Australian House of Representatives committees

Australian House of Representatives committees
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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.

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1 Purposes of committees
2 House Committees of the 41st Parliament
3 References
4 See also
5 External links

Purposes of committees

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

The Main Committee

Main article: Australian House of Representatives#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.

Standing committees

The House has a two types of standing committees[1]:

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.