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Introduction
The Australian Constitution of 1901 established a Commonwealth Parliament to operate within a new federal political system unifying the six colonies into one nation. The States transferred certain specified powers to the Commonwealth. Powers not so specified remained the responsibility of the States. The people of the colonies approved the draft constitution at successive referenda. The federal structure was seen as the best basis for uniting the six colonies, because it retained much of the political autonomy of the States. The Commonwealth Parliament is the most basic of the three branches of government established by the Constitution—the others being the Executive Government and the Judicature. The Constitution provides the formal authority for the division of legislative responsibilities between the States and the Commonwealth in the Australian federation. During the constitutional debates of the 1890s, there was general agreement that the new national Parliament would follow the pattern of parliamentary government which the Australian colonies had inherited from Great Britain. That pattern was summed up in the phrase ‘responsible government’, meaning that the holders of government office—the Executive or Ministry—are responsible to the people’s elected representatives and that their tenure of office is dependent upon retention of the confidence of the Parliament. In the case of Great Britain, and in the Australian colonies, responsible government meant that the power to form governments which would be fully accountable for their administration of public affairs resided increasingly in the more democratically elected lower Houses. In the British case, the House of Lords was an appointed body; and in the Australian colonies, the Legislative Councils had evolved from being appointed bodies to being bodies elected on often quite restricted franchises.
In accepting responsible government, the constitutional framers welcomed the newly won supremacy of popularly elected and representative parliamentary Houses. The Australian Senate is an elected body, with each
State electing an equal number of Senators, and the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory each electing two Senators. Equality of State representation in the Senate was designed to protect the smaller States against those with larger populations. The House of Representatives, being elected directly by the people as a whole, is by strong convention accepted as the House from which the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition are drawn. Thus, the bicameral Federal Parliament has a House of Representatives which represents the people as a whole nation, and a Senate which represents the people as members of the federating States. The Senate functions as a House of review as well as a States House. Hence it may be something of a misnomer to describe the Australian federal parliamentary system as an example of the ‘Westminster system’, since both Houses are popularly elected and are, with certain exceptions noted below, equal in legislative power. The Commonwealth Constitution, written by Australian delegates to the various Constitutional Conventions, incorporated features from both the British Westminster system and from the Constitution of the United States of America.
The Governor-General Under the Constitution, the Commonwealth Parliament consists of the Queen (or Sovereign’s representative in the Governor-General), the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Governor-General is appointed by the British Sovereign, upon the advice of the Australian Government, and exercises the following powers with respect to the Parliament:
⢠the appointment of times for parliamentary sessions (one session at least must be held every twelve months)
⢠the prorogation or dissolution of Parliament ⢠the appointment of the Ministry ⢠the declaration of Royal Assent to
legislation passed by Parliament.
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Senate
The Senate is composed of an equal number of Senators from each State, with Senators directly elected by each State acting as one electorate. From the 1975 election the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory have elected two Senators each. The number of Senators has increased from an original total of 36 (six from each State), to 60 in 1949 (ten from each State), then to 64 in 1974 (including the four Territory Senators), and then to 76 in 1984 (12 from each State and the four from the Territories). Two features were designed to give the Senate a degree of independence from the House of Representatives. The first is a longer term of office for Senators—twice that of the Members of the House of Representatives (although Territory Senators serve for the same term as Members of the House of Representatives). The second is the system of rotation of office, whereby half the Senators for each State retire at 30 June every three years. Since 1949, the Senate has been elected on the basis of proportional representation, in an effort to give parliamentary representation to each sizeable proportion of community views. The proportional representation system, declining party loyalties of voters, and an increase in the number of parties and groups contesting elections, have combined to make it increasingly difficult for any government to obtain a majority in the Senate. This has strengthened the position of the Senate in relation to the House of Representatives. The qualifications of Senators and their electors are identical to the qualifications pertaining to Members of the House of Representatives and their electors.
House of Representatives Section 24 of the Constitution requires that the size of the House of Representatives must be, as nearly as practicable, twice that of the Senate. This is known as the nexus. This total excludes any Senators representing the Territories. This provision in the Constitution was designed to help maintain the relative strength and importance of the Senate. A referendum held in 1967 proposed that the nexus requirement should be deleted, but it was defeated. The nexus between the two Houses
of Parliament means that any substantial change in the size of the House of Representatives must occur at the same time as a change in the size of the Senate. Two such changes have been made, by the Representation Act 1948 and the Representation Act 1983, and took effect at the 1949 and 1984 elections. The overall size of the House has varied from 75 in 1901, to 123 in 1949, and to 148 in 1984. Minor fluctuations in numbers occur when redistributions are made because of a change to the representation entitlement of any State or Territory. For full details of the party representation from 1901 see the tables on pp. 562-564.
Electoral divisions Members are directly elected to represent single member electorates. The number of Members elected from each State is proportional to the population of each State, subject to the requirement that no original State shall have fewer than five Members. The determination of the representation of each State is made by the Australian Electoral Commission, during the thirteenth month after the first meeting of a new House of Representatives, and using the latest population statistics provided by the Australian Statistician. A quota is ascertained by dividing the number of people of the Commonwealth by twice the number of Senators representing the States (144). The population of each State is then divided by the quota to determine the number of seats for each State. If at any such division there is a remainder of more than one half the quota, that State is entitled to an additional Member. The Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are also represented, by one and two Members respectively.
Electoral redistributions Electoral boundaries are determined by Redistribution Committees for each State and for the Australian Capital Territory. Since 1983, redistributions are no longer subject to disallowance by Parliament. Redistributions must take place whenever the representation entitlement of a State changes, if more than one third of electorates in a State deviates from the quota by more than ten per cent for more than
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The last redistribution of all states took place in 1984, when the Parliament was enlarged. Since then various redistributions of the States and Territories have been made. The representation entitlement of the States and Territories for the 1998 election was: NSW - 50; Vic-37; Qld- 27; WA-14; SA-12; Tas-5; ACT-2; NT-1 - a total of 148. In 1999 there were redistributions of New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania. These were required under the seven year rule.
