Thank you to all delegates who attended the Australia-New Zealand Scrutiny of Legislation Conference held in Perth from 11 to 14 July 2016, and contributed to the success of this conference.

We look forward to meeting you again at the next conference in Melbourne.

Yours sincerely

Hon Adele Farina MLC 
Deputy President of the Legislative Council 
Conference Chair 

Conference Photos  

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View various images of the event.

Conference Material

Conference Program

Keynote speakers' presentations (video)

• Hon Wayne Martin
• Mr Stephen Argument
• Professor George Williams

Conference Papers

• Papers

  • Session 1: Hon Wayne Martin AC, "Too many cooks?": Parliament, the Courts and the scrutiny of delegated legislation

    • Session 1: Hon Wayne Martin AC - Powerpoint Presentation

  • Session 2: Hon Richard Dalla-Riva MLC and Sarala Fitzgerald, The role of human rights advisors under Victoria's Charter

  • Session 2: Mr Tim Workman, Parliamentary Bill of Rights Scrutiny in New Zealand — a 2016 update

  • Session 2: Professor George Williams AO, How effective is the Federal Parliament's new scrutiny regime for human rights

  • Session 3: Mr Ivan Powell, The concept of 'the same in substance': What does the Perrett judgement mean for parliamentary scrutiny?

  • Session 3: Mr Michael Johnsen MP, Comparative approaches to legislative scrutiny

  • Session 3: Ms Janine Freeman MLA, A case study in legislative scrutiny: Legislative consideration in a second Legislative Assembly chamber.

  • Session 4: Mr Glenn Ryall and Ms Jessica Strout, Scrutiny committees - a vehicle to safeguarding federalism and the constitutional rights of Parliament

    • Session 4 - Mr Glenn Ryall and Ms Jessica Strout, Scrutiny committees - Powerpoint Presentation

  • Session 5: Mr Stephen Argument, Executive law making in the 21st century: Delegation not subordination

  • Session 5: Mr Andrew Bayly MP, Access to Subordinate Instruments Project

  • Session 6: Hon Tania Rattray MLC, Uniform legislation and Parliamentary sovereignty

  • Session 6: Mr Peter Abetz MLA, A gap in scrutiny? Access to Australian Standards adopted in delegated legislation

  • Session 7: Mr Janak Raj Giri, Nepal’s new Constitution, its federal system, human rights and peace building agendas

  • Session 7: Hon Gerry Kandelaars MLC, Suporting reports to regulations, South Australia Parliament Legislative Review Committee Guide 2016

    • Session 7: Jon Gerry Kandelaars MLC - Powerpoint Presentation

  • Session 8: Hon Lorna Eden MP, The law-making process in the Parliament of Fiji since 2014

  • Session 8: Hon Niko Nawaikula MP, Scrutiny of legislation and Parliamentary sovereignty – The Fiji Experience

  • Session 8: Mr Joeli Ditoka, Lawmaking in the Fijian Parliament since 2014,  a snapshot of the constitutional and procedural framework

    • Session 8: My Joeli Ditoka - Powerpoint Presentation

  • Session 9: Assistant Professor Jacinta Dharmananda, How far can Hansard help? The use of Parliamentary materials in fixing ambiguity in legislation

  • Session 9: Ms Lorraine Finlay, It's a small world (after all): The role of international bodies in legislative scrutiny

  • Session 10 (Bonus Paper): Ms Renee Easten, Queensland's approach to the scrutiny of legislation

  • Session 10 (Bonus paper): Hon David Cunliffe MP, The evolution of the New Zealand Regulations Review Committee - Systems, scrutiny and complaint

    • Session 10 (Bonus paper): Hon David Cunliffe MP - Powerpoint Presentation

• Jurisdiction Reports

  • Commonwealth of Australia Jurisdiction Report

  • Australian Capital Territory Jurisdiction Report

  • Western Australia Jurisdiction Report

  • New South Wales Jurisdiction Report

  • New Zealand Jurisdiction Report

  • Queensland Jurisdiction Report

  • South Australia Jurisdiction Report

  • Victoria Jurisdiction Report

  • Tasmania Jurisdiction Report

Inquiries

Suzanne Veletta, Clerk Assistant (Committees)

Melanie Quartermaine, Administrative Assistant

email:

lcco@parliament.wa.gov.au

phone: +61 8 9222 7300