Parliamentary Papers Series

The Parliamentary Papers Series (PPS) is a collection of significant tabled documents, published each calendar year since 2002.

Originally, the PPS was published in bound hard copy format, as a way of providing public access to significant documents tabled in the Parliament. The PPS transitioned to electronic format in 2017. Prior to 2018, decisions about documents included in the PPS were made through the Senate and House of Representatives, on the recommendation of the Senate and House Publications Committees.

Pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Senate on 8 February 2018 and the House of Representatives on 28 March 2018, certain documents presented to Parliament each year are automatically made Parliamentary Papers and are included in the PPS. These are:

• substantive reports of parliamentary committees;
• annual reports of Commonwealth entities;
• reports of a royal commission;
• reports of the Productivity Commission;
• reports of the Auditor-General;
• reports of the Australian Human Rights Commission;
• reports of the Australian Electoral Commission on the redistribution of electoral boundaries;
• Australian Government white papers;
• reports in a series that has previously been included in the PPS on the recommendation of a Publications Committee; and
• budget papers and ministerial statements presented following the presentation of the appropriation bills.