Contents

Part I--Preliminary                                                                                                                 1

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ....................................................................... 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1

5............ Interpretation ...................................................................................... 1

5AA...... Meaning of public work ...................................................................... 3

5A......... Application of the Criminal Code ...................................................... 5

6............ Extension to Territories ...................................................................... 5

6A......... Bodies to which Act applies .............................................................. 5

Part II--Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works                     7

7............ Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works ......................... 7

8............ Declaration to be subscribed by members .......................................... 8

9............ Chair and Deputy Chair ..................................................................... 8

10.......... Sectional Committees ....................................................................... 10

11.......... Reference of matters to Sectional Committees ................................. 11

12.......... Meetings of the Committee .............................................................. 11

13.......... Quorum ............................................................................................. 12

14.......... Voting ............................................................................................... 12

15.......... Minutes ............................................................................................ 13

16.......... Annual report ................................................................................... 13

Part III--Reports on Public Works                                                                             14

17.......... Functions of the Committee ............................................................. 14

18.......... Reference of public works to the Committee ................................... 15

18A....... Inquiries by Committee .................................................................... 16

18B....... Consideration of overseas public works ........................................... 17

19.......... Review of reports ............................................................................. 17

20.......... Power to take evidence ..................................................................... 18

21.......... Power to summon witnesses ............................................................ 18

22.......... Warrant for apprehension of witness ............................................... 18

23.......... Evidence to be given in public except in certain cases ...................... 19

24.......... Continuance of evidence ................................................................... 20

25.......... Privileges of witnesses ...................................................................... 20

26.......... Assessors .......................................................................................... 21

27.......... Power to enter on land etc. ............................................................... 21

28.......... Failure of witness to attend .............................................................. 21

29.......... Preventing witnesses from giving evidence ....................................... 22

30.......... Refusal to be sworn etc. ................................................................... 22

31.......... False evidence ................................................................................... 22

32.......... Protection of witnesses .................................................................... 22

33.......... Prosecution of offences .................................................................... 23

Part IV--Miscellaneous                                                                                                     24

35.......... Allowances ....................................................................................... 24

36.......... Limitation of annual expenditure ...................................................... 24

37.......... Application of Parliamentary Papers Act ........................................ 24

38.......... Evidence given before former Committee ......................................... 24

40.......... Regulations ....................................................................................... 25

The Schedule--Public Works Committee Act 1969                                           26

Notes                                                                                                                                             27

An Act relating to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works

Notes to the Public Works Committee Act 1969

Note 1

The Public Works Committee Act 1969 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 92, 1969 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions prior to 17 September 2001 is not included in this compilation. For subsequent information see Table A.

The Public Works Committee Act 1969 was modified by the A.C.T. Self‑Government (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (1989 No. 3 as amended) see Table B.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Public Works Committee Act 1969	92, 1969	27 Sept 1969	24 Nov 1969 (see Gazette 1969, p. 7065)
Public Works Committee Act 1972	57, 1972	9 June 1972	9 June 1972	--
Public Works Committee Act 1973	140, 1973	15 Nov 1973	15 Nov 1973	--
Statute Law Revision Act 1973	216, 1973	19 Dec 1973	31 Dec 1973	Ss. 9(1) and 10
Public Works Committee Act 1974	48, 1974	21 Aug 1974	21 Aug 1974	--
Public Works Committee Amendment Act 1981	20, 1981	9 Apr 1981	9 Apr 1981	S. 13
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act (No. 2) 1982	80, 1982	22 Sept 1982	Part LXII (ss. 233-236): 20 Oct 1982 (a)	--
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1983	39, 1983	20 June 1983	S. 3: 18 July 1983 (b)	--
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1985	65, 1985	5 June 1985	S. 3: 3 July 1985 (c)	--
Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988	108, 1988	6 Dec 1988	S. 55: (d)	--
Administrative Services Legislation Amendment Act 1989	5, 1989	13 Mar 1989	S. 4(d): (e) Remainder: Royal Assent	S. 2(3)
Qantas Sale Act 1992	196, 1992	21 Dec 1992	Schedule (Part 1): 10 Mar 1993 (see Gazette 1993, No. GN17) (f) Schedule (Part 5): 30 Aug 1995 (see Gazette 1995, No. S324) (f)	S. 2(6) (am. by 60, 1993, s. 4; 168, 1994, s. 3)
as amended by
Qantas Sale Amendment Act 1993	60, 1993	3 Nov 1993	10 Mar 1993	--
Qantas Sale Amendment Act 1994	168, 1994	16 Dec 1994	S. 3 (item 17): Royal Assent (g)	--
Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1997	20, 1997	7 Apr 1997	Schedule 2 (item 9): Royal Assent (h)	--
Finance and Administration Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001	109, 2001	17 Sept 2001	15 Oct 2001	S. 5 [see Table A]
Public Works Committee Amendment Act 2006	132, 2006	7 Nov 2006	7 Nov 2006	Sch. 1 (item 6) [see Table A]
Maritime Legislation Amendment Act 2007	150, 2007	24 Sept 2007	Schedule 1 (items 23, 24): 1 Jan 2008 (see F2007L04141)	--

(a)     The Public Works Committee Act 1969 was amended by Part LXII (sections 233-236) only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act (No. 2) 1982, subsection 2(16) of which provides as follows:

               (16)   The remaining provisions of this Act shall come into operation on the twenty‑eighth day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(b)    The Public Works Committee Act 1969 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1983, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the twenty‑eighth day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(c)     The Public Works Committee Act 1969 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1985, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the twenty‑eighth day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(d)     The Public Works Committee Act 1969 was amended by section 55 only of the Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988, subsections 2(1) and (3) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   Sections 1, 2 and 55 commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

                 (3)   The remaining provisions of this Act (including the other amendments in the Schedule) commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.

