Victoria · Government
Parliamentary Committees Amendment (Preventing Government Dominated Investigatory Committees) Bill 2022
Lapsed: Not passed before parliament was prorogued or dissolved, usually for an election. It can be introduced again in the new parliament. What the other terms mean
- Parliament
- Parliament of Victoria
- Introduced
- 20 Dec 2022
- Latest stage
- 3 Nov 2026
- Introduced by
- Dr Samantha Ratnam
- Stage detail
- Lapsed
What the bill says it does
The purpose of this Act is to amend the Parliamentary Committees Act 2003 to ensure that the membership and chairperson of Parliament's Joint Investigatory Committees is sufficiently independent of the government and executive of the day when carrying out their functions.
Quoted from: Purpose clause of the bill as introduced. Not written or edited by FOCUp.
Official sources
Timeline
First reading passed — Legislative Council
20 Dec 2022
First reading: Statement of compatibility tabled — Legislative Council
8 Feb 2023 · Source
Second reading moved — Legislative Council
8 Feb 2023 · Source
Bill lapsed — Legislative Council
3 Nov 2026
Status changed from Upper House to Lapsed
Noticed by FOCUp 5 Nov 2026 · Source
Lapsed
Where it sits in the budget
Government function: Running of government, elections and integrity bodies
- General public services$12.2B spending, 2026-27
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