Parliamentary Committees

Joint Committee on the Operation of the Transplantation and Anatomy Act 1983

The Legislative Council passed the following resolution to which it desires the concurrence of the House of Assembly:

That it be an instruction to the Joint Committee on the Operation of the Transplantation and Anatomy Act 1983 that the joint committee be authorised to disclose or publish, as it thinks fit, any evidence or documents presented to the joint committee prior to such evidence and documents being reported to the parliament.

The Legislative Council informed the House of Assembly:

That it resolved to suspend standing order 396 to enable strangers to be admitted when the joint committee is examining witnesses unless the joint committee otherwise resolves, but they shall be excluded when the joint committee is deliberating.

Ms VLAHOS (Taylor) (18:04): I move:

That the message be taken into consideration forthwith.

Motion carried.

Ms VLAHOS: I move:

This house—

(a) concurs with part 1 of the resolution of the Legislative Council that it be an instruction to the Joint Committee on the Operation of the Transplantation and Anatomy Act 1983 to authorise the disclosure and publication by the Joint Committee on the Operation of the Transplantation and Anatomy Act 1983, as it thinks fit, of any evidence or documents presented to the committee prior to such evidence or documents being reported to the house.

(b) agrees with the proposal to enable strangers to be admitted when the joint committee is examining witnesses unless the joint committee otherwise resolves, but they shall be excluded when the joint committee is deliberating.

Motion carried.

At 18:07 the house adjourned until Thursday 4 June 2015 at 10:30.