         The date fixed in pursuance of subsection 2(3) was 31 January 1989 (see Gazette 1989, No. S39).

(e)     The Public Works Committee Act 1969 was amended by paragraph 4(d) only of the Administrative Services Legislation Amendment Act 1989, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

                 (2)   Paragraph (4)(d) shall be taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of the amendments of the Public Works Committee Act 1969 made by the Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988.

         The amendments of the Public Works Committee Act 1969 commenced on 31 January 1989 (see Gazette 1989, No. S39).

(f)      The Public Works Committee Act 1969 was amended by the Qantas Sale Act 1992, subsections 2(2), (3)(a) and (c) of which provide as follows:

                 (2)   Subject to subsection (3), the remaining provisions of this Act commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.

                 (3)   A Proclamation may fix a day that is earlier than the day on which the Proclamation is published in the Gazette but only if:

                              (a)   In the case of sections 30, 31, 35, 37, 39, 43 and 50 and Parts 1 and 2 of the Schedule--the day is not earlier than the substantial minority sale day; and

                              (c)   in the case of sections 25, 36, 38, 44 and 51 and Parts 5, 6 and 7 of the Schedule--the day is not earlier than the 100% sale day.

(g)     The Qantas Sale Act 1992 was amended by section 3 (item 17) only of the Qantas Sale Amendment Act 1994, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(h)     The Public Works Committee Act 1969 was amended by Schedule 2 (item 9) only of the Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1997, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to subsection (2), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Table of Amendments

ad    = added or inserted    am. = amended      rep. = repealed    rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Ss. 3, 4................................	rep. No. 216, 1973
S. 5......................................	am. No. 216, 1973; No. 48, 1974; No. 20, 1981; No. 108, 1988; No. 5, 1989; No. 132, 2006
S. 5AA................................	ad. No. 132, 2006
S. 5A...................................	ad. No. 109, 2001
S. 6......................................	am. No. 216, 1973; No. 20, 1981
S. 6A...................................	ad. No. 20, 1981
	am. No. 80, 1982; No. 196, 1992; No. 150, 2007
S. 6B...................................	ad. No. 20, 1981
	rep. No. 108, 1988
S. 7......................................	am. No. 216, 1973; No. 48, 1974; No. 132, 2006
S. 8......................................	am. No. 48, 1974; No. 132, 2006
Heading to s. 9....................	rs. No. 132, 2006
Ss. 9-11..............................	am. No. 132, 2006
S. 12....................................	am. No. 48, 1974; No. 20, 1981; No. 132, 2006
S. 16....................................	am. No. 48, 1974
S. 17....................................	am. No. 20, 1981
S. 18....................................	am. No. 140, 1973; No. 48, 1974; No. 20, 1981; No. 80, 1982; No. 39, 1983; No. 65, 1985; No. 5, 1989; No. 132, 2006
Ss. 18A, 18B.......................	ad. No. 20, 1981
S. 19....................................	am. No. 48, 1974; No. 20, 1981; No. 80, 1982; No. 39, 1983; No. 132, 2006
Ss. 20-22............................	am. No. 132, 2006
S. 23....................................	am. No. 48, 1974; No. 20, 1981; No. 132, 2006
S. 26....................................	am. No. 132, 2006
S. 27....................................	am. No. 20, 1981; No. 132, 2006
Ss. 28, 29............................	am. No. 48, 1974; No. 109, 2001
S. 30....................................	am. No. 48, 1974; No. 109, 2001; No. 132, 2006
S. 31....................................	am. No. 109, 2001
S. 32....................................	am. No. 109, 2001; No. 132, 2006
S. 33....................................	am. No. 48, 1974
S. 34....................................	rep. No. 20, 1997
S. 35....................................	am. No. 132, 2006
S. 36....................................	am. No. 57, 1972
S. 37....................................	am. No. 48, 1974
S. 39....................................	rep. No. 216, 1973
S. 40....................................	am. No. 5, 1989; No. 132, 2006

Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Finance and Administration Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 (No. 109, 2001)

5  Application of amendments generally

             (1)  Each amendment made by this Act applies to acts and omissions that take place after the amendment commences.

             (2)  For the purposes of this section, if an act or omission is alleged to have taken place between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the day on which a particular amendment commences, the act or omission is alleged to have taken place before the amendment commences.

Public Works Committee Amendment Act 2006 (No. 132, 2006)

Schedule 1

6  Application

The Public Works Committee Act 1969 as in force immediately before the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent continues to apply to a public work:

                     (a)  referred to the Committee before that day; and

                     (b)  that has not commenced.

Table B

Modifications

A.C.T. Self‑Government (Consequential Provisions) Regulations

Schedule 1

Section 5 (definition of authority of the Commonwealth): 

Add at the end "or a body established by or under an enactment within the meaning of section 3 of the Australian Capital Territory (Self‑Government) Act 1988.".

Section 5 (definition of State): 

After "includes" insert "the Australian Capital Territory and".

Subsection 6(2): 

Before paragraph (a) insert the following paragraph:

                    (aa)  a work:

                              (i)  that is proposed to be carried out by or for the Australian Capital Territory; and

                             (ii)  in respect of the carrying out of which moneys of that Territory are proposed to be expended by that Territory; or.