Appendixes

1 Performance information 2 Agency resource and outcome resource statements 3 Business of the House and Main Committee 4 Committee activity 5 Committee reports and inquiries 6 Official incoming parliamentary delegations 7 Other incoming parliamentary visits 8 Outgoing parliamentary delegations 9 Parliamentary staff and other visits 10 Publications 11 Staffing statistics 12 Members’ survey 2012 13 Contact directory 14 List of requirements

Photo: The Federation Chamber at work, 1 March 2012. Photo supplied by Auspic. House of Representatives Annual Report 2011–12

1. Performance information

Table 14 summarises the performance of the Department of the House of Representatives in 2011–12. Comparable Processing and drafting of bills performance information for 2010–11, where available, is given in brackets. Key performance indicator Performance Table 14 Summary of performance, 2011–12 (2010–11) Percentage of bills (proposed legislation) All deadlines were met and there were no significant errors processed within deadlines and with no (as in 2010–11). (Figures in brackets are from 2010–11) significant errors (target: 100 per cent) All members surveyed who had used legislative and drafting services were satisfied with advice and service provision Program component 1.1: Chamber and Main Committee (as in 2010–11). Deliverable: Advice and services to enable the Chamber and Main Committee 100 (100) per cent of bills/amendments were drafted within the to meet and address business as scheduled timeframe required (as in 2010–11). Key performance indicator Performance Creating and processing records and documents of the House Member satisfaction with the quality 100 (100) per cent of members surveyed were satisfied with and timeliness of chamber support and advice and service provision by Clerks-at-the-Table; 85 (96) per Key performance indicator Performance advisory services (target: 99 per cent cent were ‘extremely’ or ‘highly’ satisfied. Percentage of Chamber support service Service standards for preparation of the Votes and Proceedings satisfaction rate) standards met for all sittings of the House and the Live Minutes were met on all occasions (all service and meetings of the Main Committee, with standards were met in 2010–11). 100 (100) per cent of members surveyed were satisfied with no significant errors (target: 100 per cent) advice and service provision more generally in relation to Chamber and Main Committee duties; 80 (96) per cent were 6533 (4686) disallowable instruments and documents were ‘extremely’ or ‘highly’ satisfied. processed. Percentage of chamber support service Service standards for programming and procedural advice and 183 (129) petitions with a total of 446,619 (445,921) signatories; standards met for all sittings of the House support, preparation of chamber documents, processing of 134 (79) ministerial responses to petitions. and meetings of the Main Committee, with questions in writing and answers to questions, and provision and no significant errors (target: 100 per cent) processing of documents of the House were generally met for all Collection, analysis and publication of procedural and statistical information sittings of the House and meetings of the Main Committee (as in 2010–11). Key performance indicator Performance Member satisfaction with the quality and 95 (100) per cent of members surveyed were satisfied and 89 availability of procedural and statistical (87) per cent were ‘extremely’ or ‘highly’ satisfied with the quality 4The Main Committee was renamed the ‘Federation Chamber’ with effect from 27 February 2012, following amendments to the standing orders adopted by the House of Representatives on 8 February 2012. publications and support in obtaining and availability of procedural and statistical publications and such information (target: 90 per cent associated support. satisfaction rate) Internal and external users indicated a high level of satisfaction with procedural and statistical publications.

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Table 14 Summary of performance, 2011–12 (2010–11) (cont.) Program component 1.4: Inter-parliamentary relations Deliverable: Advice and support to facilitate the conduct of the parliament’s Program component 1.2: Community awareness international and regional affairs Deliverable: Supporting the provision of services to increase community understanding of, and interaction with the work of the House of Key performance indicator Performance Representatives and the Commonwealth Parliament Rate of satisfaction of presiding officers, Correspondence and anecdotal feedback from delegates and Key performance indicator Performance delegates and diplomatic representatives diplomatic missions indicated a high level of satisfaction with visits. with arrangements for incoming and Number of participants in community 3200 (3300) individuals and organisations subscribed to the email outgoing delegations. Levels of participation awareness programs such as seminars, alert service. The About the House Twitter feed had more than in parliamentary organisations and quality of school visits, subscribers to email alert 7500 (2500) followers. policy advice. service and magazine continues to increase over time Thirteen evaluation forms were completed by participants in outgoing delegations: eight rated the support provided as 342 (329) people attended seminars. ‘excellent’ and five provided a rating of ‘good’. More than 14,000 (14,000) individuals and organisations All submissions on the international program were approved by subscribed to the About the House magazine. the presiding officers.

