Committees of Influence: Parliamentary Committees with the Capacity to Change Australia's Counter-Terrorism Laws

Moulds Sarah, 'Committees of Influence: Parliamentary committees with the capacity to change Australia’s counter-terrorism laws' (2016) Vol 31 Australasian Parliamentary Review pp 46.

U. of Adelaide Law Research Paper No. 2017-03

22 Pages Posted: 17 Mar 2017 Last revised: 3 Aug 2017

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Sarah Moulds

University of South Australia - School of Law; University of Adelaide, School of Law

Date Written: 2016

Abstract

Parliament’s reputation rests on its capacity to engage effectively with the community it represents and its ability to perform its core functions. These functions include the enactment of laws, the protection of individual rights, and holding the Executive Government to account for its actions. Parliamentary committees provide a unique opportunity for the Parliament to perform these functions, and to connect with the people and to listen to their views on both the process of lawmaking and the actions of the Executive. In this way, parliamentary committees present a vital opportunity for the Parliament to restore and enhance its reputation within the broader community, and may, as Dr. Laura Grenfell explores, contribute to Parliament’s reputation as the ‘pre-eminent’ institution for defending rights.

Keywords: Parliament, Australia, Parliamentary committees, Rights, Counter-Terrorism

JEL Classification: K33, K1, K30, K4

Suggested Citation

Moulds, Sarah, Committees of Influence: Parliamentary Committees with the Capacity to Change Australia's Counter-Terrorism Laws (2016). Moulds Sarah, 'Committees of Influence: Parliamentary committees with the capacity to change Australia’s counter-terrorism laws' (2016) Vol 31 Australasian Parliamentary Review pp 46., U. of Adelaide Law Research Paper No. 2017-03, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2934712

Sarah Moulds (Contact Author)

University of South Australia - School of Law ( email )

GPO Box 2471
Adelaide SA 5001
Australia

University of Adelaide, School of Law ( email )

Adelaide
Australia

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