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Making a difference : Petitioning the House of Representatives

August 2007

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Preliminary pages	(PDF 116KB)

Chapter 1 About petitions	(PDF 91KB)
Introduction Current petitioning practice Enhancing the status of petitions The committee’s principles of petitioning

Chapter 2 Improving responses to petitions	(PDF 161KB)
Current forms of action in the House Overseas models for action Concern with the current process House action A petitions committee Government action Member involvement Streamlining petition administration Enhancing a Member’s representational role

Chapter 3 Relevant and fair rules	(PDF 163KB)
Current rules Out of order petitions Reducing the number of out of order petitions The House website Layout of the proforma Privacy requirements Language of petitions Different rules for Senate and House? New media and petitions Established e-petitioning systems Internet based ‛petitions’ E-petitioning in the House of Representatives? Committee conclusions

Appendix A Standing orders - Current standing orders	(PDF 74KB)

Appendix B Historical development	(PDF 92KB)

Appendix C Petition requests	(PDF 78KB)

Appendix D Previous inquiries on petitions	(PDF 102KB)

Appendix E Standing order comparisons	(PDF 58KB)