114,794 student visitors from 3487 schools (114,598 student Of eligible senators and members, 57 per cent (57 per visitors from 3439 schools) cent) were members of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. Of eligible senators and members, 73 per cent (71 per cent) were members of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. Program component 1.3: Committee services Delegations attended the assemblies and conferences of the

Deliverable: Supporting House of Representatives and some joint committees Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Inter-Parliamentary Union, Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum and Association in fulfilling their role in the parliamentary consideration of policy of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Inter-Parliamentary and legislation and the scrutiny of government Assembly. Three regional activities were conducted for the

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and one for the Inter- Key performance indicator Performance Parliamentary Union. 90 per cent satisfaction rate of committee 95 (100) per cent of members surveyed were ‘satisfied’, ‘highly members with advice and services provided satisfied’ or ‘extremely satisfied’ with the procedural advice, Rate of satisfaction of parliaments in Reports on training activities and anecdotal feedback on research, analytical, drafting and administrative support services the Pacific region with the training and equipment indicated a high level of satisfaction with the education received in relation to the conduct of committee inquiries and equipment purchases provided through the trust fund’s operations. The Pacific Parliamentary Partnerships the publication of final reports. education trust fund program was expanded, with three additional parliaments funded by AusAID for capacity building projects.

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Table 14 Summary of performance, 2011–12 (2010–11) (cont.) 2 Agency resource statement and

Program component 1.5: Members’ services resources for outcome Deliverable: Advice, services and support to members in Parliament House. Payment of members’ salaries and allowances Table 15 Agency resource statement, 2011–12

Key performance indicator Performance Actual Payments made Balance All variations to salary and allowances and All variations and salary increases were processed with an available remaining salary increases processed with at least accuracy rate of at least 99 (99) per cent. appropriation 99 per cent accuracy for 2011–12 2011–12 2011–12 $’000 $’000 $’000 Deliverable: Services and advice to the Speaker, members and others in (a) (b) (a) - (b) accordance with legislation and administrative decisions Ordinary annual services Deliverable: Advice and service to members in Parliament House relating to Departmental appropriation1 21,848 21,089 759 accommodation, computing and communication facilities and s31 agency receipts 1,375 1,375 – office services s30 agency receipts 3 3 – Key performance indicator Performance Total A 23,226 22,467 759 Rate of satisfaction of members and others 100 per cent of the accommodation changes, office services and Outcome 1: Advisory and with the provision of accommodation, communication facilities provided met agreed timeframes and administrative services support the computing and communication facilities and standards, and met the satisfaction of party whips and individual House of Representatives to fulfil its office support services (target: 95 per cent) members. 100 (100) per cent of members surveyed were representative and legislative role. satisfied with the information on their internet home page. Total 23,226 22,467 Number of accommodation-related 174 (234) routine maintenance requests were actioned. services provided to members The target for emergency requests was ‘action within five Departmental non-operating minutes’; this target was reached for 100 (100) per cent of the Contribution by owners2 1,405 552 853 353 (375) emergency requests received. Total ordinary annual services B 1,405 552 853 491 (556) furniture movement requests were processed, all Special Accounts3 within agreed timeframes (as in 2010–11). Opening balance 2,327 12,165 (12,320) transport requests were processed with 98.9 (99.1) per cent accuracy. Appropriation receipts4 141 Payments made 123 Note: The department has presented consolidated performance information in an appendix to its annual report since 1999–2000. While there Total Special Account C 2,468 123 2,345 has been some variation in the performance information reported, the department has generally achieved its key performance indicator targets for this period. Total resourcing and payments for the Department of the House of Representatives5 27,099 23,142

1 Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act (No.1) 2011–12. 2 Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act (No.1) 2011–12. Includes an amount of $1.405m in 2011–12 for the departmental capital budget. For accounting purposes this amount has been designated as ‘contributions by owners’. 3 Does not include money held in accounts like Services for Other Entities and Trust Moneys Special Accounts (SOETM) 4 Appropriation receipts from departmental appropriation for 2011–12 included above. 5 Total resourcing equals A + B + C.

