Committee Function
That this House establish a Select Committee to inquire into and report upon:
(a) the conduct of the Attorney-General & Minister for Planning in relation to the application by Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers to build a deep-water port facility at Smith Bay, Kangaroo Island.
(b) statements made by the Attorney-General & Minister for Planning to the House of Assembly including to the Estimates Committee in relation to her consideration of the application by Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers to build a deep-water port facility at Smith Bay, Kangaroo Island.
(c) statements made by the Attorney-General & Minister for Planning to the House of Assembly including to the Estimates Committee in relation to her knowledge of the contents of the State Planning Commission's Assessment Report on the Smith Bay port facility application.
(d) statements made by the Attorney-General & Minister for Planning to the House of Assembly including to the Estimates Committee in relation to her knowledge of a report commissioned by the government on potential port sites in Kangaroo Island.
(e) statements made by the Attorney-General & Minister for Planning to the House of Assembly in relation to the ownership of land on Kangaroo Island by herself, her relatives or any of her related entities.
(f) statements made by the Attorney-General & Minister for Planning to the House of Assembly in relation to her knowledge of the transport routes to the proposed wharf in particular, the proximity of such routes to property owned by the Mayor of Kangaroo Island.
(g) any conflict of interest, including identification, disclosure and management of conflict, or abuse of office by the Deputy Premier, Attorney-General & Minister for Planning in relation to her decision to reject the application by Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers to build a port facility at Smith Bay; and
(h) any failure to report and disclose any pecuniary interest.
(i) any breach of the Ministerial Code of Conduct or any breach of statute.
(j) any other relevant matter.
The Committee may appoint Senior Counsel to assist it, with the Speaker to approve the terms and conditions of the appointment as established by the Committee, and such counsel assisting the Committee may examine witnesses before the Committee, and for that purpose may attend all meetings of the Committee and participate in the Committee's deliberations.