Select Committee on Train Services

The Select Committee on Train Services tabled its final report in the Legislative Council on 17 September 2010. The function and operation of the Committee has now ceased.

1. A select committee of seven members be appointed to inquire into the factors leading to and causes of failures in the provision of metropolitan and V/Line train services.

2. The committee will consist of three members from the government party nominated by the Leader of the Government, three members from the Liberal National coalition nominated by the Leader of the Opposition and one member from the Australian Greens nominated by the Australian Greens Whip.

3. The members will be appointed by lodgment of the names with the President by the persons referred to in paragraph 2 no later than 4.00 p.m. on Friday, 20 March 2009.

4. The first meeting of the committee must be held no later than 4.00 p.m. on Monday, 6 April 2009.

5. The committee may proceed to the dispatch of business notwithstanding that all members have not been appointed and notwithstanding any vacancy.

6. Four members of the committee will constitute a quorum of the committee.

7. The chair of the committee will be a non­government member and the deputy chair will be a government member.

8. The committee will advertise its terms of reference and call for submissions and all such submissions received by the committee will be treated as public documents unless the committee otherwise orders.

9. The committee may commission persons to investigate and report to the committee on any aspects of its inquiry.

10. The committee will present its final report to the Council no later than March 2010.

11. The presentation of a report or interim report of the committee will not be deemed to terminate the committee's appointment, powers or functions.

12. The foregoing provisions of this resolution, so far as they are inconsistent with the standing orders and sessional orders or practices of the Council will have effect notwithstanding anything contained in the standing or sessional orders or practices of the Council.