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Parliament of Queensland Act 2001
sec.171Continuation of Scrutiny of Legislation Committee for transitional period
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### sec.171 Continuation of Scrutiny of Legislation Committee for transitional period
The scrutiny committee continues until the end of the transitional period.
During the transitional period, the scrutiny committee continues to have the area of responsibility that it had immediately before the commencement under repealed section 103, but only to the extent of—
considering the application of fundamental legislative principles to—
Bills introduced into the Assembly before the commencement; and
subordinate legislation made before the commencement; and
considering the lawfulness of subordinate legislation made before the commencement; and
continuing to conduct its current inquiries.
In this section—
current inquiry means an inquiry of the scrutiny committee, acting in its area of responsibility under repealed section 103(2), that the committee started before the commencement but had not completed by the commencement.
scrutiny committee means the committee that, immediately before the commencement, was the Scrutiny of Legislation Committee established under repealed section 80.
transitional period means the period from the commencement until the end of the day on 30 June 2011.
s 171 ins 2011 No. 15 s 44
(sec.171-ssec.1) The scrutiny committee continues until the end of the transitional period.
(sec.171-ssec.2) During the transitional period, the scrutiny committee continues to have the area of responsibility that it had immediately before the commencement under repealed section 103, but only to the extent of— considering the application of fundamental legislative principles to— Bills introduced into the Assembly before the commencement; and subordinate legislation made before the commencement; and considering the lawfulness of subordinate legislation made before the commencement; and continuing to conduct its current inquiries.
(sec.171-ssec.3) In this section— current inquiry means an inquiry of the scrutiny committee, acting in its area of responsibility under repealed section 103(2), that the committee started before the commencement but had not completed by the commencement. scrutiny committee means the committee that, immediately before the commencement, was the Scrutiny of Legislation Committee established under repealed section 80. transitional period means the period from the commencement until the end of the day on 30 June 2011.
- (a) considering the application of fundamental legislative principles to— (i) Bills introduced into the Assembly before the commencement; and (ii) subordinate legislation made before the commencement; and
- (i) Bills introduced into the Assembly before the commencement; and
- (ii) subordinate legislation made before the commencement; and
- (b) considering the lawfulness of subordinate legislation made before the commencement; and
- (c) continuing to conduct its current inquiries.
- (i) Bills introduced into the Assembly before the commencement; and
- (ii) subordinate legislation made before the commencement; and