Senate committee activity


Senate committees and joint committees administered by the Senate Committee Office.

Summary as at 2 December 2022

In the 47th Parliament, at 2 December 2022, there were:

  • 52 references (49 new references and 3 re-adopted from the 46th Parliament);
  • 36 reports tabled;
  • 74 hearings.

The following graphs compare references, reports and hearings in the previous three parliaments.

Number of references

Senate Committee references—comparison at end of previous 3 Parliaments

Bar graph of references to Senate Committees at the end of previous 3 Parliaments. 44th parliament: 12 Select committee reports, 346 Standing committee reports and 11 committee reports. 45th Parliament: 15 Select committee reports, 309 Standing committee reports and 15 committee reports. 46th Parliament: 13 Select committee reports, 232 Standing committee reports and 24 committee reports.

Reports

Senate Committee reports—comparison at end of previous 3 Parliaments

Bar graph of reports by Senate Committees at the end of previous 3 Parliaments. 44th parliament: 474 committee reports. 45th Parliament: 476 committee reports. 46th Parliament: 408 committee reports.

Hearings held

Standing Committee hearings—comparison at end of previous 3 Parliaments

Bar graph of hearings held by Senate Committees at the end of previous 3 Parliaments. 44th parliament: 500 Standing Committee hearings, 206 Estimates hearings, 82 Joint Committee hearings and 139 Select Committee hearings. 45th Parliament: 522 Standing Committee hearings, 221 Estimates hearings, 124 Joint Committee hearings and 79 Select Committee hearings. 46th Parliament: 351 Standing Committee hearings, 204 Estimates hearings, 124 Joint Committee hearings and 179 Select Committee hearings.

Additional indicator of activity

  • The department is supporting four select committees, five joint committees and one joint select committee.