Public Accounts and Estimates Committee

Inquiry into Strengthening Government and Parliamentary Accountability in Victoria

Completed

This inquiry was completed in the 57th parliament.

For more information on this inquiry, contact the Committees office:

Phone: (03) 8682 2800

Email: cso@parliament.vic.gov.au

Read the terms of reference

Terms of reference

The terms of reference are instructions which explain what a committee has been asked to do, what topics it should focus on, and how its members will work together to achieve its shared goals.

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.