Parliamentary Committees Enabling Act 1982 (NSW)

PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES ENABLING ACT, 1982,

No. 60

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Act No. 60,1982.

An Act to enable certain Committees of the Legislative Council and Legis­ lative Assembly to function during the prorogation of Parliament and during the second session of the forty-seventh Parliament. [Assented to, 12th May, 1982.]

Act No. 60, 1982. 2

Parliamentary Committees Enabling.

BE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Short title.

1.     This Act may be cited as the “Parliamentary Committees Enabling

Act, 1982”.

Power to function for an extended period.

2. (1) It is hereby declared that the Parliamentary Committees men­

tioned in Schedule 1 may—

(a)	lawfully sit during the period commencing on the termination of the first session of the forty-seventh Parliament and ending on the termination of the second session of that Parliament; and
(b)	lawfully do during that period all such things as they might lawfully have done had the first session of that Parliament continued throughout that period.

(2) Nothing in subsection (1) shall affect or alter any power of the Legislative Council or Legislative Assembly, and it is hereby declared that the operation of that subsection is subject to any such power and tlie exercise thereof.

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Parliamentary Committees Enabling.

SCHEDULE 1.

(Sec. 2.)

Subject matter to be dealt with by

Committee. Committee.

Committee of Subordinate Legislation, a resolution for the appointment of which was, on 25th November, 1981, agreed to by the Legislative Council.	Subordinate legislation.
Standing Orders and Procedure Committee, a	Standing orders, rules, usages, customs,

resolution for the appointment of which was, on	practice and procedures of the Legis­
10th November, 1981, agreed to by the Legis­	lative Assembly.
lative Assembly.

Joint Committee, a resolution for the appointment of which was, on 2nd December, 1981, agreed to by the Legislative Council and, on 3rd December, 1981, agreed to by the Legislative Assembly. Western Division of New South Wales.