Appendix 4: Committee activity

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The following tables summarise the activities of House of Representatives and joint committees of the Forty-third and Forty-fourth parliaments in 2013–14.

In this section:

Committee activity, Forty-third Parliament, 2013–14

Committee Meetings Inquiries lapsed
at
5 August 2013
Reports presented (oral reports)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs 1 0 0
Agriculture, Resources, Fisheries and Forestry 0 0 0
Appropriations and Administration 0 0 0
Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity a 0 0 0
Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings 0 0 0
Climate Change, Environment and the Arts 0 1 0

Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples a

0 1 0
Corporations and Financial Services a 1 1 1
DisabilityCare Australia a 0 1 0
Economics 0 3 0
Education and Employment 0 1 0
Electoral Matters 0 0 0
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade 2 2 0
Health and Ageing 0 1 0
Human Rights a 2 1 1
Infrastructure and Communications 1 1 1
Intelligence and Security 2 1 0
Law Enforcement a 1 0 1
Migration 0 0 0
National Broadband Network 0 0 0
National Capital and External Territories 0 0 0
Petitions 0 0 0
Privileges and Members’ Interests 0 1 0
Procedure 0 0 0
Public Accounts and Audit 1 0 1
Publications (House) 0 0 0
Publications (Joint) 0 0 0
Public Works 1 1 0
Regional Australia 0 0 0
Selection 0 0 0
Social Policy and Legal Affairs 1 0 0
Treaties 2 2 2

a Joint committees supported by the Department of the Senate.

Note: The House Committee and Parliamentary Library Committee, which are advisory committees that do not undertake inquiries or present reports, are not included in this table.

Committee activity, Forty-fourth Parliament, 2013–14

Committee Meetings Inquiries active at 30 June 2014 Reports presented (oral reports)
Agriculture and Industry 15 1 0
Appropriations and Administration 3 0 1
Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity a 8 2 0
Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings 1 0 0

Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples a

13 1 0
Corporations and Financial Services a 8 1 1
Economics 17 3 2
Education and Employment 17 1 0
Electoral Matters 24 1 1 (1)
Environment 13 1  0
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade 53 5 0
Health 17 1 0
Human Rights a 9 0 8
Indigenous Affairs 16 1 0
Infrastructure and Communications 11 2 0
Intelligence and Security 12 2 1
Law Enforcement a 8 3 0
Migration 10 1 0
National Capital and External Territories 10 1 0
National Disability Insurance Scheme a 22 1 0
Northern Australia 30 1 1
Petitions 11 0 0
Privileges and Members’ Interests 6 1 1
Procedure 11 2 0
Public Accounts and Audit 11 1 3
Publications (House) 2 0 4
Publications (Joint) a 3 0 0
Public Works 21 2 5
Selection 18 0 11
Social Policy and Legal Affairs 14 2 0
Tax and Revenue 11 2 1
Treaties 11 3 4
  1. Joint committees supported by the Department of the Senate.
  2. Includes three meetings together with the counterpart committee of the Senate as the Joint Publications Committee.

Note: The House Committee and Parliamentary Library Committee, which are advisory committees that do not undertake inquiries or present reports, are not included in this table.