Resolutions

Statutes Amendment (Animal Welfare Reforms) Bill

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

1. That, in the opinion of this council, a joint committee be established to consider and report on the Statutes Amendment (Animal Welfare Reforms) Bill 2020;

2. That, in the event of a joint committee being appointed, the Legislative Council be represented thereon by two members, who shall also form a quorum of council members necessary to be present at all sittings of the committee; and

3. That this council permits the joint committee to authorise the disclosure or publication, as it thinks fit, of any evidence presented to the committee prior to such evidence being reported to the council.

The Legislative Council also informs the House of Assembly that it has 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.

The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS (Black—Minister for Environment and Water) (15:55): I move:

That this house—

(a) agrees with part 1 of the resolution of the Legislative Council contained in message No. 43 for the appointment of a joint committee on the Statutes Amendment (Animal Welfare Reforms) Bill 2020;

(b) concurs with the proposal for the committee to be authorised to disclose or publish, as it thinks, fit any evidence or documents being reported to the parliament; and

(c) concurs with the proposal to enable strangers to be admitted when the committee is examining witnesses unless the committee otherwise resolves, but that they be excluded when the committee is deliberating.

Motion carried.

The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS: I move:

That this house be represented on the committee by two members who shall also form a quorum of assembly members necessary to be present at all sittings of the committee and that the members to represent the House of Assembly on the committee be Dr Susan Close MP, the member for Port Adelaide, and Dr Richard Harvey MP, the member for Newland.

Motion carried.