Standing Order No 223 - Publishing submissions and evidence

Standing Order No. 223



Publishing submissions and evidence

(1) A committee has power to authorise publication, before presentation to the House, of submissions received and evidence taken.
      (2) Evidence taken in camera may be published by resolution of the committee where it is in the public interest to do so.

      (3) A committee:

        (a) may make available to any member of the public a copy of:
            (i) any written submissions made to it,
            (ii) the report of any inquiry carried out by it, or
            (iii) the record of any evidence taken in public, and
        (b) may charge a reasonable sum for making copies available.

      (4) A committee or sub-committee may authorise the tape recording of its public hearings.

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