Private Senators""' and Members""' Bills That May Raise Scrutiny Concerns [2024] AUSStaCSBSD 149 (14 August 2024)

• Private senators’ and members’ bills that may raise scrutiny concerns1

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Private senators’ and members’ bills
that may raise scrutiny concerns^[1]

The committee notes that the following private senator’s bill may raise scrutiny concerns under Senate standing order 24. Should this bill proceed to further stages of debate, the committee may request further information from the bill’s proponent.

Bill	Relevant provisions	Potential scrutiny concerns
Truth and Justice Commission Bill 2024	Clauses 14 and 15	The provisions may raise scrutiny concerns under principle (i) in relation to coercive powers.
	Subclauses 18(3) and 23(3)	The provisions may raise scrutiny concerns under principle (i) in relation to the reversal of the burden of proof.

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^[1] This report can be cited as: Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Private senators’ and members’ bills that may raise scrutiny concerns, Scrutiny Digest 9 of 2024; [2024] AUSStaCSBSD 149.