Appendix 5: Committee activity

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The following table summarises the activities of the House of Representatives and joint committees of the Forty-fourth Parliament in 2014–15.

Committee activity, Forty-fourth Parliament, 2014–15

Committee Meetings Inquiries active
at 30 June 2015
Reports presented
(oral reports)
Agriculture and Industry 23 0 2
Appropriations and Administration 3 0 2 (1)
Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity a 12 2 2
Australia Fund Establishment a 3 1 1
Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings 0 0 0

Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples a

42 0 3
Corporations and Financial Services a 21 2 3
Economics 23 3 7
Education and Employment 13 1 1
Electoral Matters 20 2 2
Environment 17 1 1
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade 142 4 2
Health 27 1 2
Human Rights a 18 1 16
Indigenous Affairs 25 0 1
Infrastructure and Communications 23 1 2
Intelligence and Security 62 2 14
Law Enforcement a 19 3 3
Migration 14 2 2
National Capital and External Territories 20 1 0
National Disability Insurance Scheme a 17 1 1
Northern Australia 22 1 1
Petitions 21 0 0
Privileges and Members’ Interests 5 1 2
Procedure 19 2 2
Public Accounts and Audit 22 5 5
Publications (House) 1 0 10
Publications (Joint) a 9 0 0
Public Works 35 8 10
Selection 19 0 18
Social Policy and Legal Affairs 26 2 4
Tax and Revenue 20 2 3
Trade and Investment Growth 7 1 0
Treaties 24 4 10
  1. Joint committees supported by the Department of the Senate.

Note: The House Committee and Parliamentary Library Committee, which are advisory committees that do not undertake inquiries or present reports, are not included in this table.