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3 Business of the House and Table 16 Third-party drawdowns from and on behalf of other agencies, 2011–12 Federation Chamber $’000 Payments made on behalf of the Department of Finance and Deregulation This appendix contains summary information on the business of the House and Federation Chamber in 2011–12. (disclosed in the respective agency resource statement) 4,358 Table 18 Meetings of the House of Representatives, 2011–12 Payments made on behalf of the Australian Public Service Commission (disclosed in the respective agency resource statement) 30,665 Events Spring 2011a Autumn/ Winter 2012 Total Sitting weeks 9 10 19 Sitting days 31 37 68 Table 17 Expenses and resources for Outcome 1, 2011–12 Hours of sittingb including suspensions 320 386 706 Outcome 1: Actual Advisory and administrative services support Budget1 expenses Variation excluding suspensions 319 372 691 2011–12 2011–12 2011–12 the House of Representatives to fulfil its Sittings after midnight 2 1 3 representative and legislative role. $’000 $’000 $’000 Bills introduced 131 125 256 (a) (b) (a) - (b) Private members’ bills introduced 15 12 27 Program 1: Department of the House of Representatives Private members’ motions moved 48 72 120 Departmental expenses Private members’ motions agreed to 19 22 41 Ordinary annual services Committee reports presented 76 91 167 (Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) 21,848 22,413 (565) Days on which Act (No. 1) 2011–12) the adjournment motion was debated 26 31 57 Revenues from independent sources 857 853 4 matters of public importance were discussed 23 29 52 (Section 31) 88 279 (191) private members’ business occurred 14 17 31 Other revenues 147 132 15 Divisions 111 107 218 Special accounts Closure of question agreed to 0 0 0 Expenses not requiring appropriation in the Budget year 3,000 3,194 (194) Closure of member agreed to 0 0 0 Total for Program 1 25,940 26,871 (931) Bills guillotinedc 0 0 0

Total expenses for Outcome 1 25,940 26,871 (931) a Includes sittings on 4–7 July 2011. b 2010–11 2011–12 Hours of sitting are rounded to the nearest hour. c Includes private senators’ bills. Average staffing level (number) 152.5 156

1 Full year budget, including any subsequent adjustment made to the 2011–12 Budget.

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Table 21 summarises the activities of the parliamentary committees. Table 20 Bills and amendments dealtTable 19 Meetings of the Federation Chamber, 2011–12 Table 21 Activities of the House of Representatives and joint committees of the Forty-third Parliament, 2011–12 with by the House of Representatives Events Spring 2011a Autumn/ Winter 2012 Total (including the Federation Chamber), Number of meetings 23 36 59 Inquiries active Reports Committee Meetings at 30 June 2012 presented 2008–09 to 2011–12 Hours of meeting (excluding suspensions)b 122 185 307 (oral reportsa) Bills referred 32 50 82 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs 24 1 1 Private members’ bills debated 3 4 7 Agriculture, Resources, Fisheries and Forestry 34 1 7 b Private members’ motions debated 36 45 81 Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity 24 1 3 Committee and delegation reports referred 21 25 46 Australia’s Clean Energy Future Legislation 6 0 1 b Other papers debated 1 1 2 Australia’s Immigration Detention Network 27 1 2 Days on which Appropriations and Administration 7 0 2 the adjournment motion was debated 9 9 18 Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings 3 0 0 grievance debate occurred 6 7 13 Climate Change, Environment and the Arts 28 2 2(2) b private members’ business occurred 6 8 14 Corporations and Financial Services 47 1 11(1)

a Includes sittings on 4–7 July 2011. Cyber-Safety 19 1 1 b Hours of meeting are rounded to the nearest hour. Economics 39 3 12(2) Education and Employment 36 2 4 Table 20 Bills and amendments dealt with by the House of Representatives (including the Federation Chamber), Electoral Matters 16 2 5 2008–09 to 2011–12 Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade 123 5 5(1)

