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The work of the Petitions Committee: 2010-2013 - An established part of the democratic process

24 June 2013

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Preliminary Pages	(PDF 229KB)
Foreword Membership of the Committee Committee Secretariat Terms of reference

Chapter 1 Introduction	(PDF 169KB)
Petitioning the House of Representatives Reinvigoration of the House’s petitioning processes The establishment of the first House Standing Committee on Petitions The Petitions Committee of the 43rd Parliament The inquiry The report

Chapter 2 Role and operations of the Standing Committee on Petitions	(PDF 212KB)
Introduction The Petitions Committee Operations of the Petitions Committee Communications by and with the Petitions Committee Private meetings during sitting weeks Presentations and announcements by the Committee Chair Public hearing activities with petitioners and public servants

Chapter 3 Effectiveness of the Committee’s formal framework	(PDF 195KB)
Introduction Petition presentation times and machinery changes Feedback from principal petitioners about the petitioning framework Future operations of the Petitions Committee Resourcing implications and committee activities Parliamentary debate on the subject matter of petitions Conclusions

Appendix A: 43rd Parliament relevant Standing Orders	(PDF 167KB)

Appendix B: Public hearings and round table meetings (non-inquiry related)	(PDF 104KB)

Appendix C: Statistics on petitions to the House of Representatives	(PDF 164KB)