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Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory Business of Committees Seventh Assembly 2008 - 2012 Standing Committees ............................................................................................. 3 Standing Committee on Administration and Procedure ............................................................ 3 Standing Committee on Climate Change, Environment and Water .......................................... 5 Standing Committee on Education, Training and Youth Affairs ............................................... 7 Standing Committee on Health, Community and Social Services............................................. 9 Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety .......................................................... 11 Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety (performing duties of a Scrutiny of Bills and Subordinate legislation Committee) ......................................................................... 13 Standing Committee on Planning, Public Works and Territory and Municipal Services ........ 16 Standing Committee on Public Accounts ................................................................................ 18 Select Committees ................................................................................................. 27 Select Committee on Campaign Advertising (Dissolved) ....................................................... 27 Select Committee on Estimates 2009 – 2010 (Dissolved) ....................................................... 28 Select Committee on Estimates 2010 – 2011 (Dissolved) ....................................................... 29 Select Committee on Estimates 2011 – 2012 (Dissolved) ....................................................... 30 Select Committee on Estimates 2012 – 2013 (Dissolved) ....................................................... 31 Select Committee on Privileges 2009 (Dissolved) .................................................................. 33 Select Committee on Privileges 2010 (Dissolved) .................................................................. 34 Select Committee on Privileges 2011 (Dissolved) .................................................................. 35 Select Committee on ACT Supermarket Competition Policy (Dissolved) .............................. 36 Select Committee on Election Commitments Costing Bill 2011 Exposure Draft (Dissolved) 38 Last updated: 8 August 2013 Committee Staff and Contact Details General Purpose Standing Committees Manager, Committee Office Committee Secretary, Standing Committee on Education, Training and Youth Affairs . Andrew Snedden (Tel: 02 62050199) [email protected] Committee Secretary, Standing Committee on Climate Change, Environment and Water . Sam Salvaneschi (Tel: 02 62050136) [email protected] Committee Secretary, Standing Committee on Health, Community and Social Services . Committee Secretary (Tel: 02 62050129) [email protected] Committee Secretary, Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety . Brian Lloyd (Tel: 02 62050137) [email protected] Committee Secretary, Standing Committee on Planning, Public Works and Territory and Municipal Services . Veronica Strkalj (Tel: 02 62050435) [email protected] Committee Secretary, Standing Committee on Public Accounts . Andréa Cullen (Tel: 02 62050142) [email protected] Administrative Assistant . Lydia Chung (Tel: 02 62050127) [email protected] Committees supported by Clerk and Deputy Clerk Committee Secretary, Standing Committee on Administration and Procedure . Tom Duncan (Tel: 02 62050191) [email protected] Committee Secretary, Legal Affairs Committee sitting as Scrutiny of Bills and Subordinate Legislation Committee . Max Kiermaier (Tel: 02 62050171) [email protected] 2 Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory Committees of the Seventh Assembly Standing Committees Standing Committee on Administration and Procedure Formation: 5 November 2008 Pursuant to: Standing Orders Committee Members: The Speaker (Mr Shane Rattenbury) Ms Amanda Bresnan Mr Jeremy Hanson (appointed 8 December 2011) Mr Mary Porter (appointed 3 March 2012) Past Committee Members: Ms Joy Burch (discharged 10 November 2009) Ms Meredith Hunter (vice Amanda Bresnan 17 to 23 August 2010) Mrs Vicki Dunne (discharged 8 December 2011) Mr John Hargreaves (appointed 10 November 2009, discharged 3 March 2012) Terms of Reference: A Standing Committee on Administration and Procedure is established at the commencement of each Assembly to: (1) Inquire into and report on, as appropriate: (a) the Assembly’s annual estimates of expenditure; (b) the practices and procedure of the Assembly; and (c) the standing orders of the Assembly; (2) Advise the Speaker on: Members’ entitlements including facilities and services; (a) the operation of the transcription service (Hansard); (b) the availability to the public of Assembly documents; (c) the operation of the Assembly library; and (3) Arrange the order of private Members’ business and Assembly business. 