Publications
This appendix contains summary information on Department of the House of Representatives publications.
Publications | |
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Parliament of Australia website: www.aph.gov.au | |
The Parliament of Australia website includes members’ home pages and home pages for House of Representatives committees and joint committees administered by the Department of the House of Representatives. The House of Representatives pages of the website include many of the publications listed below as well as general information about the House and its work. | |
Publications directly related to the work of the House and its committees | |
About the House newsletter E-newsletter containing articles on the work of the House and its committees | |
» Appearing as a witness at a committee public hearing » Committee support standards » Dealing with parliamentary committees » Making a submission: Notes to help those intending to make a submission to a parliamentary committee inquiry | |
House of Representatives facts and figures: Forty-sixth Parliament, first edition A document produced primarily for use by Parliament House visitor guides | |
House of Representatives Infosheet series 1. Questions 2. A typical sitting day 3. The Speaker 4. Committees 5. Parliamentary privilege 6. Opportunities for private Members 7. Making laws 8. Elections for the House of Representatives 9. A new Parliament 10. The budget and financial legislation 11. Petitions 12. Finding out about the House | 13. The Constitution 14. Making decisions—debate and division 15. The work of a Member of Parliament 16. The Federation Chamber 17. Citizen’s right of reply 18. Double dissolution 19. The House, government and opposition 20. The Australian system of government 21. The Clerk and other officials 22. Political parties in the House of Representatives 23. Basic legal expressions 24. Glossary of procedural terms |
Publications directly related to the work of the House and its committees | |
Guide to Procedures, sixth edition A concise introduction to House procedures, 2017 (reprinted 2019 with minor amendments) | |
House of Representatives Practice, seventh edition The official authority for issues of practice and procedure, 2018 | |
House Review Discussion and analysis of selected features of House business, published each sitting week or fortnight | |
Last Week in the House An overview of the work of the House each sitting week, including links to selected events in the official transcript of proceedings (Hansard) | |
Members’ Notes 1. First speeches 2. Registration of Members’ interests 3. Introduction to the Chamber environment 4. Etiquette in the Chamber 5. House business documents and guidance 6. Motions, debate and voting 7. Bills | 8. Raising a matter in the House 9. Private Members’ motions 10. Private Members’ bills and amendments 11. Procedural motions 12. Parliamentary privilege 13. Presenting a petition 14. Register of Members’ qualifications relating to sections 44 and 45 of the Constitution |
New Members’ Handbook A guide to services and facilities for new members of the House, 2019 | |
House of Representatives Procedural Digest A record of procedural events in the House, published each sitting week or fortnight | |
The Speaker of the House of Representatives An illustrated history of the office, role and duties of the Speaker, 2016 | |
House of Representatives Standing Orders The permanent rules of procedure, as of 19 September 2019 | |
House of Representatives Statistical Digest A statistical record of the work of the House, published each sitting week or fortnight | |
Work of the Session A periodic summary of the business of the House and its committees | |
Working with parliamentary committees » A guide for committee chairs » A guide for Members » A guide for Members’ staff | |
Publications of an administrative nature | |
Department of the House of Representatives annual reports Department of the House of Representatives corporate plans Department of the House of Representatives Portfolio Budget Statements Department of the House of Representatives Enterprise Agreement 2017–2020 Department of the House of Representatives service charter: service standards, January 2014 |
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