Senator BISHOP(12.28 p.m.) —I refer the parliamentary secretary to section 96-3 of the bill at page 358, if it is appropriate to pursue this at the moment. In particular I refer him to subclause (2)(g) where it says:

The Committee Principles may provide for the following matters in relation to a committee:

Paragraph (g) says:

. . . fees (if any) that may be charged, on behalf of the Commonwealth, for services provided by it.

Could the parliamentary secretary inform the Senate on the following matters. Are there any guidelines yet established for the charging of those fees? If not, is it the intention of the government that those guidelines be established and published? Is it the intention of the government that applicants who use the review procedures via the committee process will have to pay some or all of the fees involved in that process? Is it the intention that the committee have power to award costs? If so, will costs follow event, that is, successful determination of an application to the committee? What is the government's intention in regard to filing fees and ancillary costs necessarily involved in application lodgment? Finally, is it the intention of the government that applicants for process review via this committee system be able to avail themselves of funding via legal aid services where review matters involve matters of law?