Role of the Committee

Role of the Committee

The Standing Committee on Publications is appointed under Standing Order 219 to consider all documents presented to the House which have not been made a Parliamentary Paper by either House of the Parliament.

The Publications Committee of each House when conferring together form the Joint Committee on Publications.

About this committee

The Joint Committee on Publications oversees the printing standards of Commonwealth publications. Standing orders permit the Committee to undertake inquiries and make reports on the printing, publication and distribution of parliamentary and government publications.

Track this Committee

Committee Secretariat contact:

Committee Secretary
Joint Committee on Publications
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 6277 4791
publications.committee.reps@aph.gov.au