Committees - General information

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List of committees

• House Standing Committees
  
• House Select Committees
  
• Joint Committees administered by the House
  
• Former House Committees and Joint Committees administered by the House

What's New in House Committees

• Public hearings schedule
  
• New inquiries
• Recently tabled reports
  
• Current inquiries
  
• Bills referred to Committees
  

How to Participate in Committee inquiries

These documents provide information to assist you to participate in the Committee inquiry process. They set out the standards of service you can expect from committee staff in the Department of the House of Representatives.

• Preparing a submission to a Committee inquiry
• Appearing as a witness at a Committee public hearing
• Outline of the inquiry process
• Government guidelines for witnesses before Committees (PDF 137KB)
• Community Service Standards
  

Role, Powers and Procedures of Committees

• House of Representatives Infosheet No 4 (PDF 212KB)
  This Infosheet provides information about House and Joint committees.

• Opinions on the compellability of former ministers and ministerial advisers to attend as witnesses

Register of Committee Reports

The Register of Committee Reports is a complete list of all House of Representative and Joint Committee Reports from 1901 to the current day. The list of reports can be browsed by Parliament, Committee Name or Subject.

Contact information for Committees

Clerk Assistant (Committees)
Department of the House of Representatives
PO Box 6021
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT 2600
AUSTRALIA
Phone: 02 6277 4397
Fax: 02 6277 4034
email: committee.reps@aph.gov.au