Role of Officials at Committee of the Whole House
Ivan Kwok, Treasury Solicitor and LAC Member
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Assist Minister
- Questions
- SOP’s
Who needs to be there?
- Policy
- Operations
- Legal
- Continuity
- Decision makers
Preparation
- Listen / Listen / Listen
- Continuity throughout process (policy formulation, drafting of Bill, stages in House and before the Select Committee)
Questions – Ministerial discretion SOPs
- Opposition
- Friends?
- 24 Hour rule
- Financial Veto
Challenges
- Extreme time pressure
- Understanding implications
- Decision Making
- Credibility with Minister