Parliamentary Committees Amendment Act 2011

Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version i Parliamentary Committees Amendment Act 2011 No. 7 of 2011 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Purpose 1 2 Commencement 1 3 Amendment of section 21—Membership of Joint Investigatory Committees 2 4 Amendment of section 23—Quorum 2 5 Repeal of Amending Act 2 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 3 -- 1 of 4 -- Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version 1 Parliamentary Committees Amendment Act 2011 † No. 7 of 2011 [Assented to 12 April 2011] The Parliament of Victoria enacts: 1 Purpose The purpose of this Act is to amend the Parliamentary Committees Act 2003 to change the membership and quorum requirements of Joint Investigatory Committees. 2 Commencement This Act comes into operation on the day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. Victoria -- 2 of 4 -- Parliamentary Committees Amendment Act 2011 No. 7 of 2011 2 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 3 Amendment of section 21—Membership of Joint Investigatory Committees For section 21(1) of the Parliamentary Committees Act 2003 substitute— "(1) A Joint Investigatory Committee must consist of not less than 5 members and not more than 10 members of whom— (a) at least 1 must be a member of the Legislative Assembly; and (b) at least 1 must be a member of the Legislative Council.". 4 Amendment of section 23—Quorum Section 23(2) of the Parliamentary Committees Act 2003 is repealed. 5 Repeal of Amending Act This Act is repealed on the first anniversary of its commencement. Note The repeal of this Act does not affect the continuing operation of the amendments made by it (see section 15(1) of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984). ═══════════════ s. 3 See: Act No. 110/2003. Reprint No. 1 as at 26 July 2006 and amending Act Nos 43/2006 and 4/2007. LawToday: www. legislation. vic.gov.au -- 3 of 4 -- Parliamentary Committees Amendment Act 2011 No. 7 of 2011 3 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel ENDNOTES † Minister's second reading speech— Legislative Assembly: 3 March 2011 Legislative Council: 24 March 2011 The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act to amend the Parliamentary Committees Act 2003 and for other purposes." Endnotes -- 4 of 4 --