Department of the Legislative Assembly, Northern Territory Government

Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Membership - Terms of Reference - Inquiries - ReportsContact

The role of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee is to:

  • inquire into and report on such constitutional and legal matters as may be referred to it by the Attorney-General or a resolution of the Assembly, and
  • examine and report upon all instruments of a legislative or administrative character and other papers which are required by statute to be tabled in the Assembly.

Membership

MemberElectorateParty
Oly Carlson MLAWanguriCountry Liberals
Matthew Kerle MLA (Deputy Chair)BlainCountry Liberals
Chansey Paech MLAGwojaTerritory Labor
Laurie Zio MLA (Chair)Fannie BayCountry Liberals

Terms of Reference

A copy of the Committee's terms of reference can be viewed here.

Inquiries

Current Inquiries
Review of Historical Regulations
Completed Inquiries
Voluntary Assisted Dying

Reports

A list of all Subordinate Legislation and Publications reports can be found here.

A list of all Legal and Constitutional Affairs reports can be found here.

Contact

Katie Helme
Committee Secretary 
GPO Box 3721
Darwin NT 0801 
Telephone: (08) 8999 7733
Email: Katie.Helme@nt.gov.au

Last updated: 11 May 2026