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REFERRAL

On 21 April 2016, the Premier and Minister for the Arts, Hon Annastacia Palaszczuk MP, introduced the Constitution of Queensland and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2016 into the Queensland Parliament. In accordance with Standing Order 131 of the Standing Rules and Orders of the Legislative Assembly, the bill was referred to the Committee of the Legislative Assembly (the committee) for detailed consideration.

OBJECTIVES

The Explanatory Notes provide that the purpose of the Bill is to statutorily recognise the ‘core matters’ of the parliamentary committee system in the Constitution of Queensland 2001 (the Constitution); and provide that the Parliament’s portfolio committees are able to initiate inquiries within their area of responsibility on their own motion.

The Constitution of Queensland and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2016 and Explanatory Notes are available from the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary counsel at www.legislation.qld.gov.au.

timeline

Submissions closed: 8 July 2016 - refer to ‘View submissions’ tab above
Public hearing: 29 July 2016 - view transcript