Legislation The matters upon which the Federal Parliament may legislate are specified in section 51 of the Constitution. The most basic and fundamental power of the Parliament is the legislative power, which is shared virtually equally by the House of Representatives and the Senate. There are, however, limitations imposed by section 53 on the power of the Senate over financial matters. Proposed laws appropriating revenue or imposing taxation can be introduced only in the House of Representatives; and the Senate may not amend proposed taxation laws or proposed laws appropriating money for the ordinary annual services of the Government— the principal appropriation bills for the running of government departments and programs. Nor can the Senate amend any proposed law so as to increase any proposed charge or (financial) burden on the people. In almost all other respects, the two chambers possess equal legislative power.
Legislative conflict The Senate may reject any Bill, including those that it may not amend. Section 57 of the Constitution provides a scheme for the resolution of deadlocks which might arise in the event of protracted disagreement between the Houses in which the Senate fails to pass a Bill from the House of Representatives. Under certain specified conditions, the Governor-General may dissolve both Houses, in which case elections are held for all House of Representatives seats and for all Senate positions. This is known as a simultaneous or double dissolution. If, after a double dissolution, the legislation is rejected again, it can be passed at a joint sitting of both Houses.
This double dissolution procedure is the only exception to the general rule of fixed terms for Senators: such elections have been held in 1914, 1951, 1974, 1975, 1983 and 1987. The only joint sitting pursuant to section 57 was held after the 1974 double dissolution. After the 1987 double dissolution the Government had the numbers required to pass the Australia Card Bill 1986 at a joint sitting (this bill was the basis for the double dissolution). However, the bill provided that the commencement date for the legislation was to be fixed by regulation. As the Senate would have disallowed the regulation, the legislation was laid aside.
The Government By convention, the Governor-General commissions the leader of the majority party or the largest of the parties in the House of Representatives to form a Government. Generally, the leader of the party or the largest of the parties in the House opposed to the Government is the Leader of the Opposition. It is the practice to include a number of Senators, usually five or six, in the Ministry. The majority of the Bills examined by Parliament are introduced by the Government in the House of Representatives. Any Bill, other than one to raise a tax or appropriate money, may be introduced in the Senate.
Meeting of Parliament The Commonwealth Parliament must meet at least once each year. The first Parliament was opened in Melbourne at a grand ceremony on 9 May 1901 in the only building large enough for the purpose, the Exhibition Building. Under an agreement between the Commonwealth and the Victorian Governments, the Commonwealth Parliament met in the Victorian Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne. The Victorian Parliament moved to the Exhibition Building. This was intended to be a temporary arrangement until a permanent seat of government was chosen in New South Wales, but the arrangement continued until the Commonwealth Parliament first met in the provisional Parliament House in Canberra on 9 May 1927. In 1988 the Parliament moved to its permanent home on Capital Hill. The building was opened by the Queen on 9 May 1988. The
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first sittings in the new building took place on 22 August 1988.
Sitting periods There are three periods of sittings each calendar year: the autumn sittings in February/March; the Budget sittings in May/June; and the Spring sittings from August to December. Before 1994 there were traditionally two sitting periods: Autumn, from February to June, and Budget, from August to December. This arrangement may be reverted to when the electoral cycle makes a May budget impracticable. The following table shows the number of sitting days per decade for each House and the average number of Acts passed:
Sitting days
Decade H of R Senate
Acts
passed
1901-10 949 712 323
1911-20 708 514 401
1921-30 674 508 465
1931-40 584 426 751
1941-50 700 421 725
1951-60 626 451 955
1961-70 623 589 1 198
1971-80 687 707 1 733
1981-90 597 755 1 713
1991-98 502 580 1 393
The following table shows the number of sitting days and number of Acts passed for each year since 1983:
Sitting days
Year H of R Senate
Acts
passed
1983* 49 63 147
1984* 52 63 175
1985 66 74 202
1986 79 86 168
1987* 74 84 184
1988 65 89 155
1989 59 92 183
1990* 38 59 144
1991 67 83 216
1992 60 76 255
1993* 46 53 121
1994 68 80 184
1995 70 78 176
1996* 61 71 84
1997 76 82 222
1998* 54 57 135
*denotes election year
The basis for the statistics on the number of Acts passed per annum is that of the total of numbered Acts of Parliament for each calendar year.
Committees Although the legislative power is the most fundamental of Parliament’s powers, Senators and Members spend a great deal of their time on a range of committee activities. Each House has its own system of committees and there are also joint committees on which both Senators and Members serve and which report to both Houses. Most committees are standing committees created for the duration of the Parliament. Many committees hold public inquiries at which interested people and groups may put facts and views on the issues being investigated.
In 1990 the Senate adopted procedures to refer many bills to Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committees. In October 1994 the Senate modified its committee system by creating a new structure of Standing Committees to which, in additional to their previous responsibilities, were added the functions of the Estimates Committees and of Select Committees. Each of the eight broadly based subject Standing Committees now has two components: References and Legislation, with identical membership. References Committees now undertake the specific inquiries previously conducted by Select Committees, and the Legislation Committees examine bills and portfolio estimates.
The House has eight general purpose standing committees. These are investigatory or scrutiny committees, which between them cover most areas of government activity. Their function is to inquire into and report on any matters, including legislation referred to them by the House or by a Minister. Annual reports of government departments and authorities and reports of the Auditor-General are automatically referred to the relevant committee for any inquiry the committee may wish to make. The Main Committee of the House of Representatives was established in 1994 to provide an alternative venue to the
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Chamber for debate on a restricted range of business.
