Parliamentary Committees (Aboriginal Affairs Committee) Amendment Bill 2024 (SA)

South Australia Parliamentary Committees (Aboriginal Affairs Committee) Amendment Bill 2024 A Bill For An Act to amend the Parliamentary Committees Act 1991 and to make a related amendment to the Parliamentary Remuneration Act 1990.

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title Part 2—Amendment of Parliamentary Committees Act 1991 2 Insertion of Part 5F Part 5F—Aboriginal Affairs Committee Division 1—Establishment and membership of Committee 15P Establishment of Committee 15Q Membership of Committee Division 2—Functions of Committee 15R Functions of Committee Schedule 1—Related amendment of Parliamentary Remuneration Act 1990 1 Amendment of Schedule—Offices attracting additional salary

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

Part 2—Amendment of Parliamentary Committees Act 1991 2—Insertion of Part 5F After section 15O insert: Part 5F—Aboriginal Affairs Committee Division 1—Establishment and membership of Committee 15P—Establishment of Committee The Aboriginal Affairs Committee is established as a committee of the Parliament. 15Q—Membership of Committee (1) The Committee consists of 6 members, of whom— (a) 3 must be members appointed by the House of Assembly, of whom— (i) 2 must be members nominated by the Minister; and (ii) 1 must be a member nominated by the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Assembly; and (b) 3 must be members appointed by the Legislative Council, of whom— (i) 1 must be a member nominated by the Minister; and (ii) 1 must be a member nominated by the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council; and (iii) 1 must be a member who is neither a member of the Government nor of the Opposition, or, if no such member exists, a member nominated by the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council. (2) A Minister of the Crown is not eligible for appointment to the Committee. Division 2—Functions of Committee 15R—Functions of Committee The functions of the Committee are— (a) to review the operation of the Aboriginal Lands Trust Act 2013, the Maralinga Tjarutja Land Rights Act 1984 and the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act 1981; and (b) to inquire into matters affecting Indigenous Australians (including, but not limited to, the traditional owners of the lands to which the Acts contemplated by paragraph (a) relate); and (c) to consider any other matter referred to the Committee by the Minister; and (d) to perform any other functions imposed on the Committee under this or any other Act or by resolution of both Houses of Parliament.