Published: 2001

Editor: I. C. Harris, Clerk of the House of Representatives
Assistant editors: P. E. Fowler, Senior Parliamentary Officer (Procedure Office); B. C. Wright, Deputy Clerk

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Preliminary pages

Title pages (iii-v) (PDF 5 KB)

Preface (vii-viii) (PDF 7 KB)

Contents (ix) (PDF 4 KB)

Chapter summaries (xi-xxxv) (PDF 54 KB)

List of appendixes, attachments, illustrations and tables (xxxvi-xxxvii) (PDF 5 KB)

Reference guide (xxxix-xli) (PDF 9 KB)

Chapters

• Chapter 1: The Parliament and the role of the House (1-39) (PDF 147 KB)

• Chapter 2: House, Government and Opposition (41-79) (PDF 154 KB)

• Chapter 3: Elections and the electoral system (81-103) (PDF 89 KB)

• Chapter 4: Parliament House and access to proceedings (105-130) (PDF 137 KB)

• Chapter 5: Members (131-159) (PDF 110 KB)

• Chapter 6: The Speaker, Deputy Speakers and Officers (161-209) (PDF 170 KB)

• Chapter 7: The parliamentary calendar (211-235) (PDF 103 KB)

• Chapter 8: Routine of business and the sitting day (237-280) (PDF 164 KB)

• Chapter 9: Motions (281-330) (PDF 199 KB)

• Chapter 10: Legislation (331-400) (PDF 250 KB)

• Chapter 11: Financial legislation (401-421) (PDF 82 KB)

• Chapter 12: Senate amendments and requests (423-441) (PDF 77 KB)

• Chapter 13: Disagreements between the Houses (443-468) (PDF 105 KB)

• Chapter 14: Control and conduct of debate (469-513) (PDF 172 KB)

• Chapter 15: Questions (515-543) (PDF 110 KB)

• Chapter 16: Non-government business (545-568) (PDF 95 KB)

• Chapter 17: Papers and documents (569-604) (PDF 134 KB)

• Chapter 18: Parliamentary committees (605-686) (PDF 285 KB)

• Chapter 19: Parliamentary privilege (687-733) (PDF 174 KB)