22. Inquiry into Appropriation Bill 2023-2024 (No 2) and Appropriation (OLA) Bill 2023-2024 (No 2)

This inquiry is now complete.

The Committee’s report was released on 7 March 2024 and is available under the “Reports” tab above.

The Government Response to the report is due on 7 July 2024 and, when published, will be available under the “Government Responses” tab above.

The Committee thanks all those who contributed to the inquiry by making a submission or participating in hearings.

For further information, please contact the Secretariat:

• By email (preferred): LAcommitteePA@parliament.act.gov.au

• By post: Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety, ACT Legislative Assembly, GPO Box 1020, Canberra ACT 2601

Terms of reference

Standing Order 174 (Amended 6 March 2008, 29 November 2018, 30 March 2021, 31 August 2023 and 28 November 2023) provides that:

'174. Upon a Bill being presented to the Assembly, the bill stands referred to the relevant Assembly standing or select committee for consideration, and:

(a) if the subject matter of the bill makes it unclear which committee it should be referred to, the Speaker will determine the                appropriate committee;

(b) the committee must advise the Speaker of its decision to inquire into the bill within three weeks of its presentation, or one week after the relevant scrutiny report is tabled, whichever is later;

(c) the Speaker must arrange for all Members to be notified; and

(d) the committee must complete its report within three months of the bill’s presentation, with the exception of the last sitting period of the year where the committee must report within four months of the bill’s presentation.’

The Appropriation Bill 2023–2024 (No 2) and the Appropriation (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Bill 2023–2024 (No 2) were presented in the Assembly on 8 February 2024, and referred to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (the Committee). The Committee resolved to undertake an inquiry into the Bills and, pursuant to resolution of the Assembly of 8 February 2024, will report by 8 March 2024.

15 February 2024

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Public hearing

Thursday, 29 February 2024

View current Public hearings schedule and click here to read transcripts from these hearings.

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