Preliminary Pages
Foreword
The display of articles by Members in the Chamber and Main
Committee sometimes attracts considerable attention from the media and members
of the public. This was exemplified in the week commencing 25 May 2009.
The Speaker later wrote to the Standing Committee on
Procedure, asking that it consider matters related to the display of articles
in the House of Representatives. His letter also referred to technological
developments over the years which had changed the way in which the public
engages with the Parliament.
The Committee undertook an examination of the current
practice of the House relating to the display of articles. The Committee found
that the practices and procedures of the House were well-established and clearly
set out.
Julie Owens MP
Chair
Membership of the Committee
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Chair
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Ms Julie Owens MP
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Deputy
Chair
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Hon Alex Somlyay MP
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Members
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Ms Sharon Bird MP
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Hon Roger Price MP
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Ms Jennie George MP
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Dr Mal Washer MP
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Hon David Hawker MP
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Committee Secretariat
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Secretary
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Ms Catherine Cornish
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Inquiry
Secretary
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Ms Peggy Danaee
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Administrative
Officer
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Ms Penelope Branson
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Contact
details
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Postal
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PO Box 6021, Parliament House, Canberra ACT 2600
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Phone
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02 6277 4670
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Email
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procedure.committee.reps@aph.gov.au
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Website
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www.aph.gov.au/proc
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Terms
of reference for the Committee
To inquire into and report on the practices and procedures
of the House and its committees.
Reference guide
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H.R. Deb.
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House of Representatives
Debates (Hansard). References are to date and page.
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H.R. Practice
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Harris, I. C. (ed), House
of Representatives Practice, 5th edition, Canberra: Department of
the House of Representatives, 2005.
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May
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McKay, Sir William (ed), Erskine
May’s Treatise on the law, privileges, proceedings and usage of Parliament,
23rd edition, London: LexisNexis UK, 2004.
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