Page 2807 - Week 08 - Thursday, 11 August 2016
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The committee also acknowledges that both Mr Smyth and Ms Porter made a significant contribution to the work of the Assembly and its committees throughout their time as members of the Legislative Assembly. The committee would also like to express its appreciation for the assistance provided by its secretariat throughout the course of the Assembly, including many thanks to Dr Andrea Cullen.
The committee notes that throughout the current Assembly, ministers and other officials have readily assisted the committee, as have the current Auditor-General and her staff, and directorate and agency officials. The committee also expresses its appreciation for assistance so provided to it.
The committee would like to acknowledge and thank all those who contributed to its many inquiries by making submissions, providing additional information and appearing before it to give evidence. The committee recognises the significant commitment of time and resources required to participate in a committee inquiry and at all times was grateful to be able to draw on a wide range of expertise and considered comment as contained within various contributions to its inquiries. This fundamental aspect of committee work is a measure of the relationship between the Assembly and the ACT community.
As touched on briefly in this statement, the committee has had a significant workload and level of activity during the course of the Eighth Assembly. I hope this statement has given some measure of its activities and responsibilities and provided an insight into some of the demands which have been placed upon its members and the secretariat.
Pursuant to standing order 246A I also wish to make a statement on behalf of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts relating to statutory appointments in accordance with continuing resolution 5A. Continuing resolution 5A was agreed by the Legislative Assembly on 23 August 2012. The requirements of the resolution set out a transparency mechanism to promote accountability in the consideration of statutory appointments. The resolution requires relevant standing committees which consider statutory appointments to report on a six-monthly basis and present a schedule listing appointments considered during the applicable period.
The schedule is required to include the statutory appointments considered and, for each appointment, the date the request from the responsible minister for consultation was received and the date the committee’s feedback was provided. For the applicable reporting period—1 January 2016 to 30 June 2016—the committee considered three statutory appointments.
Pursuant to continuing resolution 5A, I present the following paper:
Public Accounts—Standing Committee—Schedule of Statutory Appointments—8th Assembly—Period 1 January to 30 June 2016.
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