❓ Hon. Tjorn Sibma asks about the status of 77 bills being drafted by the Parliamentary Counsel's Office, specifically how many will be ready before prorogation and which ministers are responsible. The answer declines to provide specifics, citing cabinet confidentiality.
AnsweredQoN 728Legislative Council
Asked
13 June 2024
Member
Portfolio
parliamentary secretary representing the Attorney General
QuestionView source ↗
PARLIAMENTARY COUNSEL'S OFFICE — BILLS —
DRAFTING APPROVAL
728. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I was about to say ''eternal
general''! I need to make a minor correction to the question I asked yesterday.
(1) Of the 74 bills—I said that incorrectly;
it should be 77— presently being drafted by Parliamentary Counsel's Office , how many will be in a condition to be introduced
before the prorogation of the
forty-first Parliament ?
(2) In tabular
form, can the Attorney General please indicate by portfolio the ministers
responsible for the carriage of the 77 bills?
DRAFTING APPROVAL
728. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I was about to say ''eternal
general''! I need to make a minor correction to the question I asked yesterday.
(1) Of the 74 bills—I said that incorrectly;
it should be 77— presently being drafted by Parliamentary Counsel's Office , how many will be in a condition to be introduced
before the prorogation of the
forty-first Parliament ?
(2) In tabular
form, can the Attorney General please indicate by portfolio the ministers
responsible for the carriage of the 77 bills?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice of the question. The
member is correct because the answer we provided yesterday was for 77 bills.
(1)–(2)
Matters regarding the government's future legislative program,
priorities and timeframes are decisions of cabinet and are
cabinet-in-confidence.
member is correct because the answer we provided yesterday was for 77 bills.
(1)–(2)
Matters regarding the government's future legislative program,
priorities and timeframes are decisions of cabinet and are
cabinet-in-confidence.
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