Australian Federal Government Committees and Inquiries – Making a Submission

The Australian Federal Government also has a number of Committees in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, providing an opportunity for organisations and individuals to make representations to Parliament and to have their views placed on the public record.

The role of the federal Parliamentary committees is to investigate and to draw attention to what they find. They throw ‘light in dark corners’ and give advice.

As well as inviting public submissions, Federal Government Committees encourage and enable senators to develop special interests and expertise in particular aspects of public policy.

There are Committees in both Houses of Federal Parliament, the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Information on the parliamentary committees is available on the Federal Government website.

Federal Government Senate Committees and Inquiries

Online information includes:

• List of Senate Committees
• Current inquiries
• Completed inquiries
• Today's hearings
• Upcoming hearings
• Estimates hearings
• Getting involved in Senate Committee inquiries
• Information about Committees
• Contacts

Follow this link for information on Senate Committees (opens in a new browser window)

Follow this link for more general information about Federal Government Senate Committees (opens in a new browser window)

House of Representatives Committees and Inquiries

Online information includes:

• List of committees
• What's New in House Committees
• Participating in Committee inquiries
• Role, Powers and Procedures of Committees
• Community Service Standards
• Register of Reports
• Contact information for Committees

Follow this link for information on House of Representatives Committees and Inquiries (opens in a new browser window)

Making Submissions to Federal Government Inquiries

The Federal Government website contains information on making Submissions to both Houses of Parliament.

Follow this link for how to make a submission to a Senate Committee Inquiry (opens in a new browser window)

Contact information for Senate Committees:

Senior Clerk's Office
Department of the Senate
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia
Phone: +61 2 6277 3555
Fax: +61 2 6277 3899
Email: seniorclerk.committees.sen@aph.gov.au

Follow this link on how to make a submission to a House of Representatives Committee of Inquiry (pdf file - opens in a new borwser window)

Contact Information for House of Representatives Committees:

Clerk Assistant (Committees)
Department of the House of Representatives
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT 2600
AUSTRALIA
Phone: 61 2 6277 4399
Fax: 61 2 6277 4435
email: committee.reps@aph.gov.au

For further information

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Australian Parliament House

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http://www.aph.gov.au