3 Report presented: Report 1—The Merit of Appointing a Parliamentary Budget Officer (referred 12 February 2009, tabled 20 August 2009, Government response tabled 17 November 2009) Report 2—Latimer House Principles (referred 11 December 2008, tabled 20 August 2009, Government response tabled 25 March 2010) Report 3—Application for Citizen’s Right of Reply: Mr Ernest Hocking (tabled 5 May 2011) Report 4—Officers of the Parliament (self-referred and statement made 5 May 2011, tabled 29 March 2012, Government response tabled 7 June 2012) Report 5—Review of the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Commonwealth) (self-referred 6 December 2011 and statement made 8 December 2011, tabled 24 August 2012) Statements made pursuant to Standing Order 246A • Select Committee on Estimates 2010-2011—Report—Recommendation No 1 (8 March 2011) • Position of Officer of the Parliament (5 May 2011) • Standing and temporary orders—Amendment (22 June 2011) • Standing Committee on Public Accounts—Report 13—Recommendation—Privilege statement (23 August 2011) • Review of the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Commonwealth) and associated regulations (8 December 2011) 4 Standing Committee on Climate Change, Environment and Water Formation: 9 December 2008 Pursuant to: Resolution Committee Members: Ms Meredith Hunter (Chair, elected 12 Dec 2008) Ms Mary Porter (Deputy Chair, elected 1 July 2011) Mr Zed Seselja Past Committee Members: Ms Mary Porter (discharged 19 November 2009 and reappointed 23 June 2011) Mr John Hargreaves (3 December 2009 to 22 June 2011) Terms of Reference To examine matters related to climate change policy and programs, water and energy policy and programs, provision of water and energy services, conservation, environment and ecological sustainability. Reports presented Report 1—Report on Annual and Financial Reports 2007-2008 (referred 11 December 2008, tabled 24 March 2009, Government response tabled 15 October 2009) Report 2—Inquiry into ACT Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets - Interim Report (referred 11 December 2008, tabled 15 September 2009, Government response tabled 17 November 2009) Report 3—Report on Annual and Financial Reports 2008-2009 (referred 13 October 2009, tabled 11 February 2010, Government response tabled 24 August 2010) Report 4—Inquiry into ACT Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets - Final Report (referred 11 December 2008, tabled 24 August 2010, Government response tabled 9 December 2010) Discussion paper: Inquiry into the ecological carrying capacity of the ACT and region (referred 17 August 2010, released 8 October 2010, tabled 19 October 2010) Report 5—Report on Annual and Financial Reports 2009-2010 (referred 23 September 2010, tabled 5 May 2011, Government response tabled 20 September 2011) Report 6—Inquiry into the Ecological carrying capacity of the ACT and region (referred 17 August 2010, Discussion papers released 8 October 2010 and tabled 19 October 2010, Report tabled 10 May 2012, Government response tabled 23 August 2012) 5 Report 7—Report on Annual and Financial Reports 2010-2011 (referred 22 September 2011, tabled 24 August 2012, Government response tabled 12 February 2013) Report 8—Inquiry into Current and Potential Ecotourism in the ACT and Region (Self-referred 20 December 2011, 246A statement made 21 February 2012, tabled 24 August 2012, Government response tabled 8 August 2013) Statements made pursuant to Standing Order 246A • Site visit to the Bruce Campus of the Canberra Institute of Technology for the ACT Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets inquiry (26 March 2009) • Site visit to the Canberra Airport Trigeneration Facility and Blackwater Treatment Plant (18 August 2009) • Inquiry into ecological carrying capacity of the ACT and region (17 August 2010) • Inquiry into ecological carrying capacity of the ACT and region - Discussion papers (19 October 2010) • Ecological carrying capacity of the ACT and region—report in early 2012 (6 December 2011) • Inquiry into Current and Potential Ecotourism in the ACT and Region (21 February 2012) 6 Standing Committee on Education, Training and Youth Affairs Formation: 9 December 2008 Pursuant to: Resolution Committee Members: Ms Amanda Bresnan (Chair, elected 16 Dec 2008) Mr Jeremy Hanson (Deputy Chair, elected 24 November 2009) Ms Mary Porter (19 November 2009 to 22 June 2011, re-appointed 6 December 2011) Past Committee