Ageing and Disability Commissioner Act 2019

The joint committee has the following functions under this Act—

to monitor and review the exercise of the Commissioner’s functions,

to report to both Houses of Parliament, with the comments the joint committee thinks appropriate, on any matter—

relevant to the Commissioner or connected with the exercise of the Commissioner’s functions, and

to which, in the joint committee’s opinion, the attention of Parliament should be directed,

to examine each annual report and other report—

made by the Commissioner, and

presented to each House of Parliament under this Act, Part 5 or another Act,

to report to both Houses of Parliament on matters appearing in, or arising out of, the annual reports or other reports,

in relation to trends and changes in services and issues affecting adults with disability and older adults—

to examine the trends and changes, and

to report to both Houses of Parliament about changes the joint committee thinks desirable to the functions and procedures of the Commissioner,

to inquire into any question in connection with the Commissioner’s functions that is referred to the joint committee by both Houses of Parliament and to report to both Houses on the question.

Nothing in this part or Schedule 2 authorises the joint committee to—

reinvestigate a particular report, or

reconsider a decision to investigate, not to investigate or to discontinue the investigation of a particular report, or

reconsider the findings, recommendations, determinations or other decisions of the Commissioner, or another person, in relation to a particular investigation or report.

The Commissioner may, as soon as practicable after a report of the joint committee has been tabled in a House of Parliament, prepare and give to the Presiding Officer of the House a report in response to the report of the joint committee.