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204 of the Land (Planning and Environment) Act 1991, the Committee may send its report to the Speaker, or, in the absence of the Speaker, to the Deputy Speaker, who is authorised to give directions for its printing and circulation.

(4) Each committee shall have power to consider and make use of the evidence and records of the relevant standing committees appointed during the previous Assembly.

(5) Each committee be provided with the necessary staff, facilities and resources.

(6) The foregoing provisions of this resolution, so far as they are inconsistent with the standing orders, have effect notwithstanding anything contained in the standing orders.

2. That:

(1) A Standing Committee for scrutiny of bills and subordinate legislation be appointed.

(2) The Committee shall with respect to any instrument of a legislative nature which is subject to disallowance and/or disapproval by the Assembly (including a regulation, rule or by-law) made under an Act consider whether the instrument:

(a) is in accord with the general objects of the Act under which it is made;

(b) unduly trespasses on rights previously established by law;

(d) contains matter which in the opinion of the Committee should properly be dealt with in an Act of the Legislative Assembly.

(3) The Committee shall with respect to the clauses of bills introduced into the Legislative Assembly consider whether such bills:

(a) unduly trespass on personal rights and liberties;

(b) make rights, liberties and/or obligations unduly dependent upon insufficiently defined administrative powers;

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