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| House of Representatives pages on Parliament of Australia website |
www.aph.gov.au/house
The site includes members’ home pages and home pages for House of Representatives committees and for joint committees administered by the Department of the House of Representatives
Most of the publications listed below are available on the site
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| Publications directly related to the work of the House and its committees |
About the House
Magazine containing news of the House and its members. Two hard-copy
and two digital issues were produced during the year |
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Committee Office brochures
- Appearing at a public hearing: notes to help those appearing as a witness at a parliamentary committee hearing, June 2014
- Committee support standards, June 2014
- Dealing with parliamentary committees, June 2014
- Making a submission: notes to help those intending to make a submission to a parliamentary committee inquiry, June 2014
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A House for the nation
History project including CD-ROM, documentary and study guide on 100 years of Australia’s House of Representatives (1901–2001) |
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House of Representatives facts and figures: Forty-fourth Parliament, second edition
A document produced primarily for use by Parliament House visitors’ guides, December 2014 |
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House of Representatives guide to procedures, fifth edition
A concise introduction to the procedures of the House of Representatives, January 2014 |
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House of Representatives infosheets
- Questions, February 2014
- A typical sitting day, February 2014
- The Speaker, January 2014
- Committees, February 2014
- Parliamentary privilege, February 2014
- Opportunities for private members, May 2014
- Making laws, February 2014
- Elections for the House of Representatives, February 2014
- A new parliament, February 2014
- The Budget and financial legislation, February 2014
- Petitions, February 2014
- Finding out about the House, February 2014
- The Constitution, February 2014
- Making decisions—debate and division, March 2014
- The work of a member of parliament, February 2014
- The Federation Chamber, August 2014
- Citizens’ right of reply, February 2014
- Double dissolution, February 2014
- The House, government and opposition, February 2014
- The Australian system of government, February 2014
- The Clerk and other officials, February 2014
- Political parties, January 2014
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House of Representatives practice, sixth edition
The official authority for issues of practice and procedure, 2012 |
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Images of the House
A pictorial record of the people and events that shaped the House from 1901 to 2001, June 2002 |
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Members’ notes
- First speech, January 2014
- The registration of Members’ interests, August 2014
- Introduction to the Chamber environment, January 2014
- Etiquette in the Chamber, January 2014
- House business documents and guidance, January 2014
- Motions, debate and voting, March 2014
- Bills, August 2014
- Raising a matter in the House, February 2014
- Private Members’ motions, January 2014
- Private Members’ bills and amendments, January 2014
- Procedural motions, January 2014
- Parliamentary privilege, January 2014
- Presenting a petition, March 2014
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Members’ handbook
A guide to services and facilities for members of the House of Representatives, 2013 |
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Procedural digest
A record of procedural events in the House of Representatives, published each sitting week or fortnight |
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Procedural publications and research papers
Does a chamber need a majority to be effective? address to the Australasian
Study of Parliament Group, ACT Chapter, David Elder, Clerk of the House
of Representatives, May 2015 (available online at www.aph.gov.au/ProceduralPublications)
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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, second edition
An illustrated history of the office, role and duties of the Speaker, April 2008 |
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Standing Orders of the House of Representatives
The permanent rules of procedure, as at 26 March 2015
Amendments to the standing orders were were made on 13 February 2014,
19 March 2014 and 26 March 2015 |
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Statistical Digest
A statistical record of the work of the House of Representatives, published each sitting week or fortnight
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Work of the Session
A periodic summary of the business of the House and its committees,
published twice a year: Autumn and Winter 2014 and Spring 2014
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Working with parliamentary committees, June 2014
- A guide for committee chairs
- A guide for members
- A guide for members’ staff
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| Publications of an administrative nature |
Department of the House of Representatives annual report 2013–14
The annual report on the operations of the department, presented to the House pursuant to the Parliamentary Service Act 1999 |
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Department of the House of Representatives Corporate Plan 2013–16
Department of the House of Representatives Enterprise Agreement 2012–15
Department of the House of Representatives Portfolio Budget Statements
2015–16
Department of the House of Representatives Service Charter: Community
Service Standards, April 2013
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