Completed inquiries and reports

On occasion the committee has conducted inquiries referred to it by the Senate or initiated reviews of existing legislation or matters or systemic scrutiny concern.

Inquiry name	Date completed
Review of exemption from disallowance provisions in the Biosecurity Act 2015	04/02/2022
Future direction and role of the Scrutiny of Bills Committee 2011	10/05/2012
Entry, Search and Seizure Provisions in Commonwealth Legislation Government response (PDF 508KB)	01/12/2006
Accountability and Standing Appropriations (PDF 154KB)	30/11/2005
The Quality of Explanatory Memoranda Accompanying Bills Government response (PDF 22KB)	24/03/2004
Application of absolute and strict liability offences in Commonwealth Legislation (PDF 202KB) Government response (PDF 551KB)	26/06/2002
Entry and Search Provisions in Commonwealth Legislation (PDF 544KB) Government Response (PDF 251KB)	06/04/2000
The Appropriate Basis for Penalty Provisions in Legislation Comparable to the Productivity Commission Bill 1996	25/06/1998
Ten years of scrutiny (PDF 4.1MB)	25/11/1991