23 similar to that followed in New Zealand. In essence, it requires consideration of possible  compliance  issues  by  the  sponsoring  department,  the  Office  of  the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel, and Cabinet before examination by the Scrutiny of Legislation Committee. A similar process is followed for delegated legislation with  the  added  requirement  of  certification  by  the  Office  of  the  Queensland Parliamentary Counsel. New Zealand’s Parliamentary Counsel also have a similar certification responsibility in regard to delegated legislation. Queensland differs from New Zealand in having  a parliamentary committee specifically charged by statute with scrutinising Acts. 39 In Victoria, Australia, a Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee is established by the Parliamentary Committees Act 2003. The Committee’s functions include reporting to Parliament whether any Bill— • trespasses unduly on rights or freedoms • makes rights, freedoms, or obligations dependent on insufficiently defined administrative powers • makes   rights,   freedoms,   or   obligations   dependent   on   non-reviewable administrative decisions • unduly requires or authorises acts or practices that may have an adverse effect on personal privacy within the meaning of the Privacy Act 2000 • unduly requires or authorises acts or practices that may have an adverse effect on privacy of health information within the meaning of the Health Records Act 2001 • inappropriately delegates legislative power • insufficiently  subjects  the  exercise  of  legislative  power  to  parliamentary scrutiny. 40 The Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee has additional functions conferred on it by the Subordinate Legislation Act 1994. Under that Act, the Committee is