Resolutions

Elder Abuse

The Legislative Council concurs with the resolution of the House of Assembly contained in message No. 156 for the appointment of a joint committee on matters relating to elder abuse in South Australia and will be represented on the committee by three members, of whom two shall form the quorum necessary to be present at all sittings of the committee. The members of the joint committee to represent the Legislative Council will be the Hon. J.M. Gazzola, the Hon. K.L. Vincent and the Hon. S.G. Wade.

The Legislative Council informs the House of Assembly that it has passed the following resolution:

That it be an instruction to the joint committee 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 or documents being reported to the parliament.

The Legislative Council has also 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 COOK (Fisher) (15:51): I move:

That the members of the House of Assembly on the joint committee be the members for MacKillop, Torrens and Fisher.

Motion carried.

Ms COOK: I move:

That this house—

(a) concurs with the resolution of the Legislative Council contained in message No. 127 that it be an instruction to the joint committee on elder abuse 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 or documents being reported to the parliament; and

(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.