Legislative Council Annual Report 2016-2017

Chapter 3 Committees Election of chairmen and deputy chairmen of committees The chairmen and deputy chairmen of the Finance Committee, the House Committee and Panels are elected from among members of the respective committees. All Members except the President are members of the Finance Committee and the House Committee. The election of the chairman and deputy chairman of a committee for the first session of a term takes place at the first meeting of the committee. The chairman and deputy chairman shall hold office until the chairman and deputy chairman for the next session are elected. Members of the Public Accounts Committee, the Committee on Members' Interests and the Committee on Rules of Procedure are appointed by the President in accordance with the election procedure determined by the House Committee. In the past and current Legislative Council terms, the election of chairman and deputy chairman from among members of the respective committee took place right after the election of members to that committee. The tenure of these offices is for the entire term. The President and the Chairman of the House Committee are respectively the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Access to the Legislature's Documents and Records. The election of other members of the Committee is in accordance with the election procedure determined by the House Committee. Standing committee of the Council An investigation committee may be established under RoP 49B(2A) following the moving of a motion to censure a Member. One or more select committees may be appointed by the Council to consider matters or bills. A petition presented to the Council may be referred to a select committee under RoP 20(6). Finance Committee PublicWorks Subcommittee Subcommittees Subcommittees Establishment Subcommittee Subcommittees House Committee Panels Public Accounts Committee Bills Committees Select committees Committee on Members' Interests Committee on Rules of Procedure Committee on Access to the Legislature's Documents and Records Investigation committee Legislative Council The committee system of the Legislative Council 36 Legislative Council Annual Report 2016-2017