Inquiry into Strengthening Government and Parliamentary Accountability in Victoria

Terms of Reference

To the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee — for inquiry, consideration and report no later than the last sitting day in 2007 on the options for the next phase of strengthening government and parliamentary accountability in Victoria —
and in particular the Committee is required to consider:

1. Parliamentary Committees;
2. question time procedure;
3. standards of parliamentary behaviour;
4. overseas travel by members of Parliament;
5. modernisation of Parliament including the permanent abolition of wigs and other archaic practices;
6. reform of the process of dealing with petitions.