About this report
The Department of the House of Representatives provides services that allow the House to fulfil its role as a representative and legislative body of the Australian Parliament.
This annual report details our activities during the 2008–09 financial year.
- The overview section includes a report by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, Ian Harris, who is also the chief executive of our department. A departmental overview describes our purpose, role, structure and outputs.
- The performance section describes the main activities of our five output groups, and measures our performance against our targets during the year.
- The management and accountability section spells out our approach to corporate governance, the management of our people and assets, and our obligations under various laws. This section also provides an outlook on the next financial year.
- The appendixes give detailed information about our work for the House, its committees and visitors, and about our publications and our staffing.
- The financial statements show how we spent the money allocated to us by the Parliament.
Finally, to aid in navigating and interpreting the report, there is a list of abbreviations and acronyms and a general index.
Inquiries and feedback about this report
Contact officer
The department welcomes your comments on this report. To make a comment, or to request more information, please contact:
Serjeant-at-Arms
Department of the House of Representatives
Canberra Act 2600
Telephone: +61 2 6277 4444
Fax: +61 2 6277 2006
Website www.aph.gov.au/house
© Commonwealth of Australia 2009
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ISSN 017-3233
Produced by: Department of the House of Representatives
Editing and indexing by: Wilton Hanford Hanover
Design: Lisa McDonald
Printed by: Goanna Print
Online version by: Department of the House of Representatives, Information Systems and Publishing
Unless otherwise acknowledged, all photographs in this report were taken by staff of the Department of the House of Representatives.
Home page images:
Left to right: The Speaker (Mr Harry Jenkins MP) and Deputy Speaker (Ms Anna Burke MP) meeting with the Clerk (Mr Ian Harris) and the Deputy Clerk (Mr Bernard Wright). Photo courtesy of Auspic. Members rising in their places in the House Chamber as a mark of respect to the victims of the Victorian bushfires and Queensland floods, 9 February 2009. Photo courtesy of Auspic.