Senate research papers

Articles, addresses and other publications by current and former Senate staff.

2019

Enriching Democracy—Achievements of the Senate Crossbench and Backbench in the 45th Parliament
Maureen Weeks
(PDF 415KB)
Wilkie v Commonwealth and Parliamentary Control of Appropriations
Glenn Ryall
(PDF 825KB)

The Concept of 'The Same in Substance': What Does the Perrett Judgment Mean for Parliamentary Scrutiny?
Ivan Powell
(PDF 141KB)
Scrutiny Committees: A Vehicle for Safeguarding Federalism and the Constitutional Rights of Parliament
Glenn Ryall and Jessica Strout
(PDF 182KB)

'The Pursuit of State Interests in the Senate'
Papers on Parliament, No. 66, October 2016, pp. 139–160
Paula Waring
(PDF 124KB)
'The Williams Decisions and the Implications for the Senate and its Scrutiny Committees'
Papers on Parliament, No. 64, January 2016, pp. 143–159
Patrick Hodder
(PDF 124KB)
'Representation of Commonwealth Territories in the Senate'
Papers on Parliament, No. 64, January 2016, pp. 109–141
Michael Sloane
(PDF 190KB)

'Exclusive cognisance: is it a relevant concept in the 21^st century?'
Australasian Parliamentary Review, vol. 30(2), 2015, pp. 58–72
Rosemary Laing
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'Commonwealth executive power and accountability following Williams (No. 2)'
Papers on Parliament, No. 63, July 2015, pp. 109–134
Glenn Ryall
(PDF 187KB)
Senate actions upon the deaths of prime ministers of Australia
Senate Table Office, updated 23 October 2015
(PDF 44KB)
'Prayers in the Senate: abolition, retention or change', 2015
Jarrod Jolly
(PDF 241KB)

'Williams v Commonwealth—a turning point for parliamentary accountability and federalism in Australia?'
Papers on Parliament, No. 63, March 2014, pp. 131–148
Glenn Ryall
(PDF 138KB)

'Is it futile to petition the Australian Senate?'
Papers on Parliament, No. 59, April 2013, pp. 129–151
Paula Waring
(PDF 187KB)

'”This is a procedure on which we should not lightly embark”: orders for the production of documents in the Australian Senate, 1901 to 1988'
Papers on Parliament, No. 58, August 2012, pp. 89–105
Paula Waring
(PDF 471KB)
'Curbing the grand inquest: legislature v. executive in the United States and Australia'
Papers on Parliament, No. 58, February 2012, pp. 127–151
Bill Bannear
(PDF 348KB)

'Swearing-in of senators and members outside of General Elections' August 2011
Annemieke Jongsma
(PDF 40KB)
'The Senate committee system: historical perspectives'
Papers on Parliament, No. 55, February 2011, pp. 159–172
Rosemary Laing
(PDF 224KB)

'The Senate committee system: historical perspectives'
Papers on Parliament: Senate Committees and Government Accountability, No. 54, December 2010, pp. 5–19
Rosemary Laing and John Uhr
(PDF 141KB)
'Two global crises, two Senate committees'
Papers on Parliament, No. 53, June 2010, pp. 83–96
John Hawkins
(PDF 118KB)
'Control of delegated legislation in the Australian Senate'
The Table, vol. 78, 2010, pp. 22–31
Richard Pye
(PDF 1783KB)

'Can we account for parliamentary committees? A survey of committee secretaries'
Parliamentary Studies Paper 9, Crawford School of Economics and Government, Australian National University, 2009
Richard Grant
(PDF 1171KB)
'Senate committees and the legislative process'
Parliamentary Studies Paper 7, Crawford School of Economics and Government, Australian National University, 2009
Ian Holland
(PDF 1137KB)
'Factors that affect participation in Senate committee inquiries'
Parliamentary Studies Paper 5, Crawford School of Economics and Government, Australian National University, 2009
Jackie Morris and Sophie Power
(PDF 1188KB)
'Annotated standing orders of the Australian Senate'
The Table, vol. 77, 2009, pp. 14–24
Rosemary Laing
(PDF 1668KB)

'Consideration of legislation by Australian Senate committees and the Selection of Bills Committee'
The Table, vol. 76, 2008, pp. 34–43
Richard Pye
(PDF 601KB)

'Accounting and accountability'
Australasian Parliamentary Review, Vol. 22(1), pp. 19–27
Rosemary Laing

'Questions without answers: joint meetings of the Australian Senate and the House of Representatives'
The Table, vol. 72, 2004, pp. 5–13
Rosemary Laing
(PDF 552KB)

'Remedies against the executive for non-compliance with orders for the production of documents—recent developments in the Australian Senate'
The Table, vol. 69, 2001, pp. 29–37
Rosemary Laing
'Accountability in the Senate: ordering the production of documents'
Parliamentarian, vol. 82(3), 2001, pp. 22–4
Rosemary Laing

'Public information, accountability and open government: a snapshot of the Australian Senate'
The Table, vol. 76, pp. 17–27
Rosemary Laing

'Dealing with complex legislation in committee of the whole: the experience of the Australian Senate'
The Table, vol. 66, 1998, pp. 30–43
Rosemary Laing and Rosa Ferranda

'Overhaul of the Australian Senate's committee system'
The Table, vol. 63, 1995, pp. 9–16
Rosemary Laing