Scrutiny of Bills (Legislative Scrutiny Standing)

Pursuant to Senate Standing Order 24.

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

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

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 2008 and 11 February 2008, the committee did not meet or consider any bills.