Appendix
D: Draft Standing Order
210 Petition
may be referred to a House of Representatives committee for inquiry and report
(a)After a petition is presented to the House, the Standing Committee on Petitions may
refer the petition to a specified House of Representatives committee for
inquiry and report to the House.
(b)The
House of Representatives committee shall be expected to notify the Standing
Committee on Petitions within 60 days of receipt of referral whether or not it
intends to undertake the proposed inquiry. The Chair of the Petitions Committee
shall announce any such notification by a House of Representatives committee to
a referral by the Petitions Committee.