Practice, Procedure and the Law of Parliament
Issues covered include: law making process, new laws, amendments, legislative drafting process, parliamentary bills, delegated legislation, tabling of documents, public interest immunity, PII, royal commissions, judicial inquiries, parliamentary inquiries, parliamentary privilege, executive privilege, parliamentary procedure, powers of parliament, inquiry powers, public sector
Description
Gain an edge by building your knowledge of Parliamentary procedures and law making, an area that too often goes uncovered despite being absolutely critical to the fundamental knowledge of the law. Consider the finer details of the law making process, hone your knowledge of Parliamentary procedure and understand how information and privilege impact the law of Parliament. Don’t miss your chance to delve into each of these areas with some of the foremost authorities in the field
Attend and earn 4 CPD units in Legal Knowledge
This seminar was recorded in QLD on 19 March 2019
Chair: Kathryn McMillan QC, Quay 11 Chambers
9.00am to 10.00am: The Law Making Process
- How proposals for new laws or amendments to existing laws are generated and approved
- The legislative drafting process
- The enactment process
- Parliamentary Bills
- Delegated legislation
Presented by Tony Keyes, Parliamentary Counsel, Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel
10.00am to 11.00am: Information and Parliament
- Tabling of documents in Parliament
- Evidence, documents and committees
- Public interest immunity
- Application in royal commissions, judicial inquiries and Parliamentary inquiries and public sector inquiries
Presented by Philippa Mott, Assistant Crown Solicitor, Crown Law
11.00am to 11.15am Morning Tea
11.15am to 12.15pm: Parliamentary Privilege vs Executive Privilege
- Parliamentary privilege: practice and procedure
- Executive privilege: What are the limits on Parliament’s powers to compel the giving of documents or evidence from the Executive?
- Privilege in submissions
- Parliamentary privilege and evidence: limits on civil courts
- Key cases and practical insights and tips
Presented by Barry Dunphy, Partner, Clayton Utz; Best Lawyers 2019, Competition Law, Constitutional Law, Government Practice, Public Law, Regulatory Practice, Transportation Law, and Water Law
12.15pm to 1.15pm: Parliamentary Procedure
- Powers of Parliament and implications for legal practice
- Parliamentary Committee system
- Inquiry powers: summonsing persons and documents
- Responding to adverse findings and adverse commentary
- Advising public sector witnesses
- Advising private sector witnesses (natural persons, associations and corporations)
- Rights of appearance?
- Contempt of parliament
Presented by Neil Laurie, Clerk of the Parliament, Queensland Parliamentary Service
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