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Administration and Procedures Committee

16A (a) A Standing Committee on Administration and Procedures shall be appointed at the commencement of each Assembly to inquire into and report on, as appropriate:

the Assembly's annual estimates of expenditure;

Members' entitlements including facilities and services;

operation of the Assembly's library;

operation of the transcription service, (Hansard);

availability to the public of Assembly documents;

the standing orders of the Assembly;

the practices and procedures of the Assembly; and

matters relating to the privileges of the Assembly which may be referred to it by the Assembly;

(b) The committee shall arrange the order of Private Members business;

(c) The committee shall consist of the Speaker and 3 other Members;

(d) The Speaker shall chair the committee;

(e) The majority of members of the committee constitutes a quorum.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS - STANDING COMMITTEE

Motion (by Mr Whalan) agreed to:

That:

(1) A standing committee on Public Accounts be  appointed to -

(a) examine -

(i) the accounts of the receipts and expenditure of the Australian Capital Territory Executive;

(ii)  the financial affairs of authorities of the Australian Capital Territory; and

(iii) all reports of the Auditor-General which have been laid before the Assembly;

(b) report to the Assembly, with such comments as it thinks fit, any items or matters in those accounts, statements and reports, or any circumstances connected with them to which the committee is of the opinion that the attention of the Assembly should be directed; and

(c) inquire into any question in connection with the public accounts which is referred to it

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