Online availability of memoranda begins in
1996, through the Parliament House bills
page or ComLaw; in each
case, locate the Bill first: the memorandum is associated with the
Bill. Note that not all EMs for 1996 or even for years after that
are available online.
Most pre-1996 memoranda listed in this index
are not available online. Obtaining paper copies of the memoranda
therefore is the only feasible way of getting access to them. Note
however that many taxation-related memoranda from 1936
onwards have been made available online by the Australian
Taxation Office: see the
GovPubs database for further details.
Over 1500 Explanatory Memoranda (mainly for Bills introduced in
the Senate and Supplementary Explanatory Memoranda for Bills
introduced and amended in the House of Representatives) are also
available in the Senate
Tabled Papers database. As the database can be difficult to
use, the searching tips should be read first.
To obtain paper copies: from the index, identify the memorandum
you want, and note the title, the
session, the chamber, and the
volume number where applicable.
Senate memoranda from 1901 to date are
available from the National Library’s Document Supply Service (1996+ is
available
online). First, use these details to identify the set of Senate
Bills:
Record Id Number: 5374471
Author: Australia. Parliament. Senate.
Title: [Bills] / [The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia,
the Senate].
Call Number: Nq 328.94 AUS
Then, supply the details you have
noted from the index. Usual charges will apply.
House of Representatives memoranda from
1951 to date are also available from the National
Library’s Document Supply Service (1996+ is available
online). First, use these details to identify the set of House
of Representatives Bills:
Record Id Number: 5374509
Author: Australia. Parliament. House of Representatives.
Title: [Bills] / [The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia,
House of Representatives].
Call Number: NL 328.94 AUS
Then, supply the details you have noted from the index. Usual
charges will apply.
House of Representatives memoranda
1901–1950 are available from the Parliamentary
Library’s Interlibrary Loan Service. Libraries may use the
Document Delivery service using the details given above, or
telephone 02 6277 2535, fax 02 6277 2696, email
ill.loans@aph.gov.au. Usual charges will apply.
Some State and Territory Libraries also hold the sets of Bill
volumes: see the
GovPubs database for precise details.