Law Reform Bodies

Research activity

Senate committees / Joint committees / House of Reps committees / Other
Select committees
Standing committees
Legislative Scrutiny committees
Legislative and General Purpose standing committees
Reference committees
Legislation committees / Joint Statutory committees
Joint Standing committees
Joint Select committees / House Standing committees
House Select committees / Royal Commission
Australian Law Reform Commission
Victorian Law Reform Commission
1 / Using the Parliament of Australia website www.aph.gov.au, find out what the function of one of the above committees is and one in the ‘other’ column.
2 / Outline : Terms of reference for the investigation
Reasons for the investigation
Key people involved in advising the formal law reform body
Possible outcomes of the investigation
3 / What part do committees play in the passing of legislation through parliament?