Standing Orders - Australia (Commonwealth)

House of Representatives. Guide to Procedures

2010

A concise yet comprehensive online introduction to the procedures of the House of Representatives, intended for participants in and observers of proceedings in the Chamber of the House and the Main Committee, Department of the House of Representatives, 4th edition 2010. Available in PDF formats.

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House of Representatives. Guide to Procedures is a Further Reading of Standing Orders - Australia (Commonwealth)

The House of Representatives adopted temporary Standing Orders in 1901, which were only replaced by permanent Standing Orders on 22 March 1950. The Senate relied substantially on the Standing Orders of the South Australian legislature until 1903, when it established its own Standing Orders. By 1937 the Senate had 450 Standing Orders, and the House of Representatives 410. They are regularly revised and reissued. Sessional orders are also made, applying only to the current session of Parliament.

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