Select Committee
on Euthanasia
On
the 22 February 1995, the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly appointed
a Select Committee on Euthanasia to take evidence and submissions on a private
member's bill, The Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill 1995.
The
Committee's report was tabled in the Legislative Assembly on the 16 May
1995.
Terms
of Reference
(22
February 1995)
(1) A
committee to be known as the Select Committee on Euthanasia be appointed
to take evidence and submissions on the Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill
1995;
(2)
unless otherwise ordered, membership will comprise Mrs Braham,
Mr Rioli, Dr Lim, Mr Poole and Mr Stirling;
(3)
the committee be empowered to send for and examine persons,
papers and records, to sit in public or in private session notwithstanding
any adjournment of the Assembly and to adjourn from place to place;
(4)
the committee shall report to the Assembly by 16 May 1995;
(5)
the quorum of the committee be 3 members;
(6)
the committee be empowered to publish from day to day such papers
and evidence as may be ordered by it and, unless otherwise ordered by the
committee, a daily Hansard be published of such proceedings as
take place in public;
(7)
the committee be provided with all necessary staff, facilities
and resources and be empowered to appoint persons with specialist knowledge
for the purposes of the committee with the approval of the Speaker; and
(8)
the foregoing provisions of this resolution, so far as they
are inconsistent with standing orders, have effect notwithstanding anything
contained in the standing orders.
Membership
The Hon. EH Poole, MLA
Mrs LM Braham, MLA
Dr RSH Lim, MLA
Mr MJ Rioli, MLA
Mr SJ Stirling, MLA
Contact
Details
Telephone: (08) 8946 1424
Fax: (08) 8941 2437
Email: tableoffice.la@nt.gov.au
