Released by the Rt Hon Geoffrey Palmer MP Minister of Justice
September 1988 Wellington New Zealand
2 The Standard departmental statute - in brief
4 Other possible reasons for departmental legislation
5 Parliamentary statement of public policy
6 Parliamentary scrutiny of executive action
7 Legislation controlling power existing independently of statute
8 Conclusion on departmental statutes
9 Minister, officials and departments in legislation
Appendix: Commonwealth of Australia Gazette of 24 July 1987 [Administrative Arrangements Order]
The Legislation Advisory Committee has the following terms of reference
(a) to scrutinise and make submissions to the appropriate body or person upon aspects of bills introduced into Parliament affecting public law or raising public law issues
(b) to report to the Minister of Justice or the Legislation Committee of Cabinet on the foregoing aspects of legislative proposals which the Minister or that committee refers to it;
(c) to advise the Minister of Justice on such other topics and matters in the field of public law as the Minister from time to time refers to it.
The present membership of the Committee is as follows
Sir George Laking (Chairman) Professor F M Brookfield Mr A R Galbraith QC Mr W Iles Sir Kenneth Keith Mr W R Mansfield Hon Mr Justice J B Robertson Judge D F G Sheppard Mr C J Thompson Rebecca Ellis (Secretary)
Other publications of the Legislation Advisory Committee:
Legislative Change : Guidelines on Process and Content Report by the Legislation Advisory Committee (August 1987)
Administrative Tribunals - A Discussion Paper by the Legislation Advisory Committee (January 1988)
Report of the Legislation Advisory. Committee [on its work to date] (June 1988)