Standing Committee on Justice

{{Short description|Standing committee of the Parliament of Norway}}

The Standing Committee on Justice ({{langx|no|Justiskomiteen}}) is a standing committee of the Parliament of Norway. It is responsible for policies relating to judicial system, the probation service, the police, persons performing civilian national service, other judicial issues, ex gratia payments, general legislation relating to public administration, the penal code, civil and criminal procedural legislation and general civil legislation.. It corresponds to the Ministry of Justice. The committee has 12 members and is chaired by Hadia Tajik of the Labour Party.[http://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Komiteene/Justiskomiteen/?tab=MembersCommittee#list Justiskomiteen] Stortinget.no. Retrieved 30 October 2013 {{in lang|no}}