11th Sep 2024, 4:00 PM – Senate Committees - Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee - Reference

The same number of senators voted for and against a motion introduced by Queensland Senator Gerard Rennick (Liberal), which means it was not passed.

Motion text

That the following matter be referred to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee for inquiry and report by 10 December 2024:

The benefits of conducting a Federal Convention to examine the ambiguous roles between the state, territory and federal governments considering, but not limited to, the following issues:

(a) the need to streamline the duplication of bureaucracies to save billions of dollars in bureaucratic waste and reduce unnecessary regulations;

(b) the lack of accountability and transparency between the state, territory and federal governments;

(c) the need for state and territory governments to raise their own revenue to reduce their reliance on Federal Government funding;

(d) the need for Federal grants and goods and services tax allocations to state and territory governments to be much more transparent, efficient and effective;

(e) the need for the implementation of a co-ordinated infrastructure funding facility to provide capital for sovereign infrastructure;

(f) the need for the Corps of Royal Australian Engineers to take responsibility for building and maintaining all national land transport network roads; and

*(g) any other related matters. *