The Senate and House of Representatives Notice Papers give up-to-date information about parliamentary committees, their membership, current inquiries and reports presented. The Senate and the House of Representatives both maintain registers of Committee Reports from 1970, and the Annual Reports of the Departments of the Senate and the House of Representatives list committee reports and other publications, as well as much information about the operations of each House. Summaries and statistics of the work of each House are published in the House of Representatives’ Work of the Session and in the Senate’s Business of the Senate. The Parliamentary Handbook lists all Committees of the 39th Parliament.
Parliamentary debates Parliamentary debates are recorded daily and are published by the Department of the Parliamentary Reporting Staff. The Debates, or Hansard contain the full text of speeches, petitions, notices of motion, questions on notice and the answers thereto, questions without notice, and requests for detailed information concerning the Parliament made to the Presiding Officers. The official record of the proceedings of the House of Representatives is the Votes and Proceedings, and that of the Senate is the Journals of the Senate.
Parliamentary information on the Internet The Parliament of Australia World Wide Web Home Page, which has links to the House of Representatives, the Senate, the Department of the Parliamentary Library and the Department of the Parliamentary Reporting Staff, is:
http://www.aph.gov.au/
From this page users may access the Notice Papers and the Debates for both Houses, and the Journals of the Senate and the Votes and Proceedings, Committee Hansards and other parliamentary information. The World Wide Web Home Page of the Department of the Parliamentary Library is:
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/
Much of the current and historical information contained in the Parliamentary Handbook is available on this site. The full texts of the Department of the Parliamentary Library’s publications are available, and there are also subject guides to Internet resources.
Broadcasting of Parliament Since 1946, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has broadcast each Parliamentary sitting day on radio, with each House being broadcast on alternate days. Question time for the chamber not broadcast on any day is broadcast during the other chamber’s dinner break. Broadcasts can be heard on the ABC’s Parliamentary and News Network radio stations.
Televised proceedings were introduced gradually, with televised broadcasts being initially limited to the official opening ceremony of Parliament and other special occasions by resolution. Approved film footage, or sound recording with approved film excerpts was permitted in news services. Televising of proceedings was authorised by the Senate in 1990 and by the House in 1991.
Question Time is televised live, with each House being broadcast on alternate days, and footage of proceedings may be used in news and current affairs programs. From 22 November 1999 live broadcasts of proceedings are available on the Internet.
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The Sovereign
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Australia and her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth.
Her Majesty Elizabeth Alexandra Mary ascended the throne on 6 February 1952, was proclaimed Queen on 8 February 1952 and was crowned at Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953.
The Queen has visited Australia twelve times during her reign. These visits have taken place between:
(i) 3 February 1954 and 1 April 1954; (ii) 18 February 1963 and 27 March 1963; (iii) 30 March 1970 and 3 May 1970; (iv) 17 October 1973 and 22 October 1973;
(v) 27 February 1974 and 28 February 1974; (vi) 7 March 1977 and 30 March 1977; (vii) 24 May 1980 and 28 May 1980; (viii) 26 September 1981 and 12 October 1981;
(ix) 5 October 1982 and 13 October 1982; (x) 2 March 1986 and 13 March 1986; (xi) 19 April 1988 and 10 May 1988; (xii) 18 February 1992 and 25 February 1992.
On the following occasions Parliament has been opened by Her Majesty:
(i) 15 February 1954; (ii) 28 February 1974; (iii) 8 March 1977.
During these visits Her Majesty has held a Privy Council on five occasions:
(i) at Government House, Canberra, on 17 February 1954; (ii) at Government House, Melbourne, on 25 February 1954; (iii) at Government House, Canberra, on 19 February 1963; (iv) at Government House, Canberra, on 24 April 1970;
(v) at Government House, Canberra, on 8 March 1977.
On the following occasions Her Majesty presided at a meeting of the Federal Executive Council:
(i) at Government House, Canberra, on 16 February 1954; (ii) at Government House, Canberra, on 19 October 1973; (iii) at Government House, Canberra, on 2 March 1986.
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The Governor-General
His Excellency the Honourable Sir William Patrick Deane, AC, KBE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia
William Patrick Deane was born in Melbourne, Victoria on 4 January 1931. He was educated at St Christopher’s Convent in Canberra, St Joseph’s College in Sydney, and the University of Sydney where he graduated in Arts and Law. After graduation, he worked for a period in the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department in Canberra and then spent a period studying International Law in Europe. In 1955 he was awarded the Diploma (cum laude) of the The Hague Academy of International Law.
After a period with the Sydney firm of Minter Simpson and Co, he was called to the Bar in 1957. During 1956 and 1957 he was Acting Lecturer in International Law at Sydney University. He was Teaching Fellow in Equity there from 1957 to 1961. He was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1966. As a Queen’s Counsel, he had an extensive practice, mainly in appellate jurisdictions, specialising in constitutional, commercial and trade practices law.
In February 1977 Sir William was appointed a judge in the Equity Division of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. Subsequently in 1977, he was appointed a judge of the Federal Court of Australia and the President of the Australian Trade Practices Tribunal. In July 1982, he was appointed a Justice of the High Court of Australia, serving on that court until 1995. He was appointed a Knight of the British Empire in 1982 and a Companion of the Order of Australia in 1988. On 21 August 1995 the Prime Minister announced that Her Majesty The Queen had approved the appointment of Sir William as Governor-General. He retired from the High Court on 10 November 1995 and was sworn in as Governor-General on 16 February 1996. His appointment is at The Queen’s pleasure but it was indicated at the time of the appointment that it would terminate on 31 December 2000.
As Governor-General, Sir William is Chancellor of the Order of Australia and Prior of the Order of St John of Jerusalem and Chief Scout of Australia. He is Patron of more than 200 charitable and benevolent organisations.
