Victorian Current Acts

PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES ACT 2003 - SECT 45

    (1)     There is established by this Act a committee consisting of the President, the Speaker and the chairperson of each Joint Investigatory Committee.

    (2)     The committee established under this section or any 2 or more chairpersons of a Joint Investigatory Committee may meet and hold discussions with a view to securing the more efficient functioning of Joint Investigatory Committees generally, or any one or more of those Committees in particular, and to avoid the duplication by one Committee of the work of another Committee.

    (3)     For any purpose referred to in subsection (2), the chairperson of a Joint Investigatory Committee may disclose to the committee established under this section, or to any other chairperson of a Joint Investigatory Committee—

        (a)     any evidence taken by the Joint Investigatory Committee; or

        (b)     any document presented to the Joint Investigatory Committee; or

        (c)     any proceeding or report of the Joint Investigatory Committee—

irrespective of whether that evidence, document, proceeding or report has been reported to the Parliament.