What legislative challenges arise from not using select committees?

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Not using select committees has occasionally left the full House of Representatives as an unwieldy forum for reviewing the details of Bills.
The legislative challenge highlighted is that, without the select committee procedure, the full House of Representatives can become difficult to use for scrutinising the fine points of a Bill. In practice, this means the House has to review details in a broader setting rather than through a smaller committee that can focus on those particulars.
Bills are usually handled by the Committee of the Whole House, not an ad hoc select committee
Most Bills are automatically referred to the Committee of the Whole House after the Second Reading, without needing a motion. Referrals to an ad hoc Select Committee are rare and typically require the Dewan to agree to a motion after the Second Reading, which is why only five Bills have been committed to Select Committees since Independence.
The absence of Select Committee review can make detailed Bill scrutiny unwieldy
When the Select Committee procedure is not used, the full House of Representatives has “occasionally” been described as a somewhat unwieldy committee for reviewing Bill details. The practical challenge, as framed in the material, is about handling and examining the details of legislation effectively in a larger forum rather than a dedicated committee process.
Select Committees are associated with “distinguished treatment” for Bills
A Bill referred to a Select Committee has been characterised as being singled out for “distinguished treatment”. The material also notes that ad hoc select committees have the power to obtain the views of the public, which is part of what distinguishes this route from the default approach of moving Bills through the Committee of the Whole House.
Rare use of Select Committees has meant fewer opportunities for that focused review process
Since Independence, only five Bills have been committed to Select Committees, including the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Bill in 1974 and the Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) (Amendment) Bill in 1984. The material further frames the Select Committee route as uncommon enough that, when the IPCMC Bill 2019 was referred, it was perhaps only the sixth such Parliamentary Bill since Independence, reinforcing how often Bills proceed without that select committee scrutiny channel.

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