NEW LEGISLATIVE PROCESS DEFAULT PROCESS REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE PREVENTING INJURIES ON A STATE-WIDE BASIS: RESEARCHERS AND PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES ARE PARTNERS IN TURNING INJURY PREVENTION AND SAFETY RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE.
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NEW LEGISLATIVE PROCESS DEFAULT PROCESS REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE PREVENTING INJURIES ON A STATE-WIDE BASIS: RESEARCHERS AND PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES ARE PARTNERS IN TURNING INJURY PREVENTION AND SAFETY RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE AND POLICY Lyndel Bates Research Director Queensland Parliamentary Service NEW LEGISLATIVE PROCESS OVERVIEW DEFAULT PROCESS REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE Strengths of parliamentary committees Overview of reformed committee system Previous inquiries Becoming involved NEW LEGISLATIVE PROCESS WHAT IS A PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE? DEFAULT PROCESS REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE Group of Members of Parliament delegated a role by the Parliament All party membership Established by Acts of Parliament, Standing Orders or resolution of the Legislative Assembly NEW LEGISLATIVE PROCESS WHAT DO COMMITTEES DO? DEFAULT PROCESS REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE Examine and report on legislative proposals, proposed expenditure (estimates), public accounts and public works Conduct inquiries into matters of public importance and report findings to the Parliament Monitor and report on independent statutory offices Deal with matters referred by the Assembly NEW LEGISLATIVE PROCESS NEW COMMITTEE SYSTEM DEFAULT PROCESS REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE New Committee System Committee of the Legislative Assembly Parliamentary Crime and Misconduct Committee Ethics Committee Seven Portfolio Committees NEW LEGISLATIVE PROCESS INQUIRY PROCESS DEFAULT PROCESS REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE Decision Monitoring implementation Public submissions Research Debate in the house Public consultation Ministerial response Tabling of report Consider the evidence Drafting NEW LEGISLATIVE PROCESS YOUNG DRIVER AND RIDER INQUIRIES DEFAULT PROCESS REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE Focus on young driver and rider issues Consulted with stakeholders Two reports that made 33 recommendations between them Reports tabled in Parliament December 2003 Government responded March 2004 Bates (2010) NEW LEGISLATIVE PROCESS POST-INQUIRY DEFAULT PROCESS REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE Government supported or partially supported a number of recommendations Government undertook further consultation Introduced the Transport Legislation and Another Act Amendment Bill in November 2006 Bates (2010) NEW LEGISLATIVE PROCESS EVIDENCE OF COMMITTEE INFLUENCE DEFAULT PROCESS REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE Almost 1/3 of Members mentioned the inquiries during their second reading speech Acknowledgement of the then Minister for Transport Acknowledgement of other Members Bates (2010) NEW LEGISLATIVE PROCESS BENEFITS OF RESEARCHER INVOLVEMENT DEFAULT PROCESS REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE One mechanism that enables research to be turned into policy, practice and legislation Recommendations based on research results Another way the government can learn about different research Bates and Hansen (2008) NEW LEGISLATIVE PROCESS BECOMING INVOLVED (1) DEFAULT PROCESS REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE Researchers become a stakeholder Make submissions Respond to requests for information Appear as witness at public hearing if invited Bates and Hansen (2008) NEW LEGISLATIVE PROCESS BECOMING INVOLVED (2) DEFAULT PROCESS REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE Emphasise the key findings and implications Understand difference between lobbying and providing informed recommendations Consider committee members backgrounds Develop a working relationship with committee staff Bates and Hansen (2008) NEW LEGISLATIVE PROCESS BECOMING INVOLVED (3) DEFAULT PROCESS REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE Jurisdictional implications Cost of the proposed measure Difficulties transplanting measures Identify size of benefit Bates and Hansen (2008) NEW LEGISLATIVE PROCESS REFERENCES DEFAULT PROCESS REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE Bates, L. 2010, Parliamentary committees are important in developing policy: Evidence from a Queensland case study, Australasian Parliamentary Review, 25(2), 14-26. Bates, L. & Hansen, R. 2008, Parliamentary committees turn road safety research and ideas into practice: Examples from Australia, International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, 46(4), 122-127. NEW LEGISLATIVE PROCESS QUESTIONS DEFAULT PROCESS REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE Lyndel Bates Research Director Queensland Parliamentary Service 61 7 3406 7470 [email protected]