Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills

The functions of the Scrutiny of Bills Committee, 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.

About the committee Committee membership

Bills considered by the committee

A list of all bills the committee has considered and links to extracts of the committee’s comments

Work of the committee

Scrutiny Digests, annual reports, inquiries and private briefings

Committee guidelines

Prepared to assist people to understand the committee's scrutiny principles, role and expectations

Ministerial responses

A list of bills where the committee has not yet received, or reported on, a response to its scrutiny concerns

Scrutiny News

To subscribe to a brief newsletter highlighting the committee’s scrutiny concerns with recent bills, email: scrutiny.sen@aph.gov.au

Committee Secretariat contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 62773050
scrutiny.sen@aph.gov.au