delivered in the House of Representatives on 8 September 2022, the Attorney-General referenced this report, stating that 'This bill would extend the relevant [police powers'] sunset dates by 12 months so that there is sufficient time to consult on, and then implement, the government's response to the committee's bipartisan recommendations over the coming months.'