Functions of the Committee on Legal Affairs, Governance, Human Rights, Gender Matters and Child Affairs:

• Study and report on the mandate, management and operations of the Ministry of Justice and the Gender in Development Division, Departments and/or agencies under their portfolios.
• Carry out detailed investigations or scrutiny of certain activities being undertaken by the ministries, departments and/or agencies under their portfolios and make appropriate recommendations to the House for ultimate consideration by the Government.
• Make, if considered necessary, recommendations to the Government on the need to review certain policies and certain existing legislation.
• Consider, in detail, the annual reports of the agencies and/or departments under the Ministry of Justice.
• Consider any Bills that may be referred to it by the House.