Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

(1)

That a Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories be appointed to inquire into and report on:

(a)

matters coming within the terms of section 5 of the Parliament Act 1974 as may be referred to it by:

(i)

either House of the Parliament; or

(ii)

the Minister responsible for administering the Parliament Act 1974; or

(iii)

the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

(b)

such other matters relating to the parliamentary zone as may be referred to it by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

(c)

such amendments to the National Capital Plan as are referred to it by a Minister responsible for administering the Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988;

(d)

such other matters relating to the National Capital as may be referred to it by:

(i)

either House of the Parliament; or

(ii)

the Minister responsible for administering the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988; and

(e)

such matters relating to Australia’s territories as may be referred to it by:

(i)

either House of the Parliament; or

(ii)

the Minister responsible for the administration of the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands; the Territory of Christmas Island; the Coral Sea Islands Territory; the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands; the Australian Antarctic Territory, and the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, and of Commonwealth responsibilities on Norfolk Island.

(2)   That annual reports of government departments and authorities tabled in the House shall stand referred to the committee for any inquiry the committee may wish to make. Reports shall stand referred to the committee in accordance with a schedule tabled by the Speaker to record the areas of responsibility of each committee, provided that:

(a)

any question concerning responsibility for a report or a part of a report shall be determined by the Speaker; and

(b)

the period during which an inquiry concerning an annual report may be commenced by a committee shall end on the day on which the next annual report of that Department or authority is presented to the House.

Question agreed to.