Chapter 16 - Committees
Evidence
gathering
Inviting
submissions
In addition to advertising,
all committees maintain mailing lists or lists of contacts who may be a vital
source of input to committee inquiries. At the beginning of each inquiry,
submissions are routinely invited from the relevant government agencies and
non-government organisations known to have an interest in the matter under
examination. Invitations may also be issued to individuals with a special
interest or expertise in the field.
In advertisements
and in information supplied to assist people in
making submissions, prospective witnesses are advised of their rights and
obligations. For example, it is stressed that a submission made to a committee
becomes a committee document, and it is for the committee to decide whether to
receive it as evidence and whether to publish it. Unless there are strong
reasons to withhold publication, committees normally authorise the publication
of submissions received. Authors of submissions are advised that they should
not publish or disclose their submissions to others until the committee has
authorised publication. Notes to assist in the preparation of submissions and
for the advice of witnesses appearing before committees are provided. Witnesses
are informed of their rights under the Senate’s Privilege Resolutions (see
Chapter 17, Witnesses).
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