Parliament of Australia: House of Representatives: Occasional publications

Procedural publications, research papers and submissions

Papers, transcripts and submissions on various aspects of Parliamentary process and administration.

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Research papers

Title	Audience	Presenter	Text
Patterns of change – parliamentary privilege	Research Paper prepared for the Parliamentary Studies Centre, Australian National University – December 2007.	Bernard Wright, Deputy Clerk of the House of Representatives	PDF – 171 kb

Presentations

Title	Audience	Presenter	Text
The Role of a Clerk of the House of Representatives	Address to Juris Doctor students of the University of Melbourne, June 2002	Ian Harris, Clerk of the House of Representatives	PDF – 800 kb
The Australian Federal Speakership The first hundred years and some future directions	Constitutional and Parliamentary Reform Conference, University of Adelaide , 17-18 August 2002	Hon. Neil Andrew MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives	PDF – 108 kb
Rights and Obligations of a Legislature in a Federal, Bicameral System	Australasian Study of Parliament Group, Melbourne, 11 and 12 October 2002	Ian Harris, Clerk of the House of Representatives	PDF – 74 kb
Compellability of current and former Members in relation to parliamentary inquiries by a House of which they were not a member - Update on material from ASPG meetings, Melbourne, October 2002	4th Professional Development Seminar for Parliamentary Staff, Alice Springs, NT, January 2003	Ian Harris, Clerk of the House of Representatives	PDF – 65 kb
Attempts to encourage interactive debate in the Australian House of Representatives	Address to the 34th Presiding Officers and Clerks Conference, Nuku'alofa, Tonga, July 2003	Ian Harris, Clerk of the House of Representatives	PDF – 53 kb
The Role of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia in International Affairs, Globally and in the Asia/Pacific Region	Address to the Canberra Branch of the Australian Institute of International Affairs, 19 November 2003	Ian Harris, Clerk of the House of Representatives	PDF – 73 kb
The public image of Parliamentary Government: Partnerships in improving the understanding and image of Parliament	17th Conference of the Commonwealth Speakers and Presiding Officers, Montebello, Canada, 9 – 12 January 2004	Hon. Ian Causley MP, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives	PDF – 72 kb

Submissions

Title	Date of Publication	Author	Text
House of Representatives Response to the Podger Review	21 November 2002	Ian Harris, Clerk of the House of Representatives	PDF – 48 kb
Submission on the Resolving Deadlocks discussion paper on section 57 of the Constitution	16 December 2003	Ian Harris, Clerk of the House of Representatives	PDF – 53 kb
Submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Procedure inquiries into: Opportunities for Private Members in the Main Committee Enhancing public knowledge of parliamentary proceedings Arrangements for joint meetings with the Senate An alternate name for the Main Committee	24 March 2004	Ian Harris, Clerk of the House of Representatives	HTML version PDF version – 191 kb