Page 43 - Week 01 - Tuesday, 9 December 2008
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in the absence of the Speaker, to the Deputy Speaker, who is authorised to give directions for its printing, publication and circulation.
(4) Each committee shall consist of three members, composed as follows:
(a) one member nominated by the Government;
(b) one member nominated by the Opposition; and
(c) one member nominated by the Crossbench.
(5) In addition, the membership of the Standing Committee on Administration and Procedure, established under standing order 16, be composed of:
(a) the Speaker, as Chair;
(b) one member nominated by the Government;
(c) one member nominated by the Opposition; and
(d) one member nominated by the Crossbench.
(6) Each committee shall have power to consider and make use of the evidence and records of the relevant standing committee appointed during the previous Assembly.
(7) Each committee be provided with necessary staff, facilities and resources.
(8) The foregoing provisions of this resolution, so far as they are inconsistent with the standing orders, have effect notwithstanding anything contained in the standing orders.
(9) Nominations for membership of these committees be notified in writing to the Speaker within 15 minutes following conclusion of the debate on the matter.
The motion outlines the government’s proposals to establish the standing committees of the Legislative Assembly for this the Seventh Assembly. There are six standing committees to be established, along with a scrutiny of bills committee. The motion also deals with the membership and composition of the Standing Committee on Administration and Procedure, which is established under standing order 16.
I will speak briefly to the particular matters that members should have drawn to their attention. The government has sought to establish standing committees first and foremost to be consistent with agreements entered into between the government and the ACT Greens and, second, to provide a workable committee structure that reflects the portfolio responsibilities of respective ministers, noting, of course, the very important and new role which the standing committees will play not only in scrutinising and watch-dogging the work of the executive but also in joining with ministers in discussing policy directions and collaborating on matters of concern to the community, future policy directions and issues that warrant further and broader discussion.
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