Government Response To The Report Of The Government Administrative Committee On Inquiry Into The Accessibility Of Services To Parliament

This reference book is primarily a procedural work which examines the many forms, customs, and practices which have been developed and established for the House of Commons since Confederation in 1867. It provides a distinctive Canadian perspective in describing procedure in the House up to the end of the first session of the 36th Parliament in Sept. 1999. The material is presented with full commentary on the historical circumstances which have shaped the current approach to parliamentary business. Key Speaker's rulings and statements are also documented and the considerable body of practice, interpretation, and precedents unique to the Canadian House of Commons is amply illustrated. Chapters of the book cover the following: parliamentary institutions; parliaments and ministries; privileges and immunities; the House and its Members; parliamentary procedure; the physical & administrative setting; the Speaker & other presiding officers; the parliamentary cycle; sittings of the House; the daily program; oral & written questions; the process of debate; rules of order & decorum; the curtailment of debate; special debates; the legislative process; delegated legislation; financial procedures; committees of the whole House; committees; private Members' business; public petitions; private bills practice; and the parliamentary record. Includes index.

Accessibility for All provides a helpful overview and assessment of accessibility within the federal jurisdiction, and deepens the understanding of the broad and complex role that the Government of Canada plays in the lives of people with disabilities. [...] The report made a series of recommendations to ensure that federal legislation, policies and programs conformed to section 15 of the new Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the section which guarantees the right to equality, including people with mental and physical disabilities, but which came into effect three years after the rest of the Charter. [...] Another opportunity for achieving coherence is the annual federal disability report, Advancing the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities, which the Government uses to disseminate information and research, and to raise public awareness among Canadians of the inequities faced by people with disabilities and the progress made in levelling the playing field. [...] Transport Canada will seek feedback from consumers and the transportation industry membership of the committee to finalize a methodology that will provide a rigourous evaluation and balanced assessment of the relative effectiveness of the policy approaches used in Canada and the U. S. The department is also working with the European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) to develop a common m [...] Conclusion The Committee noted, "...there is a promising future for the advancement of full and complete access to all services, programs and public property over which the Government of Canada [and] the Parliament of Canada exercise jurisdiction." The Government of Canada is pleased to report that many of the recommendations in the Committee's report have already been, or are in the process of bein.

Parliamentary Practice in New Zealand provides a detailed description of New Zealand’s parliamentary practice. It is an authoritative text for use by members of Parliament, public servants, academics, parliamentary officers and other working professionals who have an interest in Parliament, such as the legal profession. This fourth edition incorporates a decade of developments since the third edition in 2005, and reflects many significant changes in parliamentary law, practice and procedure, including: the Parliamentary Privilege Act 2014 how the House and its committees conduct legislative and financial scrutiny the use of extended sittings by the House the increased role of the Business Committee to manage the transaction of parliamentary business how the work of the House and its committees is communicated to the public. This new edition features an attractive design and accessible structure, with extensive indexing and references.

The second edition of Government Accountability: Australian Administrative Law offers an accessible and practical introduction to administrative law in Australia. The text introduces the legal principles that regulate the exercise of power by public authorities and explains the legal mechanisms that exist to remedy failures, with an emphasis on the overarching principle of accountability. Thoroughly revised and updated to incorporate recent changes to case law and legislation, this edition offers expanded, contemporary material on public investigatory bodies, information disclosure, administrative review tribunals, the limits on juridical review, and procedural fairness. Updated case examples throughout illustrate the practical operation of these principles and assist readers to connect theory with practice. Government Accountability provides readers with a concise introduction to the contexts, theory and application of administrative law and arms students with the knowledge and skills to successfully analyse and assess the decisions and actions of public authorities.

Government Accountability: Australian Administrative Law presents a thorough account of the administrative state and the mechanisms that exist to bring it to account for its actions. It contextualises the theory and explanation of administrative law through carefully chosen case studies and events that offer practical examples of the principles discussed and how they are applied. The third edition has been thoroughly updated to incorporate recent legal developments and includes expanded discussion of 'materiality' in the context of jurisdictional error. The examples used illustrate the operation of legal principles and reflect contemporary social and political circumstances. Written by a team of experts, and known for its clear, consistent and straightforward narrative with logical progression, Government Accountability remains a student-friendly guide to complex administrative law concepts. Government Accountability: Australian Administrative Law is accompanied by a casebook, Government Accountability Sources and Materials: Australian Administrative Law, which provides curated cases and primary legal materials with helpful commentary.

Parliament and the legislative Process : 14th report of session 2003-04, Vol. 2: Evidence