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House of Representatives pages on Parliament of Australia website

www.aph.gov.au/house

The site includes members’ home pages and home pages for House of Representatives committees and for joint committees administered by the Department of the House of Representatives.

Most of the publications listed below are available on the site.

Publications directly related to the work of the House and its committees

About the House

Magazine containing news of the House and its members. Eighteen digital issues were produced during the year.

Committee Office brochures

• Appearing at a public hearing: notes to help those appearing as a witness at a parliamentary committee hearing, September 2016
• Committee support standards, September 2016
• Dealing with parliamentary committees, October 2016
• Making a submission: notes to help those intending to make a submission to a parliamentary committee inquiry, September 2016

A House for the nation

History project including CD-ROM, documentary and study guide on
100 years of Australia’s House of Representatives (1901–2001)

House of Representatives facts and figures: Forty-fourth Parliament, fourth edition

A document produced primarily for use by Parliament House visitors’ guides, May 2016

House of Representatives Guide to Procedures, fifth edition

A concise introduction to the procedures of the House of Representatives, January 2014

House of Representatives Infosheet series

1 Questions, November 2016

2 A typical sitting day, November 2016

3 The Speaker, November 2016

4 Committees, November 2016

5 Parliamentary privilege, November 2016

6 Opportunities for private members, November 2016

7 Making laws, November 2016

8 Elections for the House of Representatives, November 2016

9 A new parliament, November 2016

10 The budget and financial legislation, May 2017

11 Petitions, November 2016

12 Finding out about the House, November 2016

13 The Constitution, November 2016

14 Making decisions—debate and division, November 2016

15 The work of a member of parliament, November 2016

16 The Federation Chamber, November 2016

17 Citizens’ right of reply, November 2016

18 Double dissolution, November 2016

19 The House, government and opposition, November 2016

20 The Australian system of government, November 2016

21 The Clerk and other officials, November 2016

22 Political parties, November 2016

House of Representatives Practice, sixth edition

The official authority for issues of practice and procedure, 2012

House Review

Discussion and analysis of selected features of House of Representatives business, published each sitting week or fortnight

Images of the House

A pictorial record of the people and events that shaped the House from 1901 to 2001, June 2002

Last Week in the House

An overview of the work of the House each sitting week, including links to the official transcript (Hansard)

Members’ notes

1 First speech, August 2016

2 The registration of members’ interests, August 2016

3 Introduction to the Chamber environment, August 2016

4 Etiquette in the Chamber, August 2016

5 House business documents and guidance, August 2016

6 Motions, debate and voting, August 2016

7 Bills, August 2016

8 Raising a matter in the House, August 2016

9 Private members’ motions, August 2016

10 Private members’ bills and amendments, August 2016

11 Procedural motions, August 2016

12 Parliamentary privilege, August 2016

13 Presenting a petition, August 2016

Members’ handbook

A guide to services and facilities for members of the House of Representatives, 2016

Procedural Digest

A record of procedural events in the House of Representatives, published each sitting week or fortnight

The Speaker of the House of Representatives

An illustrated history of the office, role and duties of the Speaker, April 2016

Standing Orders of the House of Representatives

The permanent rules of procedure, as of 13 September 2016

Statistical Digest

A statistical record of the work of the House of Representatives, published each sitting week or fortnight

Work of the Session

A periodic summary of the business of the House and its committees, Spring 2016

Working with parliamentary committees

• A guide for committee chairs, September 2016
• A guide for members, September 2016
• A guide for members’ staff, September 2016

Publications of an administrative nature

Department of the House of Representatives annual report 2015–16

The annual report on the operations of the department, presented to the House pursuant to the Parliamentary Service Act 1999

Department of the House of Representatives corporate plan 2016–17

Department of the House of Representatives enterprise agreement 2012–15

Department of the House of Representatives Portfolio Budget Statements 2017–18

Department of the House of Representatives service charter: community service standards, January 2014