1 January 2011 to 30 June 2011
Appointment
Pursuant to Senate
Standing Order 24.
Current members
Senator the Hon H Coonan (Chair), Senator
Bishop (Deputy Chair), and Senators Marshall, Pratt, Siewert and Troeth
Secretary
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Phone
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Fax
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Ms Toni Dawes
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(02) 6277 3050
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(02) 6277 5881
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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:
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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 2011 and 30 June
2011, the committee considered 121 bills, and commented on 67 bills in 6 Alert
Digests. The committee also produced six Reports containing correspondence from
Ministers addressing its concerns.
New references
1 January 2011–30 June
2011
- The future direction and role of the Scrutiny of Bills committee
(referred 3 March 2011)
Alert Digests tabled
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January 2011–30 June 2011
- No. 1 of 2011 (9 February 2011)
- No. 2 of 2011 (2 March 2011)
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No. 3 of 2011 (23 March 2011)
- No. 4 of 2011 (11 May 2011)
- No. 5 of 2011 (15 June 2011)
- No. 6 of 2011 (22 June 2011)
Reports presented
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January 2011–30 June 2011
- First Report of 2011 (9 February 2011)
- Second Report of 2011 (2 March 2011)
- Third Report of 2011 (23 March 2011)
- Fourth Report of 2011 (11 May 2011)
- Fifth Report of 2011 (15 June 2011)
- Sixth Report of 2011 (22 June 2011)
Meetings
1
January 2011–30 June 2011
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Private:
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6
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Briefings:
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0
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Total:
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6
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