Select Committee on Estimates 2023-2024 (Dissolved)

Resolution of Establishment

At its meeting on Thursday, 23 March 2023, the Assembly passed the following resolution:

"That:

(1) a Select Committee on Estimates 2023-2024 be appointed to examine the expenditure proposals contained in the Appropriation Bill 2023-2024, the Appropriation (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Bill 2023-2024 and any revenue estimates proposed by the Government in the 2023-2024 Budget and prepare a report to the Assembly;

(2) the Committee be composed of:

(a) one Member to be nominated by the Labor Party;

(b) one Member to be nominated by the Liberal Party; and

(c) one Member to be nominated by the Greens;

and to be notified in writing to the Speaker within two hours of this motion passing;

(3) a Liberal Party 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 shall be established from 15 May 2023;

(6) the Committee is to report by Friday, 18 August 2023;

(7) 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; and

(8) 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."

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Public hearings

17 - 31 July 2023

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