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Justice and Community Safety—Standing Committee

Scrutiny report 30

MRS JONES (Murrumbidgee) (10.20): I present the following report:

Justice and Community Safety—Standing Committee (Legislative Scrutiny Role)—Scrutiny Report 30, dated 30 April 2019, together with a copy of the relevant minutes of proceedings.

I seek leave to make a brief statement.

Leave granted.

MRS JONES: Scrutiny report 30 contains the committee’s comments on three bills, one piece of subordinate legislation and one national law. The report was circulated to members when the Assembly was not sitting. I commend the report to the Assembly.

Education, Employment and Youth Affairs—Standing Committee

Statement by chair

MR PETTERSSON (Yerrabi) (10.20): Pursuant to standing order 246A, I wish to make a statement on behalf of the Standing Committee on Education, Employment and Youth Affairs. On 29 November 2018, petition 18-18, which related to the cessation of funding for the music for colleges program, also referred to as the H music course, was referred to the committee for consideration.

The committee carefully considered the response from the Minister for the Arts and Cultural Events in relation to the petition and on 9 April 2019 sought a joint briefing from the minister for arts and the Minister for Education and Early Childhood Development to fully understand the factors involved.

Following this briefing, the committee resolved to conduct an inquiry into the cessation of funding for the music for colleges program. On 30 April the committee opened the call for submissions. The committee has published the terms of reference for the inquiry on its website and looks forward to receiving submissions prior to 30 May 2019 and reporting back to the Assembly on the matter in due course.

Justice and Community Safety—Standing Committee

Statement by chair

MRS JONES (Murrumbidgee) (10.21): Pursuant to standing order 246A, I wish to make a statement on behalf of the Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety, in its legislative scrutiny role, on scrutinising amendments and recent issues that have arisen concerning this role The committee is aware that, due to scheduling of meetings, proposed amendments were unable to be scrutinised in time for inclusion in the committee’s most recent report.


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