Inquiry into the petitioning process
On Monday 17 September 2007, the House Standing Committee on Procedure tabled its report entitled Making a difference: Petitioning the House of Representatives.
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This report is comprised of preliminary pages, 3 chapters and 5 appendices.
Preliminary pages (PDF 112KB) Contents, Foreword, Committee Membership, Terms of Reference and List of Recommendations
Chapter 1 (PDF 87KB) About petitions
Chapter 2 (PDF 156KB) Improving responses to petitions
Chapter 3 (PDF 158KB) Relevant and fair rules
Appendix A (PDF 61KB) Standing orders
Appendix B (PDF 79KB) Historical development
Appendix C (PDF 64KB) Petition requests
Appendix D (PDF 89KB) Previous inquiries on petitions
Appendix E (PDF 45KB) Standing order comparisons
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