Australian House of Representatives committees

Parliamentary committees of the Australian House of Representatives are groups of Members of Parliament, appointed by the House of Representatives, to undertake certain specified tasks. They comprise government and non-government Members and have considerable powers to undertake work on behalf of the Parliament.[1]

Federation Chamber

The Federation Chamber, formerly the Main Committee, provides an additional forum for the second reading and consideration in detail stages of bills and debate of committee reports and papers presented to the House. All Members of the House are automatically members of the Federation Chamber and eligible to participate in its meetings.[2]

Standing committees

Under the Standing Orders of the House, standing committees are appointed for the life of the Parliament and they are usually re-established in some form in successive Parliaments (that is, after each election).

The House has two types of standing committees:

Select committees

Select committees are appointed as the need arises for a specific purpose, and have a limited life.

Joint committees

Joint committees are established by both Houses of the Australian parliament and include both Members and Senators.

List of House and Joint committees of the 45th Parliament

Standing committees

House of Representatives committee room, Parliament House, Canberra

There are currently 17 House standing committees:[3]

Select committees

There are currently no House select committees.

Joint committees

There are currently 18 joint committees:[3]

See also

References

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