Composition Requirements for the Public Accounts Committee
Public Accounts Committee Amendment Bill 2025
House of Assembly
Legislative Council
Assent
Introduced by: The Hon Jeremy Rockliff MP (LIB)
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
The Debate
What different members said when this bill was debated:
Jeremy Rockliff LIB
“Honourable Speaker, I move - That the bill now be read the second time.”
Josh Willie ALP
“Deputy Speaker, I rise to speak on this Public Accounts Committee Amendment Bill. I’ve been in this place for some time, both here and in the other House for collectively nearly 10 years. I never thought I’d see the day where the Liberal Party is now drafting legislation to appease the Greens. That is exactly what this does. I never thought I’d see that in my time here in nearly 10 years.”
Vica Bayley GRN
“Deputy Speaker, I rise to give the Greens’ contribution to the Public Accounts Committee Amendment Bill 2025 and say upfront that we support it strongly and it is overdue. It’s well and truly a year overdue because this committee representation and amending this committee representation is really and simply a reflection of the expanded nature of this parliament.”
Shane Broad ALP
“Deputy Speaker, I rise briefly to speak on this. What we see now is a Liberal government drafting legislation specifically to benefit the Greens. A wink and a nod to the Greens is what we’re seeing here. This is part of a dirty deal the Liberals have made with the Greens.”
Kristie Johnston IND
“Deputy Speaker, I rise to give my contribution on this bill and I will make it brief. As much as I love a good conspiracy theory, there is no conspiracy here.”
Dean Winter ALP
“Deputy Speaker, I’ll start with that, ’Sticking your finger up to the people of Tasmania,’ because we can see that PAC is working perfectly fine as it is. Talking about sticking the finger up at someone what about the Chair of the current PAC, as the Leader of the Opposition stated?”