Scrutiny of Bills (Legislative Scrutiny Standing)


Scrutiny of Bills
(Legislative Scrutiny Standing)

1 January 2007 to 30 June 2007

Appointment

Pursuant to Senate Standing Order 24.

Current members

Senator Ray (Chair), Senator Adams (Deputy Chair), Senators Barnett, McEwen, Murray and Parry

Senators Johnston and Mason (1 January 2007 to 23 March 2007)

Senators Adams and Parry (from 23 March 2007)

Secretary

Ms Cheryl Wilson
Phone (02) 6277 3050
Fax (02) 6277 5838

Principles of the committee

The committee scrutinises bills and Acts of Parliament and reports to the Senate whether such bills or Acts, by express words or otherwise:

  • trespass unduly on personal rights and liberties;
  • make rights, liberties or obligations unduly dependent upon insufficiently defined administrative powers;
  • make rights, liberties or obligations unduly dependent upon non-reviewable decisions;
  • inappropriately delegate legislative powers; or
  • insufficiently subject the exercise of legislative power to parliamentary scrutiny.

Between 1 January 2007 and 30 June 2007, the committee considered 144 bills, and commented on 68 bills in seven Alert Digests. The committee also produced seven Reports containing correspondence from Ministers addressing its concerns.

Alert Digests tabled

1 January 2007 – 30 June 2007

  • No. 1 of 2007 (7 February 2007)
  • No. 2 of 2007 (28 February 2007)
  • No. 3 of 2007 (21 March 2007)
  • No. 4 of 2007 (28 March 2007)
  • No. 5 of 2007 (9 May 2007)
  • No. 6 of 2007 (13 June 2007
  • No. 7 of 2007 (20 June 2007)

Reports presented

1 January 2007 – 30 June 2007

  • First Report of 2007 (7 February 2007)
  • Second Report of 2007 (28 February 2007)
  • Third Report of 2007 (21 March 2007)
  • Fourth Report of 2007 (28 March 2007)
  • Fifth Report of 2007 (9 May 2007)
  • Sixth Report of 2007 (13 June 2007)
  • Seventh Report of 2007 (20 June 2007)

Meetings

1 January 2007 – 30 June 2007

Private: 7

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