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Overview

Under the Queensland Legislative Assembly Standing Rules and Orders (SO 194A), the committee's functions are:

• to monitor and review the performance by the entity of the entity’s functions
• to report to the Legislative Assembly on any matter concerning the entity, the entity's functions or the performance of the entity’s functions that the committee considers should be drawn to the Legislative Assembly’s attention
• to examine the annual report of the entity tabled in the Legislative Assembly and, if appropriate, to comment on any aspect of the report; and
• to report to the Legislative Assembly any changes to the functions, structures and procedures of the entity that the committee considers desirable for the more effective operation of the entity or the Act which establishes the entity.

More information on the Queensland Family and Child Commission can be found here: http://www.qfcc.qld.gov.au

The Committee tabled its Report No. 75, 56th Parliament, Oversight of the Queensland Family and Child Commission on 24 September 2020.  The report can be accessed here.

Public hearing

More information on the Queensland Family and Child Commission can be found here: http://www.qfcc.qld.gov.au

The public hearing was broadcast (audio only) on Parliament TV.  The broadcast is available for 12 months. 

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