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introduction and debate of bills. On the scrutiny committee’s reading, this would allow for bills such as the COVID-19 Emergency Response Legislation Amendment Bill to be dealt with by the scrutiny committee prior to debate, in the usual and proper way. We suggest a return to this proper process from here on in.
As a final addendum, I note that the committee received a letter from the Attorney-General today outlining the steps taken as a result of the scrutiny committee’s advice. We thank him for this response and for this information, which will be taken into account for our next report.
Statement by chair
MRS JONES (Murrumbidgee) (12.06): Pursuant to standing order 246A, I wish to make a statement on behalf of the Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety. Following advertisement and notification of its evaluation of current ACT Policing arrangements late in 2019, and in response to an invitation to the community and to key stakeholders, the standing committee has now advertised for, and directly invited, submissions on ACT Policing arrangements. The committee has now published and placed 10 submissions it has received on the committee website. The committee is pleased that the invited stakeholders, including government, the Australian Federal Police, the Police Association and others such as community bodies and agencies responsible for the evaluation of ACT policing, have provided submissions.
The standing committee will start a program of hearings and discussions shortly, subject to the arrangements necessary at present for the conduct of Assembly hearings and in adherence to COVID-19 restrictions. The program of hearings will be placed on the website and will be included in public announcements by the committee, which will be published and put on social media in the usual way. The committee’s hearings will be as accessible as possible whilst adhering to COVID-19 restrictions. However, all interested in this important inquiry will be invited to view the proceedings online. The committee’s reporting date is the last sitting day of August 2020.
Statement by chair
MRS JONES (Murrumbidgee) (12.07): Pursuant to standing order 246A, I wish to make a brief statement on behalf of the Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety, which has decided to carry out a review of the responses by the ACT Emergency Services Agency to the unprecedented 2019-20 bushfire season in the territory. The committee’s review will be conducted under the committee’s general powers of inquiry into issues and events affecting all aspects of community safety in the ACT which were given to the committee by the Assembly.
The committee is conducting the review so that the Legislative Assembly and the ACT community can have a discussion prior to the 2020-21 bushfire season on responses to the 2019-20 bushfire season. Responses the committee will look at range of actions, from preparation, education and public communication to actions by agencies at the height of the bushfires over the summer of 2019-20. The committee
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