Committee establishment, role and history
The standing committee is one of thirteen general purpose investigatory committees
established by the House of Representatives of the Parliament of Australia.
Information on the establishment, role and powers of House of Representatives
committees can be found in chapters 16 and 17 of the Standing Orders of the House of Representatives.
In summary, the role of the Standing Committee on Science and Innovation is to carry out inquiries into matters referred to it by the House of Representatives
or a Minister of the Commonwealth Government. The Committee could also inquire into matters raised in annual reports of Commonwealth Government departments and authorities or reports by the Commonwealth Auditor-General.
In previous Parliaments, science matters were covered by the Committee which oversighted industry matters - see Standing Committee on Industry and Resources.
Last reviewed 5 March 2007 by Committee Secretariat
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