Event 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 Gambling Reformb 20 2 3 Total government bills Human Rights 8 0 0 (including bills brought from the Senate) 204 221 169 229 Health and Ageing 38 2 4 Introduced in Infrastructure and Communications 26 2 7(1) the House 195 216 154 219 Intelligence and Security 19 2 5 the Senate 9 5 15 10 Law Enforcementb 33 1 4 Total private members’ bills introduceda 6 15 17 27 Migration 28 1 1 Second reading amendments moved 10 12 14 17 National Broadband Network 21 1 4 Consideration in detail amendments moved National Capital and External Territories 21 0 1 government 422 329 125 427 Petitions 20 0 0 opposition 53 38 161 149 Privileges and Members’ Interests 12 1 2 independent/minor party 32 96 6 135 Procedure 18 2 2 amendments to private members’ bills 0 0 0 21 Public Accounts and Audit 20 2 8 Consideration in detail amendments passed Publications 13 0 0 government 422 329 125 427 Public Works 31 9 6 opposition 0 1 4 8 Regional Australia 35 2 0 independent/minor party 0 0 2 9 Selection 44 0 33 amendments to private members’ bills 0 0 0 13 Social Policy and Legal Affairs 54 6 10(4) a Includes private senators’ bills. Treaties 22 5 9

a In discharge of a reference from the Selection Committee. b Joint committees supported by the Department of the Senate.

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Committee Reports Inquiries active at 30 June 2012 Australian Commission for Inquiry into Integrity Testing Inquiry into the integrity of 5 Committee reports and inquiries Law Enforcement Integrity, Presented: 21 November 2011 overseas Commonwealth Parliamentary Joint Committee PP: 440/2011 law enforcement operations (reference adopted 6 The following tables provide details of the activities of House of Representatives and joint committees in 2011–12. on thea December 2011) Table 22 Scrutiny committees, Forty-third Parliament, 2011–12 Inquiry into the Operation of the Law Enforcement Integrity Committee Reports Inquiries active at 30 June 2012 Commissioner Act 2006 (Final Report) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Nil Inquiry into Language Learning Presented: 7 July 2011 Islander Affairs, Standing in Indigenous Communities PP: 179/2011 Committee on (reference received 5 July 2011) Examination of the annual report of Agriculture, Resources, Advisory Report on the Wheat the Integrity Commissioner 2010-11 Fisheries and Forestry, Export Marketing Amendment Presented 27 February 2012 Standing Committee on Bill 2012 PP: 62/2012 Presented: 18 June 2012 PP: 157/2012 Australia’s Clean Energy Advisory Report on the Clean Nil Future Legislation, Joint Select Energy Bills and the Steel Advisory Report on the Consumer Committee on Transformation Bill 2011 Amendment (Horticultural Presented: 7 October 2011 Code of Conduct) Bill 2011 and PP: 255/2011 Constitutional Corporations (Farm Gate to Plate) Bill 2011 Australia’s Immigration Final report: Joint Select Committee Nil Presented: 19 March 2012 Detention Network, Joint Select on Australia’s Immigration a PP: 85/2012 Committee on Detention Network Presented: 30 March 2012 Advisory Report on the PP: 122/2012 Wild Rivers (Environmental Management) Bill 2011 Interim report: Joint Select Presented: 27 February 2012 Committee on Australia’s PP: 56/2012 Immigration Detention Network Presented: 7 October 2011 Advisory Report on the Environment PP: 265/2011 Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Australia’s Immigration Inquiry into the Water Efficiency Inquiry into the Greenhouse and (Mining, Petroleum and Water Detention Network, Joint Select Labelling and Standards Energy Minimum Standards Bills Resources) Bill 2011 Committee on Amendment (Scheme 2012 (referred 31 May 2012) Presented: 27 February 2012 Enhancements) Bill 2012 PP: 57/2012 Oral statement: 18 June 2012 Seeing the forest through the Case Studies on Biodiversity Inquiry into biodiversity in a trees – Inquiry into the Australian Conservation: Volume 1 – First changing climate (referred 2 June forestry industry interim report of the inquiry into 2011) Presented: 23 November 2011 Australia’s biodiversity in a changing PP: 446/2011 climate Presented: 28 May 2012 Advisory Report on the Excise Tariff PP: 132/2012 Amendment (Condensate) Bill 2011 and the Excise Legislation Inquiry into the Antarctic Treaty Amendment (Condensate) Bill (Environment Protection) 2011 Amendment Bill 2011 Presented: 15 August 2011 Oral statement: 16 February 2012. PP: 200/2011 Advisory Report on the Offshore Advisory Report on the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Significant Storage Amendment (National Incident Directions) Bill 2011 Regulator) Bill 2011 and related Presented: 21 November 2011 Bills PP: 432/2011 Presented: 27 June 2011 a Joint committees supported by the Department of the Senate. PP: 174/2011 76 77 House of Representatives Annual Report 2011–12

