The Scrutiny of Bills Committee was established in 1981. Its functions, which are set out in Senate standing order 24, are to assess bills against a set of accountability standards that focus on the effect of proposed legislation on individual rights, liberties and obligations, the rule of law and on parliamentary scrutiny.

Scrutiny of Bills mailing list

To subscribe to the committee's mailing list, please send an email to scrutiny.sen@aph.gov.au with 'Subscribe Scrutiny Mailing List' as the subject line.