Parliamentary Committees (Referral of Petitions) Amendment Bill 2024 (SA)

South Australia Parliamentary Committees (Referral of Petitions) Amendment Bill 2024 A Bill For An Act to amend the Parliamentary Committees Act 1991.

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title Part 2—Amendment of Parliamentary Committees Act 1991 2 Amendment of section 6—Functions of Committee 3 Amendment of section 9—Functions of Committee 4 Amendment of section 12C—Functions of Committee 5 Amendment of section 15—Functions of Committee 6 Amendment of section 15C—Functions of Committee 7 Amendment of section 15F—Functions of the Committee 8 Amendment of section 15I—Functions of Committee 9 Amendment of section 15L—Functions of Committee 10 Amendment of section 15O—Functions of Committee 11 Amendment of section 16B—Certain petitions referred to Legislative Review Committee 12 Amendment of section 19—Reference of Committee report to Minister for response

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows: Part 1—Preliminary 1—Short title This Act may be cited as the Parliamentary Committees (Referral of Petitions) Amendment Act 2024.

Part 2—Amendment of Parliamentary Committees Act 1991 2—Amendment of section 6—Functions of Committee Section 6—after paragraph (a) insert: (ab) to inquire into, consider and report on petitions referred to it under section 16B; 3—Amendment of section 9—Functions of Committee Section 9—after paragraph (a) insert: (ab) to inquire into, consider and report on petitions referred to it under section 16B; 4—Amendment of section 12C—Functions of Committee Section 12C—after paragraph (a) insert: (ab) to inquire into, consider and report on petitions referred to it under section 16B; 5—Amendment of section 15—Functions of Committee Section 15—after paragraph (a) insert: (ab) to inquire into, consider and report on petitions referred to it under section 16B; 6—Amendment of section 15C—Functions of Committee Section 15C—after paragraph (a) insert: (ab) to inquire into, consider and report on petitions referred to it under section 16B; 7—Amendment of section 15F—Functions of the Committee Section 15F—after paragraph (b) insert: (ba) to inquire into, consider and report on petitions referred to it under section 16B; 8—Amendment of section 15I—Functions of Committee Section 15I(1)—after paragraph (a) insert: (ab) to inquire into, consider and report on petitions referred to it under section 16B; 9—Amendment of section 15L—Functions of Committee Section 15L(1)—after paragraph (b) insert: (ba) to inquire into, consider and report on petitions referred to it under section 16B; 10—Amendment of section 15O—Functions of Committee Section 15O(1)—after paragraph (e) insert: (ea) to inquire into, consider and report on petitions referred to it under section 16B; and 11—Amendment of section 16B—Certain petitions referred to Legislative Review Committee (1) Section 16B, heading—delete the heading and substitute: Referral of certain petitions to Committee (2) Section 16B(1)—delete subsection (1) and substitute: (1) The House of Assembly or the Legislative Council must, on presentation of an eligible petition by a member of the relevant House, refer the petition to an appropriate Committee. 12—Amendment of section 19—Reference of Committee report to Minister for response (1) Section 19(1a)—delete "the Legislative Review Committee" and substitute: a Committee (2) Section 19(3)(a)—delete "the Legislative Review Committee" and substitute: a Committee (3) Section 19(4), definition of prescribed Minister, (a)—delete "the Legislative Review Committee" and substitute: a Committee