Legislative Scrutiny Resources

Attorney-General's Department, A Guide to Framing Commonwealth Offences, Infringement Notices and Enforcement Powers, May 2024 edition

Attorney-General's Department, What decisions should be subject to merit review? ARC publication 1999, January 1999

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Legislation Handbook, 2017 

Office of Parliamentary Counsel, Drafting Directions 

Parliament of Western Australia, Joint Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, Access to Australian Standards adopted in delegated legislation, 2016 

Scrutiny of National Schemes of Legislation, Position Paper by the Working Party of Representatives of Scrutiny of Legislation Committees throughout Australia, October 1996

Committee Secretariat contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 62773050
scrutiny.sen@aph.gov.au