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(3) the resolution of appointment of the Standing Committee on Social Policy be amended by omitting paragraph (1) and substituting the following paragraph:
"(1) A standing committee on Social Policy be appointed to inquire into and report on matters:
(a) referred to it by the Assembly; and
(b) considered by the Committee to be of concern to the community.".
I think the majority of what I have to say has already been said in debate, so I will not go over old ground. Suffice it to say that while some people may have some concerns about the changes to the references of the Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Infrastructure, I think the "Restructuring of the Committee System" report in its table 3 quite clearly identifies the types of areas that that particular committee should be looking at. I do not think it needs any comment on my part and I commend the motion to the Assembly.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Sitting suspended from 5.20 to 8.00 pm
SCRUTINY OF BILLS AND SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION - STANDING COMMITTEE
Alteration of Terms of Reference
MS MAHER, by leave: I move:
(1) After paragraph (4) insert the following new paragraph:
"(5) If the Assembly is not sitting when the Committee is ready to report on Bills and subordinate legislation, the Committee may send its report to the Speaker, or, in the absence of the Speaker, to the Deputy Speaker who is authorised to give directions for its printing and circulation."
(2) Existing paragraphs (5), (6) and (7) be re-numbered (6), (7) and (8) respectively.
The purpose of this amendment is to allow the Standing Committee on the Scrutiny of Bills and Subordinate Legislation the power to present reports while the Assembly is not sitting. The main reason why the committee seeks to do this is to allow members more time to examine the findings and thus consider their attitudes to the Bills and delegate legislation presented to the Assembly.
Given that the normal procedure for consideration of Bills is to introduce them and then adjourn the debate for a week, there is scope for considerable delay in the
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