Bills and Committees

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Bills & Committees

The House of Representatives Selection Committee and the Senate Selection of Bills Committee routinely consider whether bills should be referred to committees for inquiry and report. Bills may also be referred to committees by either chamber or by the relevant minister to House and joint committees.

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What is a bill?

A bill is a proposal for a law or a change to an existing law. A bill becomes law (an Act) when agreed to in identical form by both houses of Parliament and assented to by the Governor-General.

Parliament House Calendar

October 2019

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29301 Other2 Senate3 Other4 Other5
6 Public holiday7 Other8 Other9 Senate10 Senate11 Other12
13 Both14 Both15 Both16 Both17 Senate18 Other19
20 Both21 Both22 Both23 Both24 Both2526
27 Other28 Other29 Other30 Both31 Both12
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