Ten years of scrutiny

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Members of committee and Terms of Refernce (PDF 82KB)  
Introduction (PDF 20KB)  
 
Opening (PDF 74KB)  
The Hon. Kerry Sibraa,
President of the Senate
 
Opening Address (PDF 280KB)  
Professor Dennis Pearce,
Dean, Faculty of law,
Australian National University
 
The operation of the Senate Standing Committee for the Scurtiny of Bills: 1981-1991 (PDF 1232KB)  

Senator Barney Cooney,
Chairman,
Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills

The Hon. Fred Chaney MP,
Member for Pearce

Mr Michael Sassella,
Principal advisor, Legal Services group,
Department of Social Security

 
The five principles: The Committeee's terms of reference (PDF 1298KB)  

Senator Amanda Vanstone,
Deputy Chariman,
Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills

Mr Ian Turnbull QC,
First Parliamentary Counsel

Panel Discussion

Senators Barney Cooney, Rosemary Crowley, Ian McDonald and Nick Sherry,
Members of the Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills

Professor Jim Davis,
Legal Advisor to the Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills

 
Future Directions: Scrutiny of Bills in the 90s and beyond (PDF 1097KB)  

Dr John Uhr,
Senior Lecturer,
Public Policy Program,
Australian National University

Senator Rosemary Crowley,
Member,
Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills

Senator Robert Hill,
Leader of the opposition in the Senate

 
Closing Remarks (PDF 83KB)  
Senator Barney Cooney,
Chairman,
Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills
 
Appendicies
Appendix I - Members and Chairs of the Committee 1981-1991 (PDF 25KB)  
Appendix II - Legal Advisors and Secretaries to the Committee 1981-1991 (PDF 22KB)