Sir William is the recipient of a number of Honorary Degrees. These include: the Degree of Honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Sydney, Griffith University (Brisbane), University of Notre Dame (Perth) and the University of Dublin (Ireland); the Degree of Doctor of the University (Southern Cross University, the Australian Catholic University and the Queensland University of Technology) and Doctor of Sacred Theology (Melbourne College of Divinity).
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Senate
President of the Senate
REID, Senator the Honourable Margaret Elizabeth
President of the Senate from 20.8.96. Born 28.5.35, Crystal Brook, South Australia. Educated at Balaclava Primary School; Methodist Ladies’ College, Adelaide; BA, LLB (University of Adelaide). Prior to entering Parliament, Senator Reid was a solicitor, and held a number of positions in the Liberal Party, including President of the Australian Capital Territory branch from 1976 to 1983.
Senator Reid was chosen to represent the Australian Capital Territory in the Senate at a joint sitting of the Federal Parliament on 5 May 1981 following the death of Senator John Knight. Senator Reid was re-elected in 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996 and 1998. She was Opposition Whip in the Senate from 1987 to 1995 and Deputy President of the Senate and Chair of Committees from 1995 to 1996. Senator Reid was elected President of the Senate on 20 August 1996.
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Office holders
President Reid, Senator the Hon. Margaret Elizabeth
Deputy President and Chairman of Committees West, Senator Suzanne (Sue) Margaret
Temporary Chairmen of Committees Bartlett, Senator Andrew John Julian Calvert, Senator Paul Henry Campbell, Senator George Chapman, Senator Hedley Grant Pearson Crowley, Senator the Hon. Rosemary Anne Ferguson, Senator Alan Baird Hogg, Senator John Joseph Knowles, Senator Susan Christine McKiernan, Senator Jim Murphy, Senator Shayne Michael Sherry, Senator the Hon. Nicholas John Watson, Senator John Odin Wentworth
Leader of the Government in the Senate Hill, Senator the Hon. Robert Murray
Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate Alston, Senator the Hon. Richard Kenneth Robert
Leader of the National Party of Australia in the Senate Boswell, Senator the Hon. Ronald (Ron) Leslie Doyle
Deputy Leader of the National Party of Australia in the Senate Brownhill, Senator the Hon. David Gordon Cadell
Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Faulkner, Senator the Hon. John Philip
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Cook, Senator the Hon. Peter Francis Salmon
Leader of the Australian Democrats Lees, Senator Meg Heather
Deputy Leader of the Australian Democrats Stott Despoja, Senator Natasha Jessica
Government Whip in the Senate Calvert, Senator Paul Henry
Government Deputy Whip in the Senate Coonan, Senator Helen Lloyd
Opposition Whip in the Senate O’Brien, Senator Kerry Williams Kelso
Opposition Deputy Whips in the Senate Quirke, Senator John Andrew Denman, Senator Kay Janet
National Party of Australia Whip in the Senate McGauran, Senator Julian John James
Australian Democrats Whip Bourne, Senator Vicki Worrall
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State or
Senator Territory Party
Abetz, the Hon. Eric3 Tas LIB
Allison, Lynette (Lyn) Fay2 Vic AD
Alston, the Hon. Richard Kenneth Robert2 Vic LIB
Bartlett, Andrew John Julian2 Qld AD
Bishop, Thomas Mark2 WA ALP
Bolkus, the Hon. Nick3 SA ALP
Boswell, the Hon. Ronald (Ron) Leslie Doyle2 Qld NPA
Bourne, Vicki Worrall2 NSW AD
Brown, Robert (Bob) James2 Tas AG
Brownhill, the Hon. David Gordon Cadell2 NSW NPA
Calvert, Paul Henry2 Tas LIB
Campbell, George2 NSW ALP
Campbell, the Hon. Ian Gordon3 WA LIB
Carr, Kim John3 Vic ALP
Chapman, Hedley Grant Pearson2 SA LIB
Collins, Jacinta Mary Ann3 Vic ALP
Conroy, Stephen Michael3 Vic ALP
Cook, the Hon. Peter Francis Salmon3 WA ALP
Coonan, Helen Lloyd2 NSW LIB
Cooney, Barney2 Vic ALP
Crane, Arthur Winston2 WA LIB
Crossin, Patricia (Trish) Margaret4 NT ALP
Crowley, the Hon. Rosemary Anne2 SA ALP
Denman, Kay Janet3 Tas ALP
Eggleston, Alan2 WA LIB
Ellison, the Hon. Christopher Martin3 WA LIB
Evans, Christopher Vaughan3 WA ALP
Faulkner, the Hon. John Philip3 NSW ALP
Ferguson, Alan Baird3 SA LIB
Ferris, Jeannie Margaret2 SA LIB
Forshaw, Michael George3 NSW ALP
Gibbs, Brenda2 Qld ALP
Gibson, the Hon. Brian Francis, AM3 Tas LIB
Greig, Brian Andrew3 WA AD
Harradine, Brian3 Tas IND
Harris, Leonard (Len) William3 Qld PHON
Heffernan, the Hon. William (Bill) Daniel3 NSW LIB
Herron, the Hon. John Joseph2 Qld LIB
Hill, the Hon. Robert Murray2 SA LIB
Hogg, John Joseph2 Qld ALP
Hutchins, Stephen Patrick3 NSW ALP
Kemp, the Hon. Charles Roderick2 Vic LIB
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State or
Senator Territory Party
Knowles, Susan Christine2 WA LIB
Lees, Meg Heather2 SA AD
Lightfoot, Philip Ross1 WA LIB
Ludwig, Joseph (Joe) William2 Qld ALP
Lundy, Kate Alexandra3 ACT ALP
Macdonald, the Hon. Ian Douglas1 Qld LIB
McGauran, Julian John James2 Vic NPA
Mackay, Susan (Sue) Mary1 Tas ALP
McKiernan, James (Jim) Philip1 WA ALP
McLucas, Jan Elizabeth2 Qld ALP
Mason, Brett John2 Qld LIB
Minchin, the Hon. Nicholas Hugh2 SA LIB
Murphy, Shayne Michael2 Tas ALP
Murray, Andrew James Marshall1 WA AD
Newman, the Hon. Jocelyn Margaret1 Tas LIB
O’Brien, Kerry Williams Kelso2 Tas ALP
Parer, the Hon. Warwick Raymond2 Qld LIB
Patterson, the Hon. Kay Christine Lesley1 Vic LIB
Payne, Marise Ann1 NSW LIB
Quirke, John Andrew2 SA ALP
Ray, the Hon. Robert Francis1 Vic ALP
Reid, the Hon. Margaret Elizabeth3 ACT LIB
Ridgeway, Aden Derek2 NSW AD
Schacht, the Hon. Chris1 SA ALP
Sherry, the Hon. Nicholas (Nick) John1 Tas ALP
Stott Despoja, Natasha Jessica1 SA AD
Tambling, the Hon. Grant Ernest John3 NT CLP
Tchen, Tsebin2 Vic LIB
Tierney, Dr John William2 NSW LIB
Troeth, the Hon. Judith Mary2 Vic LIB
Vanstone, the Hon. Amanda Eloise2 SA LIB
Watson, John Odin Wentworth1 Tas LIB
West, Suzanne (Sue) Margaret1 NSW ALP
Woodley, John2 Qld AD
1 Indicates date of expiry of Senator’s term of service is 30.6.2002. 2 Indicates date of expiry of Senator’s term of service is 30.6.2005. 3 Pursuant to the Senate (Representation of Territories) Act 1973 , Senator’s term of service expires at the close of theday next preceding the polling day for the general election of Members of the House of Representatives.
