Assembly committees have roles in government and the Assembly given by legislation. These roles include:
- receiving reports on board members’ interests, and land acquisitions;
- being consulted on annual reports content, draft reserve management plans, statutory appointments, and the Assembly’s annual appropriation;
- reporting to the Assembly on human rights issues in bills; and
- inquiring into draft major amendments to the territory plan.
The Speaker allocates these tasks to committees in two schedules. One schedule is for general statutory functions, and one is for appointments to bodies such as governing boards and advisory councils.
As well as the schedules, five Acts allocate roles directly to committees. This is to minimise any possible conflicts of interest with the Speaker’s role. These Acts give roles to committees according to their responsibilities, as below:
| Act | Allocated to committee responsible for |
|---|---|
| Auditor-General Act 1996 | Auditor-General |
| Electoral Act 1992 | Electoral matters |
| Integrity Commission Act 2018 | Corruption and integrity in public administration |
| Legislative Assembly (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Act 2012 | Internal administration and procedure of the Assembly |
| Ombudsman Act 1989 | Corruption and integrity in public administration |
The Speaker's schedules can help directorates in meeting their legal requirements, and those of their ministers.
Committee staff are available to assist with queries. Contact information for the Assembly's standing committees is available on their webpages here.
Speaker's schedules
| Date | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5 December 2024 | Allocation of Statutory Functions to Assembly Committees (General) Nomination 2024 - Signed | |
| 6 February 2025 | Speaker's nomination - Assembly Committees for Consultation (Appointments to Statutory Positions) |  PDF (864 KB) |
Procedural guidelines for statutory appointments
| Date | ||
|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2022 | Statutory Appointments—Guidelines for consulting with Legislative Assembly committees | |
| 30 April 2020 | Consultation form - Statutory appointments |
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