Parliamentary committees up and running
Nine joint investigatory committees have been established for Victoria's 58th Parliament.
The committees include members of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly.
The nine joint committees are:
- Accountability and Oversight Committee
- Economic, Education, Jobs and Skills Committee
- Electoral Matters Committee
- Environment, Natural Resources and Regional Development Committee
- Family and Community Development Committee
- Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Committee
- Law Reform, Road and Community Safety Committee
- Public Accounts and Estimates Committee
- Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee
The joint committees have been established under the Parliamentary Committees and Inquiries Acts Amendment Bill 2015 which passed both houses on Thursday 16 April 2015 and received Royal Assent on Tuesday 21 April 2015.
| Committee |
Assembly |
Council | Summary |
|
Accountability and Oversight Committee
|
Mr Neil Angus (Liberal) Mr Michael Gidley (Liberal) Mr Nick Staikos (ALP) Ms Marsha Thomson (ALP) |
Ms Jaclyn Symes (ALP) Ms Melina Bath (Nationals) Mr James Purcell (Vote 1 Local Jobs)
|
3 ALP 2 Liberal 1 Nationals 1 Vote 1 Local Jobs
7 TOTAL
|
|
Economic, Education, Jobs and Skills Committee |
Mr Peter Crisp (Nationals) Mr Jude Perera (ALP) Ms Dee Ryall (Liberal) |
Mr Nazih Elasmar (ALP) Mr Cesar Melhem (ALP) Mr James Purcell (Vote 1 Local Jobs) |
3 ALP 1 Liberal 1 Nationals 1 Vote 1 Local Jobs
6 TOTAL
|
|
Electoral Matters Committee |
Ms Louise Asher (Liberal) Ms Lizzie Blandthorn (ALP) Mr Martin Dixon (Liberal) Mr Russell Northe (Nationals) Ms Ros Spence (ALP)
|
Mr Philip Dalidakis (ALP) Ms Fiona Patten (Sex Party) |
3 ALP 2 Liberal 1 Nationals 1 Sex Party
7 TOTAL
|
|
Environment, Natural Resources and Regional Development Committee
|
Mr Brad Battin (Liberal) Ms Bronwyn Halfpenny (ALP) Mr Tim McCurdy (Nationals) Mr Tim Richardson (ALP) Ms Vicki Ward (ALP) |
Mr Simon Ramsay (Liberal) Mr Daniel Young(Shooters and Fishers) |
3 ALP 2 Liberal 1 Nationals 1 Shooters and Fishers
7 TOTAL
|
|
Family and Community Development Committee |
Ms Chris Couzens (ALP) Mr Paul Edbrook (ALP) Ms Maree Edwards (ALP) Ms Emma Kealy (Nationals) Ms Cindy McLeish (Liberal) Ms Suzanna Sheed (Independent)
|
Ms Wendy Lovell (Liberal) |
3 ALP 2 Liberal 1 Nationals 1 Independent
7 TOTAL |
|
Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Committee |
Ms Christine Fyffe (Liberal) Mr Sam Hibbins (Greens) Mr Danny O’Brien (Nationals) Mr Tim Richardson (ALP) Ms Marsha Thomson (ALP) Mr Kim Wells (Liberal)
|
Mr Simon Ramsay (Liberal) Ms Jaclyn Symes (ALP) |
3 ALP 3 Liberal 1 Nationals 1 Greens
8 TOTAL
|
|
Law Reform, Road and Community Safety Committee |
Mr Martin Dixon (Liberal) Mr Geoff Howard (ALP) Ms Natalie Suleyman (ALP) Mr Murray Thompson (Liberal) Mr Bill Tilley (Liberal)
|
Mr Khalil Eideh (ALP) Ms Fiona Patten (Sex Party) |
3 ALP 3 Liberal 1 Sex Party
7 TOTAL |
|
Public Accounts and Estimates Committee |
Mr Steve Dimopoulos (ALP) Mr David Morris (Liberal) Mr Danny O’Brien (Nationals) Mr Danny Pearson (ALP) Mr Tim Smith (Liberal) Ms Vicki Ward (ALP)
|
Ms Harriet Shing (ALP) Dr Rachel Carling-Jenkins (DLP) Ms Sue Pennicuik (Greens) |
4 ALP 2 Liberal 1 Nationals 1 DLP 1 Greens
9 TOTAL
|
|
Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee |
Mr Josh Bull (ALP) Ms Lizzie Blandthorn (ALP) Mr Steve Dimopoulos (ALP) Ms Emma Kealy (Nationals) Ms Sonya Kilkenny (ALP) Mr John Pesutto (Liberal)
|
Mr Richard Dalla-Riva (Liberal) |
4 ALP 2 Liberal 1 Nationals
7 TOTAL |
In addition the Legislative Council has appointed members to the following three Council standing committees:
- Economy and Infrastructure Committee
- Environment and Planning Committee
- Legal and Social Issues Committee
Information on other parliamentary committees, including the Privileges Committee and the Standing Orders Committee, is available from the committees webpage.
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- Published: Wednesday, 22 April 2015 08:45
