Footnotes

[1] As a matter of comity between the Houses, it is traditional that neither House inquires into the operations of the other House. For this reason, neither the annual report of, nor the proposed expenditure for, the Department of the House of Representatives is referred to a Senate committee for review.

[2] For an overview, see Procedural Information Bulletin, No. 189, pp 2-4.

[3] Committee Hansard, 13 February 2006, F&PA 3.

[4] Committee Hansard, 13 February 2006, F&PA 24.

[5] Committee Hansard, 13 February 2006, F&PA 24.

[6] Committee Hansard, 13 February 2006, F&PA 120.

[7] Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee, Annual reports (No.1 of 2006), March 2006, p. 8.

[8] Page numbers correspond to the proof Hansards. Sometimes there are slight variations with the final version