Table 22 Scrutiny committees, Forty-third Parliament, 2011–12 (cont.)

Committee Reports Inquiries active at 30 June 2012 Committee Reports Inquiries active at 30 June 2012 Corporations and Financial Statutory oversight of the Australian Statutory oversight of the Australian Corporations and Financial Inquiry into the collapse of Trio Services, Parliamentary Joint Securities and Investments Securities and Investments Services, Parliamentary Joint Capital (Interim report) a Statutory Committee on Commission, May 2012 Commission Statutory Committee ona Presented: 24 November 2011 Presented: 21 May 2012 PP: 454/2011 PP: 141/2012 Statutory oversight of the Australian Superannuation Legislation Ongoing. Statutory reference. Securities and Investments Amendment (Stronger Super) Dates for reporting in 2012 Commission, November 2011 Bill 2012; and Superannuation adopted by the committee on 9 Presented: 24 November 2011 Supervisory Levy Imposition February 2012. PP: 438/2011 Amendment Bill 2012 Presented: 13 June 2012 Cyber-Safety, Joint Select Statutory oversight of the Australian Inquiry into cybersafety for senior PP: 139/2012 Committee on Securities and Investments Australians (reference received Commission, August 2011 23 November 2011) Inquiry into the collapse of Presented: 25 August 2011 Trio Capital and any other PP: 209/201 related matters Presented: 16 May 2012 Economics, Standing Superannuation Legislation Review of the Tax Laws

PP: 138/2011 Committee on Amendment (Early Release of Amendment (2012 Measures Superannuation) Bill 2011 No. 4) Bill 2012(reference received Superannuation Legislation Oral statement: 22 August 2011 28 June 2012) Amendment (MySuper Core Provisions) Bill 2011 and Review of the Cybercrime Legislation Review of the Reserve Bank Annual Superannuation Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 Report 2011 (Second Report) Amendment (Trustee Obligations Presented: 18 August 2011 (reference adopted 3 November and Prudential Standards) Bill 2012 PP: 206/2011 2011) Presented: 19 March 2012 Advisory Report on the Tax Laws PP: 70/2012 Amendment (Managed Investment Statutory oversight of the Australian Trust withholding Tax) Bill 2012 Securities and Invvestments Presented: 25 June 2012 Commission, March 2012 PP: 182/2012 Presented: 13 March 2012 Advisory Report on the Tax Laws PP: 68/2012 Amendment (2012 Measures Report on the 2010–11 annual No. 2) Bill 2012; Pay As You Go reports of bodies established under Withholding Non-compliance Tax the ASIC Act Bill 2012; Income Tax (Managed Presented: 13 March 2012 Investment Trust Withholding PP: 67/2012 Tax) Amendment Bill 2012 and Passenger Movement Charge Corporations Amendment (Future Amendment Bill 2012 of Financial Advice) Bill 2011 Presented: 18 June 2012 and Corporations Amendment PP: 191/2012 (Further Future of Financial Advice Measures) Bill 2011 a Presented: 29 February 2012 Joint committees supported by the Department of the Senate. PP: 63/2012 Consumer Credit and Corporations Legislation Amendment (Enhancements) Bill 2011 Presented: 2 December 2011 PP: 3/2012

a Joint committees supported by the Department of the Senate.

