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Chapter 5 - Officers
of the Senate:
Parliamentary administration
Other
Departments
There are two other parliamentary
departments:
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Department of the House of Representatives, which provides
procedural, information and advisory services for members of the House of
Representatives
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Department of Parliamentary Services, a joint department which
provides services used in common by members of both Houses:
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library, reference and research services to senators and members
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transcripts
of proceedings of both Houses and their committees, information systems support
to senators, members and the parliamentary departments, and audio and video
monitoring of the proceedings of both Houses and their committees
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building management, maintenance and catering functions associated with
Parliament House.
An independent
position of Parliamentary Librarian is established within the Department of
Parliamentary Services.
The Department of the House of Representatives is administered by the
Speaker of that House. The joint department is administered by the President
and the Speaker jointly.
For the amalgamation of three joint departments into one in 2003, see
the 39th and 40th reports of the Appropriations and
Staffing Committee, PP 125/2003, 125/2004, and SD, 23/6/2003,
pp 12164-8; 18/8/2003, pp 13780-802; Finance and Public Administration
Legislation Committee estimates hearing transcript, 24/5/2004, pp 2-6, 20-1.
For control of
Parliament House and the parliamentary precincts, see Chapter 2, Parliamentary
Privilege, under Parliamentary precincts.
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