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House of Representatives
Speaker of the House of Representatives
ANDREW, the Honourable John Neil
Speaker of the House of Representatives from 10.11.98. Born 7.6.44, Waikerie, South Australia. Educated at Waikerie Primary and High Schools; Urrbrae Agricultural College; Australian Nuffield Scholar in Agriculture 1975. Prior to entering Parliament, Mr Andrew worked as a horticulturalist. He also served as a member of various local government and community groups.
Mr Andrew was elected to the House of Representatives for the seat of Wakefield in South Australia at the Federal Election on 5 March 1983. He was subsequently re-elected in 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996 and 1998. He was Deputy Chair of Committees in 1985, 1989-90 and 1993-94 and was a Member of the Speaker’s Panel from 1994. Mr Andrew chaired the Public Works Committee in 1996-97 and served as Chief Government Whip in 1997-98. He was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives on 10 November 1998.
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Office holders
Speaker Andrew, the Hon. John Neil
Deputy Speaker Nehl, Garry Barr
Second Deputy Speaker Jenkins, Harry Alfred
Speaker’s Panel Adams, the Hon. Dick Godfrey Harry Andrews, Kevin James Causley, the Hon. Ian Raymond Crosio, the Hon. Janice Ann, MBE Gash, Joanna Hawker, David Peter Maxwell Hollis, Colin Kelly, De-Anne Margaret Mossfield, Frank William, AM Quick, Harry Vernon
Parliamentary Party Leaders and Whips
Liberal Party of Australia
Leader of the Party and Prime Minister Howard, the Hon. John Winston
Deputy Leader of the Party Costello, the Hon. Peter Howard Chief Government Whip Ronaldson, the Hon. Michael John Clyde
Government Whips McArthur, Fergus Stewart Elson, Kay Selma
National Party of Australia
Leader of the Party and Deputy Prime Minister Anderson, the Hon. John Duncan
Deputy Leader of the Party Vaile, the Hon. Mark Anthony James
Party Whips Forrest, John Alexander Neville, Paul Christopher
Australian Labor Party
Leader of the Party and Leader of the Opposition Beazley, the Hon. Kim Christian Deputy Leader of the Party and Deputy Leader of the Opposition Crean, the Hon. Simon Findlay
Chief Opposition Whip McLeay, the Hon. Leo Boyce
Opposition Whips Sawford, Rodney Weston Sercombe, Robert Charles Grant
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Members of the House of Representatives1
