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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

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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 tabledTitleRead report
Death Penalty Abolition Bill 1970Parliamentary paper number 234/1971
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The Law and Administration of Divorce and Related Matters (Interim Report)Parliamentary paper number 255/1972
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Compensation (Commonwealth Employees) Bill 1973Parliamentary paper number 38/1973
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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
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The Law and Administration of Divorce and Related Matters, and the Clauses of the Family Law Bill 1974Parliamentary 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
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Clauses of the National Compensation Bill 1974Parliamentary paper number 142/1975
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Outstanding ReferencesParliamentary paper number 72/1976
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The Ordinary Annual Services of the GovernmentParliamentary paper number 130/1976
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Outstanding ReferencesParliamentary paper number 229/1976
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A Retiring Age for Commonwealth JudgesParliamentary paper number 414/1976
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The Australian Capital Territory Manufacturers' Warranties Ordinance 1975Parliamentary paper number 357/1976
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The Misrepresentation Ordinance 1975Parliamentary paper number 355/1976
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Outstanding ReferencesParliamentary paper number 66/1977
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Clauses of the Crimes (Foreign Incursions and Recruitment Bill) 1977Parliamentary paper number 67/1977
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Advisory Opinions by the High CourtParliamentary paper number 222/1977
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Evidence (Australian Capital Territory) Bill 1972Parliamentary paper number 237/1977
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Outstanding ReferencesParliamentary paper number 236/1977
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Priority of Crown DebtsParliamentary paper number 169/1978
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Annual Reports Referred to the CommitteeParliamentary paper number 5/1978
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Scrutiny of BillsParliamentary paper number 329/1978
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Delegation of Parliamentary AuthorityParliamentary paper number 331/1978
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Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders on Queensland ReservesParliamentary paper number 330/1978
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Parliamentary Scrutiny of Rules of Court (also Parl Paper No. 288/79)Parliamentary paper number 45/1979
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Processing of Law Reform Proposals in Australia - Reforming the LawParliamentary paper number 90/1979
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Freedom of Information Bill 1978 and Aspects of the Archives Bill 1978Parliamentary paper number 272/1979
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The Constitutional Qualifications of Members of ParliamentParliamentary paper number 131/1981
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Annual Reports Referred to CommitteesParliamentary paper number 228/1982
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The Burden of Proof in Criminal ProceedingsParliamentary paper number 319/1982
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The Feasibility of a Compact or 'Makarrata' Between the Commonwealth and Aboriginal People - 'Two Hundred Years Later'Parliamentary paper number 107/1983
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National Crime Authority Bill 1993 and National Crime Authority (Consequential Amendments) Bill 1983Parliamentary paper number 30/1984
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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 1983Parliamentary paper number 79/1984
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Conscientious Objection to Conscripted Military ServiceParliamentary paper number 233/1985
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Commonwealth Law Making Power and the Privilege of Freedom of Speech in State ParliamentsParliamentary paper number 235/1985
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Annual Reports Referred to the CommitteeParliamentary paper number 246/1985
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A Bill of Rights for Australia: An Exposure Report for the Consideration of SenatorsParliamentary paper number 496/1985
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IVF and the Status of Children - National Uniformity in Laws Relating to the Status of Children Born through the Use of In Vitro FertilisationParliamentary paper number 493/1985
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The High Court of Australia Annual Report for the Period 1984-85Parliamentary paper number 177/1986
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Commonwealth Ombudsman Annual Report for the Period 1984-85Parliamentary paper number 446/1986
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High Court of Australia Annual Report for the Period 1985-86Parliamentary paper number 446/1986
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The Commonwealth Ombudsman's Special ReportsParliamentary paper number 446/1986
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The Role of Parliament in Relation to the National Companies SchemeParliamentary paper number 113/1987
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