Guy Barnett (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I seek leave to amend business of the Senate notice of motion No. 2 standing in my name for today proposing a reference to the Legal and Constitutional References Committee on the Australian Law Reform Commission before asking that it be taken as formal.

Leave granted.

I amend the motion by omitting in paragraph (d) the following words: ‘in particular the Australian Human Rights Commission’ and move the motion, as amended:

That the following matter be referred to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee for inquiry and report by 31 March 2011:

The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC), with particular reference to:

(a)

its role, governance arrangements and statutory responsibilities;

(b)

the adequacy of its staffing and resources to meet its objectives;

(c)

best practice examples of like organisations interstate and overseas;

(d)

the appropriate allocation of functions between the ALRC and other statutory agencies; and

(e)

other related matters.