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Legislative Council Standing Committee on Law and Justice

The Standing Committee on Law and Justice is a current standing committee of the Legislative Council.

The Committee was first established on 24 May 1995 during the 51st Parliament and was re-appointed in subsequent Parliament, most recently, on 10 May 2007 for the current 54th Parliament.

The functions of the Committee are to inquire into and report on:

1. matters concerned with legal and constitutional issues including law reform, parliamentary matters, criminal law and administrative law,


2. issues arising in connection with the New South Wales criminal justice system, including matters concerned with the Attorney General, police, corrective services and juvenile justice, and


3. industrial relations, emergency services and fair trading.

To receive regular updates on committee activities by email, subscribe by contacting the Committee Secretariat at lawandjustice@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Inquiries

During the current parliament, the following inquiries have been undertaken by the committee:

Referred	Inquiry Name
04/08/2008	Inquiry into legislation on altruistic surrogacy in NSW (Submissions Being Received)
16/10/2007	Inquiry into the prohibition on the publication of names of children involved in criminal proceedings (Report Tabled)
30/05/2007	First review of the exercise of the functions of the Lifetime Care and Support Authority and the Lifetime Care and Support Advisory Council (Drafting Final Report)
30/05/2007	Eighth review of the exercise of the functions of the Motor Accidents Authority and the Motor Accidents Council (Completed)
30/05/2007	Ninth review of the exercise of the functions of the Motor Accidents Authority and the Motor Accidents Council (Completed)

Records of 21 earlier inquiries conducted by the committee are also available online.

Submissions Invited

Prior to lodging your submission we recommend reading How to Make a submission PDF, 6Kb, and for background reading, Standing Committees of the Legislative Council PDF, 477Kb.

The Standing Committee on Law and Justice is currently receiving submissions in respect of the following:

• Inquiry into legislation on altruistic surrogacy in NSW

Reports and Government Responses

During the current parliament, the committee has or plans to table the following reports:

Report Date	Name of Report
01/09/2008	Review of the exercise of the functions of the Motor Accidents Authority and the Motor Accidents Council: Ninth Report
21/04/2008	The prohibition on the publication of names of children involved in criminal proceedings
08/11/2007	Review of the exercise of the functions of the Motor Accidents Authority and the Motor Accidents Council: Eighth Report

(there are also 35 reports from past Parliaments).

Members

• Chairperson: The Hon Christine Robertson MLC.
• Deputy Chair: The Hon David Clarke MLC.
• The Hon. John AJAKA (Lib, LC Member)
• The Hon. David CLARKE (Lib, LC Member)
• The Hon. Greg DONNELLY (ALP, LC Member)
• The Hon. Amanda FAZIO (ALP, LC Member)
• Ms Sylvia HALE (The Greens, LC Member)
• The Hon. Christine ROBERTSON (ALP, LC Member)

Contact

Role	Name	Phone	Fax	Email
Main Contact	Rachel Callinan/ Merrin Thompson	(02) 9230 2976	(02) 9230 3416	lawandjustice@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Assistant Committee Officer	Sam Griffith	(02) 9230 3311		lawandjustice@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Postal Address

Standing Committee on Law and Justice
Parliament House
Macquarie St
SYDNEY NSW 2000

Terms of Reference Establishing Committee

Resolution passed 10 May 2007, Minutes No 3, Item 6