PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES ACT 2003 - SECT 34 Interim reports, discussion papers, minority reports and draft Bills

PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES ACT 2003 - SECT 34

    (1)     Before making a final report to the Parliament on any proposal, matter or thing, a Joint Investigatory Committee may—

        (a)     make one or more interim reports to the Parliament on the proposal, matter or thing; or

        (b)     publish a document in relation to the proposal, matter or thing.

    (2)     A Joint Investigatory Committee must include with a report made by it to the Parliament any minority report on behalf of a member of the Committee if so requested by the member.

    (3)     A Joint Investigatory Committee may include in any report made by it to the Parliament a draft Bill to give effect to those recommendations of the Committee that cannot be given effect to otherwise than by an Act.

    (4)     For the purposes of preparing a draft Bill under subsection (3), a Joint Investigatory Committee may, with the consent of the Minister administering the relevant Department, make use of the services of any employee in the Department.