Member Electorate
State or Territory Party
Abbott, the Hon. Anthony (Tony) John Warringah NSW LIB
Adams, the Hon. Dick Godfrey Harry Lyons Tas ALP
Albanese, Anthony Norman Grayndler NSW ALP
Anderson, the Hon. John Duncan Gwydir NSW NPA
Andren, Peter James Calare NSW IND
Andrew, John Neil Wakefield SA LIB
Andrews, Kevin James Menzies Vic LIB
Anthony, the Hon. Lawrence (Larry) James Richmond NSW NPA
Bailey, Frances (Fran) Esther McEwen Vic LIB
Baird, the Hon. Bruce George Cook NSW LIB
Barresi, Phillip Anthony Deakin Vic LIB
Bartlett, Kerry Joseph Macquarie NSW LIB
Beazley, the Hon. Kim Christian Brand WA ALP
Bevis, the Hon. Archibald (Arch) Ronald Brisbane Qld ALP
Billson, Bruce Fredrick Dunkley Vic LIB
Bishop, the Hon. Bronwyn Kathleen Mackellar NSW LIB
Bishop, Julie Isabel Curtin WA LIB
Brereton, the Hon. Laurence John Kingsford-Smith NSW ALP
Brough, Malcolm (Mal) Thomas Longman Qld LIB
Burke, Anna Elizabeth Chisholm Vic ALP
Cadman, the Hon. Alan Glyndwr Mitchell NSW LIB
Cameron, Ross Alexander Parramatta NSW LIB
Causley, the Hon. Ian Raymond Page NSW NPA
Charles, Robert (Bob) Edwin La Trobe Vic LIB
Costello, the Hon. Peter Howard Higgins Vic LIB
Cox, David Alexander Kingston SA ALP
Crean, the Hon. Simon Findlay Hotham Vic ALP
Crosio, the Hon. Janice Ann, MBE Prospect NSW ALP
Danby, Michael David Melbourne Ports Vic ALP
Downer, the Hon. Alexander John Gosse Mayo SA LIB
Draper, Patricia (Trish) Makin SA LIB
Edwards, the Hon. Graham John Cowan WA ALP
Ellis, Annette Louise Canberra ACT ALP
Elson, Kay Selma Forde Qld LIB
Emerson, Dr Craig Anthony Rankin Qld ALP
Entsch, the Hon. Warren George Leichhardt Qld LIB
Evans, the Hon. Gareth John, QC Holt Vic ALP
Evans, Martyn John Bonython SA ALP
Fahey, the Hon. John Joseph Macarthur NSW LIB
Ferguson, Laurie Donald Thomas Reid NSW ALP
Ferguson, Martin John, AM Batman Vic ALP
Fischer, the Hon. Timothy Andrew Farrer NSW NPA
Fitzgibbon, Joel Andrew Hunter NSW ALP
Forrest, John Alexander Mallee Vic NPA
Gallus, Christine Ann Hindmarsh SA LIB
Gambaro, Teresa Petrie Qld LIB
Gash, Joanna Gilmore NSW LIB
Georgiou, Petro Kooyong Vic LIB
Gerick, Jane Frances Canning WA ALP
Gibbons, Stephen (Steve) William Bendigo Vic ALP
Gillard, Julia Eileen Lalor Vic ALP
1 As at 31.8.1999.
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Member Electorate
State or Territory Party
Griffin, Alan Peter Bruce Vic ALP
Haase, Barry Wayne Kalgoorlie WA LIB
Hall, Jill Griffiths Shortland NSW ALP
Hardgrave, Gary Douglas Moreton Qld LIB
Hatton, Michael John Blaxland NSW ALP
Hawker, David Peter Maxwell Wannon Vic LIB
Hoare, Kelly Joy Charlton NSW ALP
Hockey, the Hon. Joseph (Joe) Benedict North Sydney NSW LIB
Hollis, Colin Throsby NSW ALP
Horne, Robert (Bob) Hodges Paterson NSW ALP
Howard, the Hon. John Winston Bennelong NSW LIB
Hull, Kay Elizabeth Riverina NSW NPA
Irwin, Julia Claire Fowler NSW ALP
Jenkins, Harry Alfred Scullin Vic ALP
Jull, the Hon. David Francis Fadden Qld LIB
Katter, the Hon. Robert (Bob) Carl Kennedy Qld NPA
Kelly, De-Anne Margaret Dawson Qld NPA
Kelly, Jacqueline (Jackie) Marie Lindsay NSW LIB
Kemp, the Hon. Dr David Alistair Goldstein Vic LIB
Kernot, Cheryl Dickson Qld ALP
Kerr, the Hon. Duncan James Colquhoun Denison Tas ALP
Latham, Mark William Werriwa NSW ALP
Lawler, Anthony (Tony) John Parkes NSW NPA
Lawrence, the Hon. Dr Carmen Mary Fremantle WA ALP
Lee, the Hon. Michael John Dobell NSW ALP
Lieberman, the Hon. Louis (Lou) Stuart Indi Vic LIB
Lindsay, Peter John Herbert Qld LIB
Livermore, Kirsten Fiona Capricornia Qld ALP
Lloyd, James (Jim) Eric Robertson NSW LIB
McArthur, Fergus Stewart Corangamite Vic LIB
McClelland, Robert Bruce Barton NSW ALP
Macfarlane, Ian Elgin Groom Qld LIB
McFarlane, Jann Sonya Stirling WA ALP
McGauran, the Hon. Peter John Gippsland Vic NPA
Macklin, Jennifer (Jenny) Louise Jagajaga Vic ALP
McLeay, the Hon. Leo Boyce Watson NSW ALP
McMullan, the Hon. Robert (Bob) Francis Canberra ACT ALP
Martin, the Hon. Stephen Paul Cunningham NSW ALP
May, Margaret Ann McPherson Qld LIB
Melham, Daryl Banks NSW ALP
Moore, the Hon. John Colinton Ryan Qld LIB
Morris, Allan Agapitos Newcastle NSW ALP
Mossfield, Frank William, AM Greenway NSW ALP
Moylan, the Hon. Judith (Judi) Eleanor Pearce WA LIB
Murphy, John Paul Lowe NSW ALP
Nairn, Gary Roy Eden-Monaro NSW LIB
Nehl, Garry Barr Cowper NSW NPA
Nelson, Dr Brendan John Bradfield NSW LIB
Neville, Paul Christopher Hinkler Qld NPA
Nugent, Peter Edward Aston Vic LIB
O’Byrne, Michelle Anne Bass Tas ALP
O’Connor, Gavan Michael Corio Vic ALP
O’Keefe, the Hon. Neil Patrick Burke Vic ALP
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Member Electorate
State or Territory Party
Plibersek, Tanya Joan Sydney NSW ALP
Price, the Hon. Leo Roger Spurway Chifley NSW ALP
Prosser, the Hon. Geoffrey Daniel Forrest WA LIB
Pyne, Christopher Maurice Sturt SA LIB
Quick, Harry Vernon Franklin Tas ALP
Reith, the Hon. Peter Keaston Flinders Vic LIB
Ripoll, Bernard (Bernie) Fernando Oxley Qld ALP
Ronaldson, the Hon. Michael John Clyde Ballarat Vic LIB
Roxon, Nicola Louise Gellibrand Vic ALP
Rudd, Kevin Michael Griffith Qld ALP
Ruddock, the Hon. Philip Maxwell Berowra NSW LIB
St Clair, Stuart Roy New England NSW NPA
Sawford, Rodney Weston Port Adelaide SA ALP
Schultz, Albert (Alby) John Hume NSW LIB
Sciacca, the Hon. Concetto (Con) Antonio Bowman Qld ALP
Scott, the Hon. Bruce Craig Maranoa Qld NPA
Secker, Patrick Damien Barker SA LIB
Sercombe, Robert (Bob) Charles Grant Maribyrnong Vic ALP
Sidebottom, Peter (Sid) Braddon Tas ALP
Slipper, Peter Neil Fisher Qld LIB
Smith, Stephen Francis Perth WA ALP
Snowdon, the Hon. Warren Edward Northern Territory NT ALP
Somlyay, Alexander Michael Fairfax Qld LIB
Southcott, Dr Andrew John Boothby SA LIB
Stone, the Hon. Dr Sharman Nancy Murray Vic LIB
Sullivan, the Hon. Kathryn (Kathy) Jean Martin Moncrieff Qld LIB
Swan, Wayne Maxwell Lilley Qld ALP
Tanner, Lindsay James Melbourne Vic ALP
Theophanous, the Hon. Dr Andrew Charles Calwell Vic ALP
Thompson, Cameron Paul Blair Qld LIB
