Committee Details

The Local Government, Small Business and Customer Service Committee of the 58th Parliament was established by the Queensland Legislative Assembly on 28 November 2024 as a portfolio committee. 

The committee has responsibility for the following portfolio areas: 

• Local Government, Water, Fire, Disaster Recovery and Volunteers
• Customer Services, Open Data, Small and Family Business

In relation to its areas of responsibility, the committee:

• examines Bills and subordinate legislation to consider the policy to be enacted and the application of the fundamental legislative principles set out in section 4 of the Legislative Standards Act 1992 and compatibility with the Human Rights Act 2019.
• examines the estimates of each department
• investigates any issue referred to it by the Legislative Assembly or under an Act, whether or not the issue is within the committee’s areas of responsibility
• assesses public accounts in its portfolio area in regard to integrity, economy, efficiency and effectiveness of financial management
• assesses public works in its portfolio area in regard to the suitability of the works for the purpose.

The committee may initiate an inquiry into anything it considers appropriate within its portfolio area. 

The committee also has a monitor and review function in relation to the performance of the functions of the Independent Assessor.

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