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Committee Reports Inquiries active at 30 June 2012 Table 22 Scrutiny committees, Forty-third Parliament, 2011–12 (cont.) Economics, Standing Advisory Report on the Mineral Committee on Resource Rent Tax Bill 2011 and related bills Committee Reports Inquiries active at 30 June 2012 Presented: 21 November 2011 PP: 424/2011 Economics, Standing Advisory Report on the: Committee on Clean Energy Finance Corporation Review of the Reserve Bank Annual Bill 2012 Report 2010 (Third Report) Clean Energy Legislation Presented: 21 November 2011 Amendment Bill 2012 PP: 423/2011 Clean Energy (Customs Tariff Advisory report on the Tax Laws Amendment) Bill 2012 Amendment (2011 Measures Clean Energy (Excise Tariff No. 8) Bill and the Pay As You Go Legislation Amendment) Bill 2012 Withholding Non-compliance Presented 30 May 2012 Tax Bill 2011 PP: 135/2012 Presented: 3 November 2011 PP: 314/2011 Advisory Report on the Tax Superannuation Laws Amendment Advisory Report on the Corporations (2012 Measures No.1) Bill 2012 (Fees) Amendment Bill 2011 Presented 30 March 2012 Presented: 12 October 2011 PP: 115/2012 PP: 317/2011 Review of the Reserve Bank Annual Advisory Report on the Food Report 2011 (First Report) Standards Amendment (Truth in Presented 22 March 2012 Labelling–Palm Oil) Bill 2011 PP: 94/2012 Presented: 19 September 2011 PP: 225/2011 Inquiry into the Corporations Amendment (Phoenixing and Other Education and Employment, Work Wanted: Mental health and Inquiry into workplace bullying Measures) Bill 2012 Standing Committee on workforce participation (reference received 31 May 2012) Oral statement: 27 February 2012 Presented: 28 June 2012 PP: 192/2012 Advisory Report on the Insurance Contracts Amendment Bill 2011 Advisory report on the Fair Work Roundtable on international Presented: 16 February 2012 Amendment (Better Work/Life education (reference adopted PP: 50/2012 Balance) Bill 2012 15 March 2012)v Presented: 25 June 2012 Inquiry into Appropriation Bill (No. PP: 171/2012 3) 2011–12 and Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2011–12 Advisory Report on Bills referred 22 Oral statement:13 February 2012 September 2011: • Education Services for Overseas Advisory Report on the Tax Laws Students Legislation Amendment Amendment (2011 Measures No. (Tuition Protection Service and 9) Bill 2011 Other Measures) Bill 2011 Presented: 8 February 2012 • Education Services for Overseas PP: 41/2012 Students (TPS Levies) Bill 2011 • Education Services for Overseas Students (Registration Charges) Amendment (Tuition Protection Service) Bill 2011 • Higher Education Support Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2011 Presented: 1 November 2011 PP: 313/2011 Inquiry into the Schools Assistance Amendment Bill 2011 Oral statement: 16 August 2011

