Parliamentary Committees Bill 2024 (SA)

South Australia Parliamentary Committees Bill 2024 A Bill For An Act to provide for the establishment of various Parliamentary committees, to define the powers and duties of those committees, to make related amendments to various Acts, to repeal the Parliamentary Committees Act 1991 and for other purposes.

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Interpretation Part 2—House of Assembly Committees Division 1—Economic and Finance Committee 4 Establishment of Committee 5 Membership of Committee 6 Functions of Committee Division 2—Public Works Committee 7 Establishment of Committee 8 Membership of Committee 9 Functions of Committee Part 3—Legislative Council Committees Division 1—Budget and Finance Committee 10 Establishment of Committee 11 Membership of Committee 12 Functions of Committee Division 2—Portfolio Committees 13 Establishment of Committees 14 Membership of Portfolio Committees 15 Functions of Portfolio Committees Part 4—Joint Parliamentary Committees Division 1—Social Development Committee 16 Establishment of Committee 17 Membership of Committee 18 Functions of Committee Division 2—Environment and Natural Resources Committee 19 Establishment of Committee 20 Membership of Committee 21 Functions of Committee Division 3—Legal, Justice and Industrial Issues Committee 22 Establishment of Committee 23 Membership of Committee 24 Functions of Committee Division 4—Scrutiny of Bills and Legislative Instruments Committee 25 Establishment of Committee 26 Membership of Committee 27 Functions of Committee Division 5—Statutory Officers Committee 28 Establishment of Committee 29 Membership of Committee 30 Functions of Committee Part 5—References, reports and Ministerial response 31 References to Committee 32 Certain public works referred to Public Works Committee 33 Certain petitions referred to a Portfolio Committee 34 Reports on matters referred 35 Matters may be remitted to Committee for further consideration 36 Reference of Committee report to Minister for response Part 6—Term of office, proceedings and powers of Committees 37 Term of office of members 38 Removal from and vacancies of office 39 Validity of acts of Committee despite vacancy 40 Procedure at meetings 41 Meetings may be held remotely 42 Sittings of Committee 43 Participating members 44 Admission of public 45 Minutes 46 Privileges, immunities and powers 47 Members not to take part in certain Committee proceedings 48 Committee may continue references made to previously constituted Committee 49 Immunity from judicial review Part 7—Miscellaneous 50 Coordination of Committees 51 Other assistance and facilities 52 Office of Committee member not office of profit 53 Financial provision 54 Powers of Parliament to establish other committees 55 Regulations Schedule 1—Related amendments, repeals and transitional provisions Part 1—Amendment of Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 2012 1 Amendment of section 8—Commissioner 2 Amendment of section 25—Public statements 3 Substitution of section 47 47 Legal, Justice and Industrial Issues Committee 4 Amendment of Schedule 4—Reviews Part 2—Amendment of Legislative Instruments Act 1978 5 Amendment of section 10—Making of regulations 6 Amendment of section 10A—Regulations to be referred to Legislative Review Committee Part 3—Amendment of Ombudsman Act 1972 7 Amendment of section 3—Interpretation 8 Amendment of section 29—Reviews Part 4—Amendment of Parliamentary Remuneration Act 1990 9 Amendment of Schedule—Offices attracting additional salary Part 5—Repeal of Act 10 Repeal of Parliamentary Committees Act 1991 Part 6—Transitional provisions 11 Interpretation 12 Referral of current inquiries 13 References to former committees