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On 9 May 2001, the Parliament met in a special joint sitting at the site of the 1st Parliament, the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne, to commemorate the Centenary of that event specifically, and the Centenary of Federation more generally. The joint sitting was addressed by the Governor-General, Sir William Deane. [4] [5]
Joint committees are established by both Houses of the Australian parliament and include both Members and Senators. An example of this is the Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia, appointed by resolution by the House of Representatives on 4 July 2019 and the Senate on 22 July 2019. [3]
The Standing Committee of Privileges and Members' Interests is a committee of the Australian House of Representatives responsible for the consideration of documents presented to the House of Representatives. [1]
The Standing Committee on Procedure is a committee of the Australian House of Representatives responsible for the practices and procedures of the House of Representatives and its committees. [1] The committee is governed by Standing Order 221 and consists of seven members, four government members and three non-government members.
The current Parliament is the 47th Australian Parliament. The most recent federal election was held on 21 May 2022 and the 47th Parliament first sat on 26 July. The outcome of the 2022 election saw the Labor Party return to government for the first time in nine years, winning 77 seats in the 151-seat House of Representatives (an increase of 9 ...
Senators may be members of joint committees: committees jointly established by both chambers of the Australian parliament. An example of this is the Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia, appointed by resolution by the House of Representatives on 4 July 2019 and the Senate on 22 July 2019. [14] The inquiry into the destruction of ...
The Standing Committee on Publications, also called the Publications Committee, is a committee of the Australian House of Representatives responsible for the consideration of documents presented to the House of Representatives. [1]
The Standing Committee on Appropriations and Administration is a committee of the Australian House of Representatives responsible for the funding and operations of the House of Representatives. [1] The committee is governed by Standing Order 222A and consists of nine members, the Speaker as chair, ex officio , four government members and three ...