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Committee Reports Inquiries active at 30 June 2012 Table 22 Scrutiny committees, Forty-third Parliament, 2011–12 (cont.) Foreign Affairs, Defence Review of the Department of Foreign Inquiry into Australia’s trade and and Trade, Joint Standing Affairs and Trade Annual investment relationship with Committee Reports Inquiries active at 30 June 2012 Committee on Report 2009-10 Japan and the Republic of Korea Presented: 16 August 2011 (reference received 21 April 2011) Economics, Standing Advisory report on the Electoral and Review of the Electoral and PP: 202/2011 Committee on Referendum Amendment (Protecting Referendum Amendment Elector Participation) Bill 2012 (Improving Electoral Procedure) Inquiry into Australia’s relationship Presented:19 March 2012 Bill 2012 with the countries of Africa PP: 89/2012 (reference received 28 June 2012) Presented: 4 July 2011 PP: 181/2011 Advisory report on the Electoral Inquiry into the AEC analysis of and Referendum Amendment the FWA report on the HSU Gambling Reform, Joint Select First Report: The design and Inquiry into the prevention (Maintaining Address) Bill 2011 (reference received 16 May 2012) Committee ona implementation of a mandatory and treatment of problem Presented:13 March 2012 pre-commitment system for electronic gambling (reference received 9 PP: 83/2012 gaming machines February 2012) Presented: 6 May 2011 Report on the funding of political PP: 85/2011 parties and election campaigns Presented: 9 December 2011 Poker Machine Harm Reduction Tax Inquiry into the Poker Machine PP: 47/2012 (Administration) Bill 2008 Harm Reduction ($1 Bets Presented: 30 August 2011 and Other Measures) Bill The 2010 Federal Election: Report PP: 214/2011 2012 (reference received on the conduct of the election and 22 March 2012) related matters Presented: 7 July 2011 Poker Machine (Reduced Losses – PP: 178/2012 Interim Measures) Bill 2010 Presented: 30 August 2011 Report of the Australian PP: 215/2011 Parliamentary Delegation to Indonesia and Tonga Second Report: Interactive and Presented:18 June 2012 online gambling and gambling PP: 190:2012 advertising Interactive Gambling and Broadcasting Amendment (Online Foreign Affairs, Defence Defence Sub-Committee visit to Inquiry into the Care of ADF transactions and Other Measures) and Trade, Joint Standing the Middle East area of operations: Personnel Wounded and Injured Bill 2011 Committee on Report of the delegation to the on Operations (reference received Presented: 8 December 2011 MEAO, 14 to 18 May 2011 15 June 2012) PP: 04/2012 Presented: 19 March 2012 PP: 90/2012 Health and Ageing, Standing Discussion paper on the late effects Inquiry into the late effects of polio/ Committee on of polio/post-polio syndrome post-polio syndrome (reference Review of the Defence Annual Review of the Defence Annual Presented: 29 June 2012 adopted 30 March 2012) Report 2009–2010 (reference Report 2010–2011 (reference received 24 November 2010) adopted 24 November 2011) Lost in the Labyrinth: Report on the Inquiry into health issues across Presented: 27 February 2012 inquiry into registration processes and international borders (reference PP: 58/2012 support for overseas trained doctors adopted 30 March 2012) Presented:19 March 2012 Inquiry into Defence Trade Controls Inquiry into Australia’s Overseas PP: 86/2012 Bill 2011 and Customs Amendment Representation (reference received (Military End-Use) Bill 2011 13 September 2011) Advisory Report on the Tobacco Plain Inquiry into dementia: early Oral statement: 21 November Packaging Bill 2011 and the Trade diagnosis and intervention 2011 Marks Amendment (Tobacco Plain (reference received Packaging) Bill 2011 22 March 2012) Inquiry into Australia’s trade and Inquiry into Australia’s Human Presented: 22 August 2011 investment relations with Asia, the Rights Dialogues with China and PP: 204/2011 Pacific and Latin America Vietnam (reference received 25 Presented: 22 August 2011 June 2011) Before it’s too late: Report on early PP: 208/2011 intervention programs aimed at preventing youth suicide Presented 4 July 2011 PP:172/2011

