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Former Committees (67)
- Agriculture and Environment Committee
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- Broadcast of Parliament Select Committee
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- Committee of Subordinate Legislation
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- Community Support and Services Committee
- Cost of Living and Economics Committee
- Economic Development Committee
- Economics and Governance Committee
- Education and Innovation Committee
- Education, Employment and Small Business Committee
- Education, Employment and Training Committee
- Education, Employment, Training and Skills Committee
- Education, Tourism, Innovation and Small Business Committee (formerly the Education, Tourism and Small Business Committee)
- Environment and Resources Committee
- Environment, Agriculture, Resources and Energy Committee
- Finance and Administration Committee
- Health and Community Services Committee
- Health and Disabilities Committee
- Health and Environment Committee
- Health Quality and Complaints Commission Select Committee
- Health, Communities, Disability Services and Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Committee (formerly the Health and Ambulance Services Committee)
- Health, Environment and Agriculture Committee
- Housing, Big Build and Manufacturing Committee
- Impact of Petrol Pricing Select Committee
- Industry, Education, Training and Industrial Relations Committee
- Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources Committee
- Innovation, Tourism Development and Environment Committee
- Investigation into Altruistic Surrogacy Committee
- Law, Justice and Safety Committee (formerly the Legal, Constitutional and Administrative Review Committee)
- Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee
- Legal Affairs and Safety Committee
- Legal Affairs, Police, Corrective Services and Emergency Services Committee
- Mental Health Select Committee
- Natural Resources, Agricultural Industry Development and Environment Committee
- Palm Island Select Committee
- Parliamentary Committee for Electoral and Administrative Review
- Public Accounts and Public Works Committee
- Public Accounts Committee
- Public Works and Utilities Committee (formerly the Transportation and Utilities Committee, also formerly the Utilities, Science and Innovation Committee)
- Public Works Committee
- Review of Organ and Tissue Donation Procedures Select Committee
- Scrutiny of Legislation Committee
- Select Committee on Ethics
- Select Committee on Parliamentary Entitlements
- Select Committee on Procedural Review
- Select Committee on the Consequences of Changing Political Status
- Social Development Committee
- Speaker's Advisory Committee
- Standing Orders Committee
- State Development and Regional Industries Committee
- State Development, Infrastructure and Industry Committee
- State Development, Natural Resources and Agricultural Industry Development Committee
- State Development, Tourism, Innovation and Manufacturing Committee
- Supermarket Pricing Select Committee
- Transport and Local Government Committee (formerly the Transport, Local Government and Infrastructure Committee)
- Transport and Public Works Committee
- Transport and Resources Committee
- Transport, Housing and Local Government Committee
- Travelsafe Committee
- Youth Justice Reform Select Committee
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Committee Secretariat Contact
Parliament House
George Street
BRISBANE QLD 4000
George Street
BRISBANE QLD 4000
Email: committeeoffice@parliament.qld.gov.au
Committee Membership
Mr Trevor Ruthenberg MP, Chair, Member for Kallangur
Mrs Jo-Ann Miller MP, Deputy Chair, Member for Bundamba
Ms Ros Bates MP, Member for Mudgeeraba
Dr Alex Douglas MP, Member for Gaven
Mr John Hathaway MP, Member for Townsville
Mr Jon Krause MP, Member for Beaudesert
Mr Dale Shuttleworth MP, Member for Ferny Grove
Mrs Jo-Ann Miller MP, Deputy Chair, Member for Bundamba
Ms Ros Bates MP, Member for Mudgeeraba
Dr Alex Douglas MP, Member for Gaven
Mr John Hathaway MP, Member for Townsville
Mr Jon Krause MP, Member for Beaudesert
Mr Dale Shuttleworth MP, Member for Ferny Grove
Functions of the Committee
The information on this page relates to the committee of the 54th Parliament, which ended with the dissolution of the Parliament on 6 January 2015.
The Health and Community Services Committee was established by the Queensland Legislative Assembly on 18 May 2012 as a portfolio committee with responsibility for the following areas:
| Portfolio area | Minister | Government department |
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Multicultural Affairs | Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Multicultural Affairs and Minister Assisting the Premier | Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Multicultural Affairs |
| Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services | Minister for Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services | Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services |
| Health | Minister for Health | Queensland Health |
| National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing | Minister for National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing | Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing |
In relation to its areas of responsibility, the Committee:
- examines Bills to consider the policy to be enacted;
- examines the estimates of each department;
- examines Bills for the application of the fundamental legislative principles set out in section4 of the Legislative Standards Act 1994;
- considers the lawfulness of subordinate legislation;
- assesses the public accounts of each department in regard to the integrity, economy, efficiency and effectiveness of financial management by:
- examining government financial documents, and
- considering the annual and other reports of the auditor-general.
- considers Departments’ public works in light of matters including, but not limited to the:
- suitability of the works for the purpose,
- necessity for the works,
- value for money of the works,
- revenue produced by, and recurrent costs of, the works, or estimates of revenue and costs,
- present and prospective public value of the works,
- procurement methods used for the works, and
- actual suitability of the works in meeting the needs in and achieving the stated purpose of the works.
The committee also had responsibility for monitoring and reviewing the performance of the Health Ombudsman, Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and National Boards (in relation to practitioners who provide services in Queensland) and the Family Responsibilities Commission.
The committee must deal with any issue referred to it by the Legislative Assembly or under an Act, whether or not the issue is within the committee's areas of responsibility.