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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Transcript 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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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
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OVERVIEW
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Strengths of parliamentary
committees
Overview of reformed committee
system
Previous inquiries
Becoming involved
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WHAT IS A PARLIAMENTARY
COMMITTEE?
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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
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WHAT DO COMMITTEES DO?
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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
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NEW COMMITTEE SYSTEM
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New Committee System
Committee of the
Legislative Assembly
Parliamentary Crime and
Misconduct Committee
Ethics Committee
Seven Portfolio Committees
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INQUIRY PROCESS
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Decision
Monitoring
implementation
Public submissions
Research
Debate in the house
Public consultation
Ministerial response
Tabling of report
Consider the evidence
Drafting
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YOUNG DRIVER AND RIDER
INQUIRIES
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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)
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POST-INQUIRY
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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)
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EVIDENCE OF COMMITTEE
INFLUENCE
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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)
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BENEFITS
OF RESEARCHER
INVOLVEMENT
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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)
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BECOMING
INVOLVED (1)
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Researchers become a stakeholder
Make submissions
Respond to requests for information
Appear as witness at public hearing if
invited
Bates and Hansen (2008)
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BECOMING
INVOLVED (2)
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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)
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BECOMING
INVOLVED (3)
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Jurisdictional implications
Cost of the proposed measure
Difficulties transplanting measures
Identify size of benefit
Bates and Hansen (2008)
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REFERENCES
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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.
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QUESTIONS
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Lyndel Bates
Research Director
Queensland Parliamentary Service
61 7 3406 7470
[email protected]