Function of the Committee

The role of a Joint Investigatory Committee is to inquire into such matters as are referred to it, either by resolution of a House of Parliament or by Order of the Governor in Council. Further, the Drugs and Crime Prevention Committee is a Specific Purpose Committee and its purpose is set out under section 7 of the Parliamentary Committees Act 2003 (Vic).

The Victorian Drugs and Crime Prevention Committee is constituted under the Parliamentary Committees Act 2003 (Vic).

Parliamentary Committees Act 2003 (Vic) - Section 7.

The functions of the Drugs and Crime Prevention Committee are, if so required or permitted under this Act, to inquire into, consider and report to the Parliament on any proposal, matter or thing concerned with -

a.the use of drugs, including the manufacture, supply or distribution of drugs;
b.the level or causes of crime and violent behaviour.

The Parliamentary Committees Act 2003 also enables a Joint Investigatory Committee to inquire into and report to Parliament on any annual report or other document relevant to its functions and which have been laid before either House of Parliament.

The Parliamentary Committee's Act 2003 requires the appropriate Minister to provide the Parliament with a response to the Committee's recommendations within six months of the report being laid before both houses of Parliament.