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The work of the first Petitions Committee: 2008-2010

21 June 2010

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Preliminary Pages	(PDF 65KB)
Foreword Membership of the Committee Committee Secretariat Terms of reference List of recommendations Executive summary

Chapter 1 Introduction	(PDF 66KB)
Petitions to the House of Representatives: a fundamental right[1] The inquiry The report

Role and operations of the Standing Committee on Petitions	(PDF 80KB)
Introduction Establishment and work of the first Petitions Committee Operations of the Petitions Committee Communications by and with the Petitions Committee Private meetings during sitting weeks Presentations and announcements by the Committee Chair Inquiry into electronic petitioning Round table meetings with petitioners and public servants—following up Future operations of the Petitions Committee Resources

Chapter 3 Effectiveness of the Standing Orders as they relate to petitions - Action on petitions: Standing Order 208 and Sessional Order 209	(PDF 105KB)
Introduction Previous arrangements Preparing a petition: Standing Orders 204 and 205 Signatures: 205 Presentation of petitions: Standing Order 206 and Sessional Order 207 Presenting a petition: 207 Petitions presented without certification Role of Members Previous comment on the revised Standing Orders Standing orders of general application to House committees Comments on the revised arrangements: revival of the petitions process Conclusions and recommendations

Appendix A: Submissions and hearings	(PDF 40KB)

Appendix B: Standing and Sessional Orders	(PDF 77KB)

Appendix C: Public hearings and round table meetings (non-inquiry related)	(PDF 47KB)

Appendix D: Draft Standing Order	(PDF 41KB)

Appendix E: Statistics on petitions to the House of Representatives	(PDF 59KB)