ESTIMATES 2014-2015-SELECT COMMITTEE-ESTABLISHMENT

At its meeting on Thursday, 27 February 2014, the Assembly passed the following
resolution:

"That:
(1) a Select Committee on Estimates 2014-2015 be appointed to examine
the expenditure proposals contained in the Appropriation Bill
2014-2015, the Appropriation (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Bill
2014-2015 and any revenue estimates proposed by the Government in
the 2014-2015 Budget and prepare a report to the Assembly;
(2) in keeping with Continuing Resolution SA, the committee be composed of:
(a) two Members to be nominated by the Government; and
(b) two Members to. be nominated by the Opposition;
to be notified in writing to the speaker by 4 pm today;
(3) an Opposition Member shall be elected chair of the committee by the
committee;
(4) funds be provided by the Assembly to permit the engagement of
external expertise to work with the committee to facilitate the analysis of
the Budget and the preparation of the report of the committee;
(5) the committee is to report by Tuesday, 5 August 2014;
(6) if the Assembly is not sitting wheri 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; 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."