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Standing Committee on Procedure

Reports

Balancing tradition and progress - Procedures for the opening of Parliament

Publication details:

Commonwealth of Australia 2001

ISBN 0 642 78400 0

Report

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A copy of the full report (PDF) is available in PDF or from the Committee Secretariat.

Preliminary (PDF)

Chapter 1 - Parliamentary history and tradition (PDF)

Chapter 2 - The existing opening procedures (PDF)

Chapter 3 - Omissions, defects and anomalies in the existing procedures (PDF)

Chapter 4 - Proposals (PDF)

Chapter 5 - Recommendations (PDF)

Appendices

Appendix A - Conduct of the inquiry and evidence (PDF)

Appendix B - Diagrams of current and proposed ceremonies (PDF)


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