Australian House of Representatives committees

Australian House of Representatives committees

The committees of the Australian House of Representatives are committees of Member of Parliament, established by the Australian House of Representatives, for purposes determined by that body.

Purposes of committees

The functions of committees depend on the type of committee and on the work it is undertaking.

The Main Committee

The Main Committee is an additional debating chamber for uncontroversial committee reports and papers presented to the House.

Joint committees

Joint committees are established by both chambers of the Australian parliament and include members of both chambers. e.g. "Public Accounts and Audit Committee".

tanding committees

The House has a two types of standing committees [http://www.aph.gov.au/house/info/general/index.htm] :

* investigative — inquiries on matters of public policy or government administration. They usually match the portfolios of the Government. e.g. "Education and Vocational Training"

* domestic or internal — operation of the House. e.g. "Procedure, Privileges, Members' Interests"

Under the Standing Orders of the House of Representatives, standing committees are appointed for the life of the Parliament. The 40th Parliament was prorogued and the House of Representatives dissolved at 4:59pm on 31 August 2004 for the Australian general election held on 9 October that year.

House Committees of the 41st Parliament

The 41st Parliament first met on 16 November 2004. [cite web | url = http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/721CE262272EA686CA2570DE0003C3FD?opendocument | title = 1301.0 - Year Book Australia, 2006 | work = Australian Bureau of Statistics | accessdate = 2007-02-06 ]

tanding Committees

There are 18 house standing committees [http://www.aph.gov.au/house/pubs/standos/chapter16.htm] :
* Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs
* Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
* Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
* Economics, Finance and Public Administration
* Education and Vocational Training
* Employment, Workplace Relations and Workforce Participation
* Environment and Heritage
* Family and Human Services
* Health and Ageing
* Industry and Resources
* Legal and Constitutional Affairs
* Members' Interests
* Privileges
* Procedure
* Publications
* Selection
* Science and Innovation [cite news | url = http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/bt/26mar/bio06.htm#Scien | title = Science and Innovation committee introduced | date = 2002-03-13 | work = Biotech News, Allens Arthur Robinson | accessdate = 2007-02-07 ] [cite web | url = http://www.dpmc.gov.au/annual_reports/2002-03/performance/output1_1.htm | title = Output 1.1 - Economic and Industry Policy, Annual Report 2002-2003 | work = Commonwealth of Australia | year = 2003 | accessdate = 2007-02-07 ]
* Transport and Regional Services

elect Committees

There are currently no House Select Committees.

Joint Committees administered by the House

There are 9 joint committees administered by the House:
* Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings
* Electoral Matters
* Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
* Intelligence and Security
* Migration
* National Capital and External Territories
* Public Accounts and Audit
* Public Works
* Treaties

References

ee also

* Ministerial Committee

External links

* [http://www.aph.gov.au/house/index.htm Official website of the Australian House of Representatives]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Australian House of Representatives — Infobox Legislature name = Australian House of Representatives coa pic = coa pic = session room = House of Representatives, Parliament House, Canberra.jpg house type = Lower house leader1 type = Speaker of the House leader1 = Harry Jenkins party1 …   Wikipedia

  • Clerk of the Australian House of Representatives — The Clerk of the House of Representatives of the Parliament of Australia is responsible for managing the Department of the House. The Department of the House of Representatives provides services to support the efficient conduct of the House of… …   Wikipedia

  • Clerk of the United States House of Representatives — Clerk of the House of Representatives redirects here. For the Australian office, see Clerk of the Australian House of Representatives. The Clerk of the United States House of Representatives is an officer of the United States House of… …   Wikipedia

  • Australian Senate committees — This article is about committees of the Senate. For consideration of bills in committee , see Committee of the Whole The committees of the Australian Senate are committees of Senators, established by the Australian Senate, for purposes determined …   Wikipedia

  • Australian Labor Party — Infobox Australian Political Party party name = Australian Labor Party party party wikicolourid = Labor leader = Kevin Rudd deputy = Julia Gillard president = Mike Rann foundation = 1891 ideology = Democratic socialism, Social democracy, Third… …   Wikipedia

  • Charles McDonald (Australian politician) — The Honourable Charles McDonald Member of the Australian Parliament for Kennedy In office 30 March 1901 – 13 November 1925 …   Wikipedia

  • William Wentworth (Australian politician) — Infobox Politician honorific prefix = The Honourable name = William Wentworth honorific suffix =AO MA (Oxon) constituency MP = Mackellar parliament=Australian majority = term start = 1949 term end = 1977 predecessor = Division created successor …   Wikipedia

  • Clerk of the Australian Senate — The Clerk of the Australian Senate is the head of the Department of the Senate, which is the parliamentary department supporting the work of the Australian Senate. The parliamentary head of the department is the President of the Senate. The… …   Wikipedia

  • Michael Ferguson (Australian politician) — Michael Ferguson Member of the Australian Parliament for Bass In office 9 October 2004 – 24 November 2007 Preceded by Michelle O Byrne Succeeded by Jodie Campbell …   Wikipedia

  • Joe Clark (Australian politician) — Joseph Joe James Clark, CBE (born 29 July 1897, at Coonamble, New South Wales, died 9 December 1992) was an Australian politician, serving in the Australian House of Representatives as the Member for Darling from 15 September 1934 to 29 September …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”