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Scope

The standing committee inquired into proposed legislation and policy in the areas of family, constitutional, criminal and administrative law. The committee also considered parliamentary matters including the Senate's right to amend appropriation measures and proposals for a committee to scrutinise bills for individual rights violations.

Chairs

Reginald Grieve Withers

waLIB

Peter Drew Durack

waLIB

James Robert McClelland

nswALP

Mervyn George Everett

tasALP

Alan Joseph Missen

vicLIB

Michael Carter Tate

tasALP

Nick Bolkus

saALP

Sequence

1970
6.25
12.5
18.75
25
31.25
37.5
43.75
50
56.25
62.5
68.75
75
81.25
87.5
93.75
100
1987

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Committee timeline - The law and administration of divorce and related matters and the clauses of the Family Law Bill 1974

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Committee timeline - First referral of a bill to a legislative and general purpose standing committee

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Committee timeline - Retiring age for Commonwealth judges

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Committee timeline - Freedom of Information Bill 1978 and aspects of the Archives Bill 1978

Reports

Date tabled Title Read report
Death Penalty Abolition Bill 1970 Parliamentary paper number 234/1971 Document icon
The Law and Administration of Divorce and Related Matters (Interim Report) Parliamentary paper number 255/1972 Document icon
Compensation (Commonwealth Employees) Bill 1973 Parliamentary paper number 38/1973 Document icon
The Law and Administration of Divorce and Related Matters, and the Clauses of the Family Law Bill 1974 (Interim Report) Parliamentary paper number 134/1974 Document icon
The Law and Administration of Divorce and Related Matters, and the Clauses of the Family Law Bill 1974 Parliamentary paper number 133/1974

Alan Joseph Missen, committee member, Interview with Toby Miller, 1980, National Library of Australia, TRC 732, session 3, 00:26:34-00:30:11.

Full interview available at http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-194676376/listen

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Clauses of the National Compensation Bill 1974 (Interim Report) Parliamentary paper number 282/1974 Document icon
Clauses of the National Compensation Bill 1974 Parliamentary paper number 142/1975 Document icon
Outstanding References Parliamentary paper number 72/1976 Document icon
The Ordinary Annual Services of the Government Parliamentary paper number 130/1976 Document icon
Outstanding References Parliamentary paper number 229/1976 Document icon
A Retiring Age for Commonwealth Judges Parliamentary paper number 414/1976 Document icon
The Australian Capital Territory Manufacturers' Warranties Ordinance 1975 Parliamentary paper number 357/1976 Document icon
The Misrepresentation Ordinance 1975 Parliamentary paper number 355/1976 Document icon
Outstanding References Parliamentary paper number 66/1977 Document icon
Clauses of the Crimes (Foreign Incursions and Recruitment Bill) 1977 Parliamentary paper number 67/1977 Document icon
Advisory Opinions by the High Court Parliamentary paper number 222/1977 Document icon
Evidence (Australian Capital Territory) Bill 1972 Parliamentary paper number 237/1977 Document icon
Outstanding References Parliamentary paper number 236/1977 Document icon
Priority of Crown Debts Parliamentary paper number 169/1978 Document icon
Annual Reports Referred to the Committee Parliamentary paper number 5/1978 Document icon
Scrutiny of Bills Parliamentary paper number 329/1978 Document icon
Delegation of Parliamentary Authority Parliamentary paper number 331/1978 Document icon
Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders on Queensland Reserves Parliamentary paper number 330/1978 Document icon
Parliamentary Scrutiny of Rules of Court (also Parl Paper No. 288/79) Parliamentary paper number 45/1979 Document icon
Processing of Law Reform Proposals in Australia - Reforming the Law Parliamentary paper number 90/1979 Document icon
Freedom of Information Bill 1978 and Aspects of the Archives Bill 1978 Parliamentary paper number 272/1979 Document icon
The Constitutional Qualifications of Members of Parliament Parliamentary paper number 131/1981 Document icon
Annual Reports Referred to Committees Parliamentary paper number 228/1982 Document icon
The Burden of Proof in Criminal Proceedings Parliamentary paper number 319/1982 Document icon
The Feasibility of a Compact or 'Makarrata' Between the Commonwealth and Aboriginal People - 'Two Hundred Years Later' Parliamentary paper number 107/1983 Document icon
National Crime Authority Bill 1993 and National Crime Authority (Consequential Amendments) Bill 1983 Parliamentary paper number 30/1984 Document icon
Freedom of Information Act 1982 - Annual Report by the Attorney-General on the Operation of the Act for the Period 1 December 1982 to 30 June 1983 Parliamentary paper number 79/1984 Document icon
Conscientious Objection to Conscripted Military Service Parliamentary paper number 233/1985 Document icon
Commonwealth Law Making Power and the Privilege of Freedom of Speech in State Parliaments Parliamentary paper number 235/1985 Document icon
Annual Reports Referred to the Committee Parliamentary paper number 246/1985 Document icon
A Bill of Rights for Australia: An Exposure Report for the Consideration of Senators Parliamentary paper number 496/1985 Document icon
IVF and the Status of Children - National Uniformity in Laws Relating to the Status of Children Born through the Use of In Vitro Fertilisation Parliamentary paper number 493/1985 Document icon
The High Court of Australia Annual Report for the Period 1984-85 Parliamentary paper number 177/1986 Document icon
Commonwealth Ombudsman Annual Report for the Period 1984-85 Parliamentary paper number 446/1986 Document icon
High Court of Australia Annual Report for the Period 1985-86 Parliamentary paper number 446/1986 Document icon
The Commonwealth Ombudsman's Special Reports Parliamentary paper number 446/1986 Document icon
The Role of Parliament in Relation to the National Companies Scheme Parliamentary paper number 113/1987 Document icon