Welcome to the Economy and Gender and Economic Equality Committee homepage. This committee examines matters relating to the economy—including business, tax, industrial relations, and tourism—and scrutinises the social impacts and outcomes of economic policies.

Committee members

Chair
Deputy Chair

Contact the committee

You can contact the committee by email LACommitteeEGEE@parliament.act.gov.au or by calling the Committee Secretary, Ms Sophie Milne on (02) 6205 0435.

Resolution of establishment

The Assembly resolved to establish a standing committee on Economy and Gender and Economic Equality on 2 December 2020. Please click here to view the current resolution and previous amendments.

The committee is responsible for examining the following areas:

  • Chief Minister’s responsibilities
  • Economic development and diversification
  • Tourism
  • Industrial relations and workplace safety
  • Social impacts and outcomes of economic polices including gender considerations (excluding Office for Women)
  • Minister of State responsibilities (excluding Justice and Community Safety Directorate reporting areas)
  • Business and better regulation
  • Arts

Click on the title of an inquiry to be taken through to its dedicated sub-page. Click here to find which committee inquiries are currently open for submission.

Inquiry Date StartedStatus
12. Inquiry into Unpaid Work3 April 2024 (self-referred)12 September 2024
(Completed)

11. Inquiry into micro, small, and medium business in the ACT region

19 September 2023 (self-referred)27 August 2024 (Completed)

10. Inquiry into Annual and Financial Reports 2022-2023

24 October 20237 March 2024
(Completed)
9. Inquiry into the future of the working week4 May 2021 (self-referred)14 September 2023
(Completed)
8. Inquiry into Housing and Rental Affordability14 April 202227 June 2023
(Completed)
7. Inquiry into Annual and Financial Reports 2021-202213 October 202230 March 2023
(Completed)
6. Inquiry into Long Service Leave (Portable Schemes) Amendment Bill 20228 December 202223 January 2023 (Completed)
5. Inquiry into memorialisation through public commemoration15 June 2021 (self-referred)2 August 2022
(Completed)
4. Inquiry into Annual and Financial Reports 2020-2021Inquiry undertaken pursuant to clause 3 (A) of Resolution of Establishment passed by the Assembly on 2 December 2020 (and amended on 16 September 2021).31 May 2022
(Completed)
3. Inquiry into ACT Budget 2021-226 October 202111 November 2021
(Completed)
2. Inquiries into Annual and Financial Reports 2019-2020 and ACT Budget 2020-2021 Inquiries undertaken pursuant to clause 3 and 7 of Resolution of Establishment passed by the Assembly on 2 December 2020 (and amended on 11 February 2021). 9 April 2021
(Completed)
1. Inquiry into COVID-19 Emergency Response Legislation Amendment Bill 2020 (No. 3) 8 December 2020 1 February 2021 (Completed)

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Referred Bills

All bills presented to the Assembly are referred to the relevant standing committee for consideration under Standing Order 174.

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

Where the committee inquires into a bill, it must complete its report within three months of the bill’s presentation in the Assembly, except bills presented in the last sitting period of each year where the committee must report within four months of the bill’s presentation.

Below is a list of all bills considered by the Standing Committee on Economy and Gender and Economic Equality during the 10th Assembly.

Referred BillDate
presented and referred		Outcome
Public Sector Management Amendment Bill 20246 June 2024Committee resolved not to undertake an inquiry 12 June 2024
Liquor (Night-Time Economy) Amendment Bill 202421 March 2024Committee resolved not to undertake an inquiry 27 March 2024
Remuneration Tribunal Amendment Bill 202420 March 2024Committee resolved not to undertake an inquiry 27 March 2024
Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill 20248 February 2024Committee resolved not to undertake an inquiry 21 February 2024
Workplace Legislation Amendment Bill 20248 February 2024Committee resolved not to undertake an inquiry 21 February 2024
Government Procurement Amendment Bill 20232 November 2023Committee resolved not to undertake an inquiry 9 November 2023
Motor Accident injuries Amendment Bill 20239 February 2023Committee resolved not to undertake an inquiry 16 February 2023
Long Service Leave (Portable Schemes) Amendment Bill 202222 November 2022Committee resolved to undertake an inquiry 8 December 2022. Committee report released 23 January 2023
Workplace Legislation Amendment Bill 20228 June 2022Committee resolved not to undertake an inquiry 23 June 2022
Remuneration Tribunal Amendment Bill 202111 November 2021Committee resolved not to undertake an inquiry 16 November 2021
Government Procurement Amendment Bill 202110 November 2021Committee resolved not to undertake an inquiry 16 November 2021
COAG Legislation Amendment Bill 20214 August 2021Committee resolved not to undertake an inquiry 10 August 2021
Work Health and Safety Amendment Bill 202124 June 2021Committee resolved not to undertake an inquiry 7 July 2021
Revenue Legislation Amendment Bill 202131 March 2021Committee resolved not to undertake an inquiry 7 April 2021
COVID-19 Emergency Response Legislation Amendment Bill 2020 (No. 3)2 December 2020Committee resolved to undertake an inquiry 8 December 2020, committee report released 1 February 2021 and tabled 9 February 2021

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Referred Petitions

Pursuant to Standing Order 99A—a petition or e-petition with at least 500 signatories from residents/citizens of the Australian Capital Territory shall be referred to the relevant Assembly standing committee for consideration. In the event that the subject matter of the Petition makes it unclear which committee it should be referred to, the Speaker will determine the appropriate committee.

Pursuant to Standing Order 99—upon the presentation of a petition to the Assembly, or on the next sitting day, a Member may move without notice that a particular petition be referred to a committee.

Referred Petition Date Presented and ReferredOutcome
Petition No 31-22—Richardson shops22 November 2022
(redirected from Standing Committee on Planning Transport and City Services 5 December 2022)		The Committee resolved on 28 March 2023 not to conduct a formal inquiry into the petition.
Petition No 30-22—Stromlo Forest Park car park changes18 October 2022The Committee resolved on 6 July 2023 not to conduct a formal inquiry into the petition.
Petition No 36-21—ACT residents living on federal income support 16 September 2021 The Committee resolved on 12 October 2021 not to conduct a formal inquiry into the petition.

Petition No 6-21—Monumental Women
(Referred pursuant to Standing Order 99)

 2 June 2021 The Committee resolved on 15 June 2021 to consider the requests of the petition as part of a widened inquiry.  Further information is available from the inquiries homepage.
Committee report tabled 2 August 2022.        
   

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