Senate Services Directory
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Proceedings | Documents presented to the Senate
| Senate Committees | General information
about senators and support services | Parliamentary
history and procedures - general information | Public
lectures, seminars, exhibitions | Parliamentary Education
Office (PEO) |
Legislation (bills)
Information about which bills are before the parliament and the progress
made on those bills.
Contact details
- Contact Area - Senate Inquiries Office
- Telephone - (02) 6277 3010 or (02) 6277 3009
- Facsimile - (02) 6277 3448
- Email - table.inquiries.sen@aph.gov.au
- Hours - 8.30am - 5.00pm (non-sitting days); 8.30am - adjournment
(sitting days)
Links
Senate Proceedings
Information about the Senate's daily program, business conducted on sitting
days and information about all business before the Senate.
Contact details
- Contact Area - Senate Inquiries Office
- Telephone - (02) 6277 3010 or 3009
- Facsimile - (02) 6277 3448
- Email: table.inquiries.sen@aph.gov.au
- Hours - 8.30am - 5.00pm (non-sitting days); 8.30am - adjournment
(sitting days)
Links
Documents presented to the Senate
Details of which documents have been presented to the Senate
Contact details
- Contact Area - Senate Inquiries Office
- Telephone - (02) 6277 3010 or (02) 6277 3009
- Facsimile(02) 6277 3448
- Email: table.inquiries.sen@aph.gov.au
- Hours 8.30am - 5.00pm (non-sitting days); 8.30am - adjournment (sitting
days)
Links
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Documents to be tabled in the Senate are listed in the daily Order
of Business available from the Senate
at Work page.
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Apart from reports of committees, tabled documents are not available
on the Senate web site.
Senate Committees
The Senate has an extensive committee system which investigates all manner
of policy and legislation. The committees consider the activities of all
Commonwealth agencies and analyse Government’s budgetary proposals
and the performance of its responsibilities. Any questions relating to
the operation of committees, particular inquiries, committee reports,
how to participate in committee inquiries and how to monitor the committee
inquiries of the Senate can be handled by the Committee Office of the
Department of the Senate.
Contact details
- Contact Area - Clerk Assistant (Committees) or Senior Clerk (Committees)
- Telephone - (02) 6277 3371 or (02) 6277 3506 respectively
- Facsimile - (02) 6277 3199 or (02) 6277 3899
- Email Ca.Committees.sen@aph.gov.au
or Seniorclerk.committees.sen@aph.gov.au
- Hours 9.00am - 5.00pm Monday to Friday
- Inquiries can be made directly to the the specific committee directly
by using the phone number on that committee’s home page
Links
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Senate Committees home page
provides a list of committee activities, public hearings and current
inquiries, advice on how to make a submission to a committee and any
procedural information required about committee operations.
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The activities of the Senate’s committees interact directly
with the activities of the Senate chamber
and the progress of legislation.
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A common area for confusion is between Senate, House of Representatives
and Joint Committees. For a comprehensive listing of Committees.
General information about senators and support services
The Department of the Senate maintains information about senators and
provides services to support them in their parliamentary duties. These
services include payment of their salary & allowances, budgeting and
administration, the provision of accommodation in Parliament House and
general office facilities.
Contact details
- General information & services - Black Rod's Office
- Telephone - (02) 6277 3377
- Facsimile - (02) 6277 3000
- Email: blackrod.sen@aph.gov.au
- Hours - 8.30am - 5.00pm (non-sitting days); 8.30am - adjournment (sitting
days)
- Salaries & allowances - Black Rod's Office
- Telephone (02) 6277 3470
- Facsimile - (02) 6277 5709
- Email: Senate.Personnel@aph.gov.au
- Hours - 8.30am - 5.00pm
Links
Parliamentary history and procedures - general information
Information about the Australian government and parliament, with an emphasis
on the history and procedures of the Senate; parliamentary procedures,
particularly pertaining to the Australian Senate but also on the Australian
Parliament as a whole and other parliaments throughout the world.
Contact details
- Contact Area - Research Section
- Telephone
- Parliamentary and procedural inquiries: Director of Research (02)
6277 3078 or Senior Research Officer (02) 6277 3164.
- Publications: (02) 6277 3074
- Facsimile -
- Email: research.sen@aph.gov.au
- Hours - 8.30am - 5.00pm Monday-Friday
Links
Public lectures, seminars, exhibitions
Public lectures: regular public lectures on parliamentary and constitutional
topics; Seminars: on Parliament and the Senate to promote understanding
of the role and workings of the Parliament and the Senate; Exhibitions:
to promote public awareness of the history, role and functioning of the
Parliament and the government.
Contact details
- Contact Area - Research Section
- Telephone
- Public lectures: (02) 6277 3074
- Seminars: (02) 6277 3072
- Facsimile -
- Email: research.sen@aph.gov.au
- Hours 8.30am - 5.00pm Monday-Friday
Links
Parliamentary Education Office (PEO)
The PEO provides students and teachers with innovative resources and teaching
strategies. It operates an Education Centre program in Parliament House
and exports these programs to regional centres throughout Australia. The
PEO, through its teaching fellowship program, provides an opportunity
for educators with an interest in parliamentary education to visit Parliament
House in Canberra for one week. It also assists community groups in the
running of seminars and conventions related to parliamentary matters.
Provides advice to curriculum developers; hosts overseas visitors; collaborates
with other institutions in developing resources and programs in civics;
contributes to conferences & seminars by professional organisations.
Contact details
- Telephone
- General inquiries and requests for resource (02) 6277 3147
- School Bookings and Education Centre inquiries (02) 6277 3508
- Facsimile - (02) 6277 5775
- Email - peo@aph.gov.au
- Hours 8.30am - 5.00pm Monday-Friday
Links
- The PEO Web site offers information
about operations of the Senate and the House of Representatives .
- Bookings for the Education Centre program, also known as the School
Visits program, can be made by telephoning toll free 1 800 646 337 or
(02) 6277 4890.
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