Committee activities (inquiries and reports)

Inquiry into the work of the Petitions Committee

Report

On Monday 24 June 2013, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Petitions tabled the report on its inquiry into the work of the Committee entitled The work of the Petitions Committee: 2010-2013 - An established part of the democratic process.

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This report is comprised of preliminary pages, 3 chapters and 3 appendices.

The work of the Petitions Committee: 2010-2013 - An established part of the democratic process

Preliminary pages (PDF 229KB)
Contents, Foreword, Committee Membership and Terms of Reference

Chapter 1 (PDF 169KB)
Introduction

Chapter 2 (PDF 212KB)
Role and operations of the Standing Committee on Petitions

Chapter 3 (PDF 195KB)
Effectiveness of the Committee's formal framework

Appendix A (PDF 167KB)
43rd Parliament relevant Standing Orders

Appendix B (PDF 104KB)
Public hearings and round table meetings (non-inquiry related)

Appendix C (PDF 164KB)
Statistics on petitions to the House of Representatives

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