Appendix 2: Committee activity
This appendix tallies the activities of the House of Representatives and joint committees of the Forty-fifth Parliament in 2017–18. In previous years, joint committees supported by the Department of the Senate were included in this list. This year, only House and joint committees supported by the Department of the House of Representatives are listed.
|
Committee |
Meetings |
Inquiries active at |
Reports presenteda |
|
Scrutiny committees |
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|
Agriculture and Water Resources |
16 |
1 |
2 |
|
Communications and the Arts |
12 |
0 |
1 |
|
Constitutional Recognition Relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoplesb |
13 |
1 |
0 |
|
Economics |
24 |
4 |
7 |
|
Electoral Matters |
34 |
3 |
3 |
|
Employment, Education and Training |
10 |
1 |
2 |
|
Environment and Energy |
25 |
1 |
1 |
|
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade |
83 |
9 |
4 |
|
Health, Aged Care and Sport |
54 |
2 |
2 |
|
Indigenous Affairs |
32 |
1 |
1 |
|
Industry, Innovation, Science and Resources |
32 |
1 |
2 |
|
Infrastructure, Transport and Cities |
32 |
1 |
0 |
|
Intelligence and Security |
78 |
4 |
18 |
|
Intergenerational Welfare Dependenceb |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Migration |
18 |
2 |
1 |
|
National Capital and External Territories |
23 |
3 |
2 |
|
Northern Australia |
33 |
0 |
1 |
|
Public Accounts and Audit |
19 |
9 |
9 |
|
Public Works |
36 |
3 |
6 |
|
Regional Development and Decentralisationc |
30 |
0 |
1 |
|
Social Policy and Legal Affairs |
21 |
1 |
1 |
|
Tax and Revenue |
20 |
2 |
0 |
|
Trade and Investment Growth |
11 |
1 |
0 |
|
Treaties |
21 |
8 |
8 |
|
Internal committees |
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|
Appropriations and Administration |
3 |
0 |
2 |
|
Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Petitions |
16 |
0 |
1 |
|
Privileges and Members’ Interests |
12 |
0 |
2 |
|
Procedure |
10 |
1 |
2 |
|
Publications (House) |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Publications (Joint) |
5 |
0 |
1 |
|
Selection |
15 |
0 |
14 |
a. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works and the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties often present reports that incorporate multiple completed inquiries. Statistics detailed here tally the number of reports presented only and not the number of completed inquiries.
b. The Joint Select Committee on Constitutional Recognition Relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and the Select Committee on Intergenerational Welfare Dependence are select committees that were established during the reporting period. These committees will expire upon presentation of their final reports, or when the House of Representatives is dissolved or expires by effluxion of time.
c. The Select Committee on Regional Development and Decentralisation is a select committee that presented its final report on 28 June 2018 and has therefore expired.
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