House of Representatives Committees

Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories

Committee establishment, role and history

The committee is one of ten joint committees administered by the House of Representatives, and is appointed by a resolution of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

The Committee had the following names in recent Parliaments:

36th Parliament - Joint Committee on National Capital

1956-1992 - Joint Committee on the Australian Capital Territory

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