Terms of Reference
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The Senate has referred the
following matter to the Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills for
inquiry and report by 12 May 2010:
(1) The future direction and
role of the Scrutiny of Bills Committee, with particular reference to:
(a) whether its powers,
processes and terms of reference remain appropriate;
(b) whether parliamentary
mechanisms for the scrutiny and control of delegated legislation are
optimal; and
(c) what, if
any, additional role the committee should undertake in relation to human
rights obligations applying to the Commonwealth.
(2) In undertaking this
inquiry, the committee should have regard to the role, powers and
practices of similar committees in other jurisdictions.
(3) The committee be authorised to hold public hearings in relation to this
inquiry.
The Committee is seeking written submissions
from interested individuals and organisations preferably sent
electronically by email to
scrutiny.sen@aph.gov.au as an attached PDF or Word format document.
The email must include full postal address and contact details.
Alternatively written submissions may be sent
to:
Committee
Secretary
Senate
Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills
PO Box 6100
Parliament
House
Canberra
ACT 2600
The Committee has extended the closing date of submission to 6
April 2010.
Submissions become Committee documents and
are made public only after a decision by the Committee. Publication of
submissions includes loading them onto the internet and their being
available to other interested parties including the media. Persons making
submissions must not release them without the approval of the Committee.
Submissions that become Committee documents are covered by parliamentary
privilege but the unauthorised release of them is not protected.
Information relating to
Senate Committee inquiries, including notes to assist in the preparation
of submissions for a Committee, can be located on the internet at
https://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/wit_sub/index.htm
For further
details please contact the Committee Secretariat by phone: (02) 6277 3050,
fax: (02) 6277 5881 or email
to
scrutiny.sen@aph.gov.au
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participate in the Committee's inquiry, please contact the Secretariat.
For further information, contact:
Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia