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Page Menu: General information | Powers, Procedures and Practices | House of Representatives chamber documents | Index to papers presented to Parliament | Parliamentary Papers series | Register of Committee Reports | Discover your House – educational publications for everybody | Procedural publications, research papers and submissions | Publications for sale or free distribution | Departmental administration
General information
- Infosheets
This series of 21 Infosheets contains detailed information about the workings of the House. [Full description]
Powers, Procedures and Practices
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House of Representatives Practice
The comprehensive and authoritative text on the procedure and practice of the House of Representatives. This 5th Edition was published in June 2005. Available as both HTML and PDF. [Full Description]
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Standing Orders
The rules of procedure, updated as at 12 March 2008 (previous edition dated 13 February 2008). Available as both HTML and PDF. [Full Description]
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Guide to Procedures
A concise introduction to the procedures of the House of Representatives, intended for participants in and observers of proceedings in the Chamber of the House and the Main Committee. This 2nd Edition was published in October 2005 [Full Description].
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Procedural Digest
A record of selected procedural events in the House of Representatives Chamber and the Main Committee. It includes Speaker's rulings, precedents and unusual situations [Full Description]
House of Representatives chamber documents
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Daily Program
A
guide to each day's expected proceedings (published shortly before the House meets
each sitting). [PDF] or [Word]
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Notice Paper
An
official list of business before the House (published for each sitting). [PDF] or [HTML]
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Votes and Proceedings
The
official record of the proceedings of the House and the Main Committee (published
for each sitting). [PDF] or [HTML]
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Disallowable
Instruments List
An informal listing of tabled instruments
for which disallowance motions may be moved (published for each sitting). [PDF]
- Work of the Session
A periodic summary of the business of the House and its committees. Published twice a year. [Full description]
Index
to papers presented to Parliament
An index to papers presented
in the House of Representatives and the Senate (published twice each year).
Parliamentary Papers series
Documents of a substantial nature that are presented in the Parliament are included in the Parliamentary Papers series. Lists of these documents from 2002 onwards can be found on the Publication Committee page.
Register of Committee Reports
- Register of Committee Reports is an online database that lists of all House of Representatives and Joint Committee Reports dating from 1901 to the current day. The register is updated as reports are tabled in Parliament. Reports can be browsed by date, Committee name or subject. [Full description]
Discover your House – educational publications for everybody
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Infosheets
This series of 21 Infosheets contains detailed information about the workings of the House. The information is suitable for students and people who want to know more about how the Parliament works. [Full description]
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Your Key to the House
An informative guide to your House of Representatives. [PDF – 989 kb].
You can order a printed copy of this guide from liaison.reps@aph.gov.au or by telephoning the Liaison and Projects Office on (02) 6277 2122.
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About
the House
About the House is a free colour feature magazine produced five times a year by the Liaison and Projects Office of the House of Representatives. It features latest news of about the work of the Members of the House, especially Committee investigations. [Full description]
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A House for the Nation
This CD-ROM presentation contains a comprehensive collection of facts, stories and images of Australias House of Representatives. It is available to schools, tertiary institutions, students and the public. [ Full description and ordering details]
- The Speaker of the House of Representatives
Information about the work of the Speaker of the House of Representatives [PDF – 1.5 mb]
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Images of the House
Images of the House was produced to commemorate the Centenary of Federation. This hard cover book features 250 images, including photographs, sketches, cartoons, plans and portraits of the characters, issues and events which have occurred in and shaped the House during the last 100 years. [Full description and ordering form ]
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Seminar Program 2007
The Department
of the House of Representatives conducts an annual program of seminars explaining
the work of the House. Seminars are conducted in Parliament House and in other states and territories. [Full description and registration details]
Procedural publications, research papers and submissions
Papers, transcripts and submissions on various aspects of Parliamentary process and administration. Recent papers include:
Other available publications are listed in chronological order.
Publications for sale or free distribution
Departmental administration
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