Thomson, the Hon. Andrew Peter Wentworth NSW LIB
Thomson, Kelvin John Wills Vic ALP
Truss, the Hon. Warren Errol Wide Bay Qld NPA
Tuckey, the Hon. Charles Wilson O’Connor WA LIB
Vaile, the Hon. Mark Anthony James Lyne NSW NPA
Vale, Danna Sue Hughes NSW LIB
Wakelin, Barry Hugh Grey SA LIB
Washer, Dr Malcolm (Mal) James Moore WA LIB
Wilkie, Kimberley (Kim) William Swan WA ALP
Williams, the Hon. Daryl Robert, AM, QC Tangney WA LIB
Wilton, Gregory Stuart Isaacs Vic ALP
Wooldridge, the Hon. Dr Michael Richard Lewis Casey Vic LIB
Worth, the Hon. Patricia (Trish) Mary Adelaide SA LIB
Zahra, Christian John McMillan Vic ALP
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The Ministry
The Second Howard Ministry1
Representation in
Title Minister other chamber
Prime Minister Howard, the Hon. John Winston Hill, Senator the Hon.
Robert Murray
Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Herron, Senator the Hon. John Joseph Ruddock, the Hon. Philip Maxwell
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister Tuckey, the Hon. Charles Wilson
Parliamentary Secretary to Cabinet Heffernan, Senator the Hon. William Daniel
Minister for Transport and Regional Services Deputy Prime Minister
Anderson, the Hon. John Duncan Macdonald, Senator the Hon. Ian Douglas
Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government
Macdonald, Senator the Hon. Ian Douglas Anderson, the Hon. John Duncan
Parliamentary Secretary Boswell, Senator the Hon. Ronald Leslie Doyle
Treasurer Costello, the Hon. Peter Howard Kemp, Senator the Hon.
Charles Roderick
Assistant Treasurer Kemp, Senator the Hon. Charles Roderick Costello, the Hon. Peter Howard
Minister for Financial Services and Regulation Hockey, the Hon. Joseph Benedict Kemp, Senator the Hon. Charles Roderick
Minister for Trade Vaile, the Hon. Mark Anthony James Hill, Senator the Hon. Robert Murray
Minister for Foreign Affairs Downer, the Hon. Alexander John Gosse Hill, Senator the Hon. Robert Murray
Parliamentary Secretary (Foreign Affairs) Sullivan, the Hon. Kathryn Jean Martin Minister for the Environment and Heritage Leader of the Government in the Senate
Hill, Senator the Hon. Robert Murray Truss, the Hon. Warren Errol
Parliamentary Secretary Stone, the Hon. Dr Sharman Nancy
1 As at 31.8.1999. Cabinet Ministers are shown in bold type. As a general rule, there is one department in each portfolio. Except for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the title of each department reflects that of the portfolio minister. There is also a Department of Veterans’ Affairs in the Defence portfolio.
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Representation in
Title Minister other chamber
Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate
Alston, Senator the Hon. Richard Kenneth Robert McGauran, the Hon. Peter John
Minister for the Arts and the Centenary of Federation Deputy Leader of the House
McGauran, the Hon. Peter John Alston, Senator the Hon. Richard Kenneth Robert
Parliamentary Secretary Manager of Government Business in the Senate
Campbell, Senator the Hon. Ian Gordon
Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business Leader of the House
Reith, the Hon. Peter Keaston Alston, Senator the Hon. Richard Kenneth Robert
Minister for Employment Services Abbott, the Hon. Anthony John Alston, Senator the Hon. Richard Kenneth
Robert
Minister for Family and Community Services Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women
Newman, Senator the Hon. Jocelyn Margaret Anthony, the Hon. Lawrence James
Minister for Community Services Anthony, the Hon. Lawrence James Newman, Senator the Hon. Jocelyn Margaret
Minister for Defence Moore, the Hon. John Colinton Newman, Senator the Hon. Jocelyn Margaret
Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence Scott, the Hon. Bruce Craig
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Scott, the Hon. Bruce Craig Newman, Senator the Hon. Jocelyn Margaret
Parliamentary Secretary Abetz, Senator the Hon. Eric
Minister for Health and Aged Care Wooldridge, the Hon. Dr Michael Richard Lewis
Herron, Senator the Hon. John Joseph
Minister for Aged Care Bishop, the Hon. Bronwyn Kathleen Herron, Senator the Hon. John Joseph
Parliamentary Secretary Tambling, the Hon. Grant Ernest John Minister for Finance and Administration Fahey, the Hon. John Joseph Ellison, Senator the
Hon. Christopher Martin
Special Minister of State Ellison, Senator the Hon. Christopher Martin Fahey, the Hon. John Joseph
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Representation in
Title Minister other chamber
Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs Vice-President of the Executive Council Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Public Service
Kemp, the Hon. Dr David Alistair Ellison, Senator the Hon. Christopher Martin
Parliamentary Secretary Worth, the Hon. Patricia Mary
Minister for Industry, Science and Resources Minchin, Senator the Hon. Nicholas Hugh
Moore, the Hon. John Colinton
Minister for Sport and Tourism Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Sydney 2000 Games
Kelly, the Hon. Jacqueline Marie Minchin, Senator the Hon. Nicholas Hugh
Parliamentary Secretary Entsch, the Hon. Warren George
Attorney-General Williams, the Hon. Daryl Robert, AM, QC Vanstone, Senator the Hon. Amanda Eloise
Minister for Justice and Customs
Vanstone, Senator the Hon. Amanda Eloise Williams, the Hon. Daryl Robert, AM, QC
Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Reconciliation
Ruddock, the Hon. Philip Maxwell Vanstone, Senator the Hon. Amanda Eloise
Parliamentary Secretary Patterson, the Hon. Kay Christine Lesley
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Truss, the Hon. Warren Errol Alston, Senator the
Hon. Richard Kenneth Robert
Minister for Forestry and Conservation Tuckey, the Hon. Charles Wilson Hill, Senator the Hon. Robert Murray
Parliamentary Secretary Troeth, Senator the Hon. Judith Mary
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The Shadow Ministry 2
