Scrutiny of Bills

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Scrutiny of Bills

1 January 2005 to 30 June 2005

Appointment

Pursuant to Senate Standing Order 24.

Current members

Senator Ray (Chair), Senator Mason (Deputy Chair), Senators Barnett, Johnston, Marshall and Murray

Secretary

Mr Richard Pye
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 and 30 June 2005, the committee considered 114 bills, and commented on 45 bills in seven Alert Digests. The committee also produced six Reports containing correspondence from ministers addressing its concerns.

Alert Digests tabled

1 January 2005 – 30 June 2005

No. 1 of 2005 (9 February 2005)
No. 2 of 2005 (9 March 2005)
No. 3 of 2005 (16 March 2005)
No. 4 of 2005 (12 May 2005)
No. 5 of 2005 (presented to President 1 June 2005)
No. 6 of 2005 (15 June 2005)
No. 7 of 2005 (22 June 2005)

Reports presented

1 January 2005 – 30 June 2005

First Report of 2005 (9 February 2005)
Second Report of 2005 (9 March 2005)
Third Report of 2005 (16 March 2005)
Fourth Report of 2005 (12 May 2005)
Fifth Report of 2005 (15 June 2005)
Sixth Report of 2005 (22 June 2005)

Meetings

1 January 2005 – 30 June 2005

Private: 7
Public: 1

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