General Information

A public alert service (technically, an RSS feed) is available. Members of the public can choose, at no charge, to be alerted automatically via the internet, to the tabling of committee reports, the commencement of new inquiries and schedules of hearing dates. Information on how to load the RSS reader is available on the Senate's committee web page.

Other publications available from the Committee Office:

• Committee Reports*
• Consolidated Register of Senate Committee Reports (1970 – 2004)
  (https://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/register/report/index.htm)
  • Supplements are published at the end of each year
  The First 20 Years (History of Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committees 1970 – 1990)
• Business of Committees (Program of committee public hearings held in Canberra and/or interstate) (https://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/red.htm)
• Public Hearings/Meetings list (list of all public hearings to be held in the following fortnight, published every Friday)
  (https://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/hearings/index.htm)
• Bills to Committees Update (providing details on the progress of legislation through Senate committees) (https://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/bills/update.htm)
  
  
• Information pamphlets-

No. 1           Notes to assist in the preparation of submissions to Senate Committee inquiries (https://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/wit_sub/bro_one.htm)

No. 2           Information for witnesses appearing before Senate Committees
(general information and notes to assist with the preparation
of oral evidence before Senate committees)                                 (https://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/wit_sub/bro_two.htm)

No. 3           Protection of witnesses appearing before Senate Committees (Senate Privilege Resolution No. 1 on procedures to be observed by Senate committees for the protection of witnesses)                                 (https://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/wit_sub/bro_thr.htm)

No. 4           Government Guidelines for official witnesses before Parliamentary Committees and related matters (Extract) (https://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/wit_sub/gov_ext.htm)

• Guidelines for Committee Chairs

• Senate Committees: A Handbook for Senators' Staff

* a selection of reports presented prior to June 1997 and all reports tabled after that date are available on the Internet

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