Resolutions

Review of Harassment in the South Australian Parliament Workplace

The Legislative Council concurs with the resolution of the House of Assembly contained in message No. 103 for the appointment of a joint committee on the recommendations arising from the Equal Opportunity Commission's report into harassment in the parliament workplace and will be represented on the committee by four members, of whom three shall form the quorum necessary to be present at all sittings of the committee. Members of the joint committee to represent the Legislative Council will be the President, the Hon. J.S.L. Dawkins; the Hon. C. Bonaros; the Hon. I. Pnevmatikos; and the Treasurer, the Hon. R.I. Lucas.

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 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. V.A. CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Planning and Local Government) (17:33): I am very pleased that this message has been received and I move:

That members of the House of Assembly on the joint committee be the member for Mount Gambier, the member for King, the member for Port Adelaide and the Speaker, the member for Heysen.

Motion carried.

The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN: I move:

That this house—

(a) Concurs with the resolution of the Legislative Council contained in message No. 92 that it be an instruction to the joint committee on the Report into Harassment in the Parliament Work Place 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.

The DEPUTY SPEAKER: I have the same motion in front of me and I just noticed that you omitted one line. I am not sure if it is critical. It was the fourth line in paragraph (a), and that was to the joint committee on the recommendations arising from the equal opportunity commissioner's report into harassment. We will take it as read, I think, Attorney. I have made the correction and we will take it as read.

Motion carried.