Infosheets

House of Representatives Infosheets

This series of 24 infosheets contains detailed information about the workings of the House.

Date Infosheet (HTML format)
October 2023 1 – Questions PDF format
October 2023 2 – A typical sitting day PDF format
October 2023 3 – The Speaker PDF format
November 2023 4 – Committees PDF format
November 2023 5 – Parliamentary privilege PDF format
November 2023 6 – Opportunities for private members PDF format
November 2023 7 – Making laws PDF format
January 2024 8 – Elections for the House of Representatives PDF format
May 2022 9 – A new Parliament PDF format
August 2020 10 – The budget and financial legislation PDF format
September 2019 11 – Petitions PDF format
February 2020 12 – Finding out about the House PDF format
July 2019 13 – The Constitution PDF format
August 2021 14 – Making decisions—debate and division PDF format
March 2020 15 – The work of a Member of Parliament PDF format
February 2020 16 – The Federation Chamber PDF format
June 2020 17 – Citizen's right of reply PDF format
July 2020 18 – Double dissolution PDF format
August 2020 19 – The House, Government and Opposition PDF format
February 2023 20 – The Australian system of government PDF format
September 2022 21 – The Clerk and other officials PDF format
September 2022 22 – Political parties PDF format
September 2019 23 - Basic legal expressions PDF format
July 2019 24 - Glossary of procedural terms PDF format

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House of Representatives infosheets describe the workings of Parliament.

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7 Senate8 Senate9 Senate1011 Both1213
14 Senate1516 Other1718 Public holiday19 Public holiday20 Public holiday
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