Committee Details

REPORTS

View: The Report on the Review of the South Bank Corporation Amendment By-Law (No. 1) 1994 was tabled on 5 August 1994

View Government Response: Response to comments delivered with respect to The South Bank Corporation Amendment By-law (No. 1) 1994 

Background to the report

On 6 May 1994 the South Bank Corporation Amendment By-Law (No. I) 1994 was notified in the Government Gazette and subsequently tabled before the Legislative Assembly on 31 May 1994. A disallowance motion may be moved upon this subordinate legislation up until 5 August 1994 (within 14 sitting days of the date of tabling (s. 44(1) of the Statutory Instruments Act 1992)).

Members of the Legislative Assembly received a letter from the Vice-President of the Queensland Council for Civil Liberties dated 26 May 1994 detailing objections to certain provisions of the Amendment By-law. These objections were concerned with the contravention of the fundamental legislative principles prescribed in s. 4 of the Legislative Standards Act 1992.

As a direct result of this letter several Members of the Parliament including Mr Speaker requested that the Committee of Subordinate Legislation review the Amendment By-Law and in particular the concerns raised by the Queensland Council for Civil Liberties.

At the meeting of the Committee on 31 May 1994 the Committee agreed to review the South Bank Corporation Amendment By-Law (No. I) 1994 in accordance with its terms of reference.