Select Committee on the Proposed Amendment to the Appropriation Bill 2025-2026

Resolution of Establishment

At its meeting on Wednesday 3 September 2025, the Assembly passed the following resolution:
“That:
1) a Select Committee on the Proposed Amendment to the Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 be appointed to consider the proposed amendment circulated by Minister Stephen-Smith to the Appropriation Bill 2025-2026, determine whether or not to undertake public hearings into the proposed amendment and prepare a report to the Assembly;
2) the Committee be composed of the same membership as the now dissolved Select Committee on Estimates 2025-2026;
3) the Chair of the now dissolved Select Committee on Estimates 2025-2026 be appointed as Chair of the Committee;
4) the Committee is to report by 15 September 2025;
5) if the Assembly is not sitting when the Committee has completed its inquiry, the Committee may send its report to the Speaker or, in the absence of the Speaker, to the Deputy Speaker, who is authorised to give directions for its printing, publishing and circulation;
6) a shorter timeframe for answers to Questions on Notice and Questions Taken on Notice to be provided would significantly contribute to the considerations and deliberations of the Committee and that notwithstanding standing order 254D, the Assembly approves the following:
a) Questions on Notice from Members must be lodged within one day of conclusion of the relevant hearing;
b) an answering entity must respond to a Question on Notice within two business days of the answering entity receiving the question; and
c) an answering entity must respond to a Question Taken on Notice within two business days of the answering entity receiving the uncorrected proof Hansard; and
7) the foregoing provisions of this resolution, so far as they are inconsistent with the standing orders, have effect notwithstanding anything contained in the standing orders. (Notice given 2 September 2025. Notice will be removed from the Notice Paper unless called on within 4 sitting weeks – standing order 125A).”

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Public hearings:

• Hearing took place on Monday, 8 September 2025.
• Click here to view the public hearings schedule.

Transcripts:

• Click here to read transcripts from these hearings.

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