Leader of the Opposition Beazley, the Hon. Kim Christian
Deputy Leader of the Opposition Shadow Treasurer
Crean, the Hon. Simon Findlay
Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Shadow Minister for Public Administration and Government Services Shadow Minister for Olympic Coordination and the Centenary of Federation
Faulkner, Senator the Hon. John Philip
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Shadow Minister for Trade Cook, Senator the Hon. Peter Francis Salmon
Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations Bevis, the Hon. Archibald Ronald
Shadow Minister for Environment and Heritage Bolkus, Senator the Hon. Nick
Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Brereton, the Hon. Laurence John
Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Regulation Conroy, Senator Stephen Michael
Shadow Minister for Family Services and the Aged Evans, Senator Christopher Vaughan
Shadow Minister for Science and Resources Evans, Martyn John
Shadow Minister for Defence Science and Personnel Shadow Minister for Forestry and Conservation Ferguson, Laurie Donald Thomas
Shadow Minister for Employment, Training and Population Ferguson, Martin John, AM
Shadow Minister for Small Business and Tourism Fitzgibbon, Joel Andrew
Shadow Minister for Regional Development, Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Services Kernot, Cheryl
Shadow Minister for Justice and Customs Shadow Minister for the Arts Kerr, the Hon. Duncan James Colquhoun
Shadow Minister for Education Lee, the Hon. Michael John
Shadow Minister for Sport and Youth Affairs Shadow Minister Assisting the Shadow Minister for Industry and Technology on Information Technology
Lundy, Senator Kate Alexandra
Shadow Attorney-General McClelland, Robert Bruce
Shadow Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government Mackay, Senator Susan Mary
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Shadow Minister for Industry and Technology Manager of Opposition Business McMullan, the Hon. Robert Francis
Shadow Minister for Health Shadow Minister for Status of Women
Macklin, Jennifer Louise
Shadow Minister for Defence Martin, the Hon. Stephen Paul
Shadow Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Shadow Minister for Reconciliation
Melham, Daryl
Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry O’Connor, Gavan Michael
Shadow Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Schacht, Senator the Hon. Christopher Cleland
Shadow Minister for Immigration Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader of the Opposition on Multicultural Affairs
Sciacca, the Hon. Concetto Antonio
Shadow Minister for Communications Smith, Stephen Francis
Shadow Minister for Family and Community Services Swan, Wayne Maxwell
Shadow Minister for Finance Tanner, Lindsay James
Shadow Assistant Treasurer Thomson, Kelvin John
Parliamentary Secretaries
Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Minister for Family and Community Services Albanese, Anthony Norman
Representing the Shadow Minister for Communications in the Senate Bishop, Senator Thomas Mark
Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate Representing the Shadow Minister for Education in the Senate
Carr, Senator Kim John
Representing the Shadow Ministers for Industrial Relations and Employment, Training and Population in the Senate
Collins, Senator Jacinta Mary Ann
Representing the Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry in the Senate Forshaw, Senator Michael George
Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Minister for Health Griffin, Alan Peter
Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Minister for Regional Development, Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Services
Horne, Robert
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Senate Committees
Standing Committees Appropriations and Staffing House Library Privileges Procedure Publications Selection of Bills Senators’ Interests
Legislative Scrutiny Standing Committees Regulations and Ordinances Scrutiny of Bills
Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committees Community Affairs Legislation Community Affairs References Economics Legislation Economics References Employment, Workplace Relations, Small Business and Education Legislation Employment, Workplace Relations, Small Business and Education References Environment, Communications, Information Technology, and the Arts Legislation Environment, Communications, Information Technology, and the Arts References Finance and Public Administration Legislation Finance and Public Administration References Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Legal and Constitutional Legislation Legal and Constitutional References Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References
Select Committees Information Technologies New Tax System Socio-Economic Consequences of the National Competition Policy
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House of Representatives Committees
Standing Committees pursuant to Standing Orders Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Communications, Transport and the Arts Economics, Finance and Public Administration Employment, Education and Workplace Regulation Environment and Heritage Family and Community Affairs House Industry, Science and Resources Legal and Constitutional Affairs Library Members’ Interests Primary Industries and Regional Services Privileges Procedure Publications Selection
Joint Committees
Joint Statutory Committees Australian Security Intelligence Organization Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings Corporations and Securities National Crime Authority Native Title and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Fund Public Accounts and Audit Public Works
Joint Committees Electoral Matters Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Migration National Capital and External Territories Treaties
Joint Select Committees Republic Referendum Retailing Sector