Tabled papers include documents and artefacts presented to Parliament in the course of its proceedings. The term ‘tabled’ literally means that a document has been laid on the Table in either or both ...

About half of the total sitting time of the House is spent considering bills, that is, proposed laws. These range from comparatively minor proposals of an administrative nature to comprehensive ...

The Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation assesses delegated legislation against a set of scrutiny principles that focus on compliance with statutory requirements, the ...

The Federal Executive Council was established by the Constitution to perform similar functions in Australia to those performed by the Privy Council in the United Kingdom, that is, to advise the Crown.

State electoral laws ceased to have effect for the Federal Parliament when it passed its own legislation in 1902. [9] This legislation and subsequent amendments were consolidated in 1918 and formed ...

2.1 This chapter provides a general introduction to the origins and development of the ministerial discretion powers in the Migration Act 1958. First, it provides a brief history of the discretionary ...

A parliamentary committee is a sub-group of the Parliament that does inquiry and oversight work on behalf of the Parliament. It contains Members of the House of Representatives and/or Senators.

We acknowledge the traditional owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and acknowledge their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to the people, the ...

The select committee concluded its inquiry when it tabled its report on 05/08/04.

Senators and Members individually decide their preferred web based contact method. To contact your Senator or Member first find their home page using the below search tool. Their home page will ...

The term parliamentary privilege refers to special legal rights and immunities which apply to each House of the Parliament, its committees and members. These provisions are part of the law of the ...

Visit Australian Parliament House and experience Australia’s robust democracy in action. You can watch Question Time, see bills being debated and sit in on committee inquiries as current issues are ...