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Committee Reports Inquiries active at 30 June 2012 Intelligence and Security, Review of the re-listing of Hizballah’s Review of Administration and Table 22 Scrutiny committees, Forty-third Parliament, 2011–12 (cont.) Parliamentary Joint External Security Organisation as a Expenditure No. 10 (2010–2011) Committee on terrorist organisation - Australian Intelligence Agencies Presented: 28 June 2012 (requirement under section 29 Committee Reports Inquiries active at 30 June 2012 PP: 187/2012 (1)(a) of the Intelligence Services Act 2001) Human Rights, Parliamentary Nil Nil Joint Committee on Review of Administration and Expenditure No. 9 (2009–2010) - Australian Intelligence Agencies Infrastructure and Advisory report on Bills referred 22 Inquiry into IT pricing (reference (Under Section 102.1A of the Communications, Standing March 2012 (Shipping Reforms) received 24 May 2012) Criminal Code Act 1995) Committee on Presented: 24 May 2012 Presented: 18 June 2012 PP: 130/2012 PP: 156/2012 Advisory report on the Aviation Inquiry into Smart Infrastructure Review of the re-listing of Ansar Transport Security Amendment (re-referred from Forty-second al-Islam, Islamic Movement of (Screening) Bill 2012 Parliament) Uzbekistan, Jaish-e-Mohammad Presented: 9 May 2012 and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi as terrorist PP: 114/2012 organisations Advisory report on the Presented: 28 May 2012 Telecommunications Amendment PP: 155/2012 (Enhancing Community Annual Report of Committee Consultation) Bill 2011 Activities 2010–2011 Presented: 21 March 2012 Presented: 21 November 2011 PP: 92/2012 PP: 421/2011 Advisory report on Bills referred 24 November 2011 Review of the Listing of Al-Qa’ida Presented: 1 March 2012 in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) PP: 64/2012 and the re-listing of 6 Terrorist Inquiry into Bills referred on 3 Organisations (Under Section November 2011 102.1A of the Criminal Code Act Oral statement: 22 November 1995) 2011 Presented: 22 August 2011 Finding the right balance: Cabin PP: 201/2011 crew ratios on Australian aircraft Law Enforcement, Parliamentary Examination of the 2010–11 Inquiry into the gathering and use Presented: 21 November 2011 Joint Committee ona Annual Reports of the Australian of criminal intelligence (reference PP: 422/2011 Crime Commission and the adopted 30 May 2012) Advisory report on the Navigation Australian Federal Police Amendment Bill 2011 Presented: 10 May 2012 Presented: 25 August 2011 PP: 120/2012 PP: 210/2011 Inquiry into Commonwealth unexplained wealth legislation Broadening the debate: Inquiry and arrangements into the role and potential of the Presented: 19 March 2012 National Broadband Network PP: 119/2012 Presented: 25 August 2011 Examination of the annual report PP: 211/2011 of the Australian Federal Police 2009–10 a Joint committees supported by the Department of the Senate. Presented: 22 August 2011 PP: 193/2011 Examination of the annual report of the Australian Crime Commission 2009–10 Presented 22 August 2011 PP: 192/2011

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Table 22 Scrutiny committees, Forty-third Parliament, 2011–12 (cont.) Committee Reports Inquiries active at 30 June 2012 Public Accounts and Audit, Joint Report 427 – Inquiry into National Committee of Funding Agreements Committee Reports Inquiries active at 30 June 2012 v Presented: 24 November 2011 Migration, Joint Standing Advisory Report: Migration (Visa Inquiry into multiculturalism in PP: 451/2011 Committee on Evidence) Charge Bill 2012 and Australia (reference received 9 Report 426 – Ninth biannual Migration (Visa Evidence) Charge February 2011) hearing with the Commissioner of (Consequential Amendments) Taxation Bill 2012 Presented: 23 November 2011 Presented: 18 June 2012 PP: 447/2011 PP: 159/2012 Report 425 – Annual Report National Broadband Network, Review of the Rollout of the Six Monthly Review of the National 2010–2011 Joint Committee on the National Broadband Network – Broadband Network – Fourth Presented: 12 October 2011 Third Report Review (reference received 21 PP: 271/2011 Presented: 25 June 2012 April 2011) PP: 189/2012 Report 424 – Eighth biannual hearing with the Commissioner of Review of the Rollout of the Taxation National Broadband Network – Presented: 4 July 2011 Second Report PP: 170/2011 Presented: 24 November 2011 PP: 453/2011 Report 423 – Review of the Auditor- General’s Reports Nos 39 2009 – Review of the Rollout of the 10 to 15 2010–11 National Broadband Network— Presented: 4 July 2011 First Report PP: 169/2011 Presented: 31 August 2011 PP: 216/2011 Public Works, Parliamentary Report 3/2012 – Referrals made Moorebank Units Relocation Standing Committee on November 2011 to March 2012 (School of Military Engineering) to Advisory report on the Presented:25 June 2012 Holsworthy (reference received Telecommunications Legislation PP: 177/2012 20 June 2012) Amendment (Fibre Deployment) Bill 2011 Seventy-fifth Annual Report Defence Logistics Transformation Presented: 4 July 2011 Presented: 19 March 2012 Program (reference received PP: 173/2011: PP: 88/2012 20 June 2012) National Capital and External Inquiry into the administration Nil Report 2/2012 – Referrals made in High voltage electrical distribution Territories, Joint Standing of the National Memorials November 2011 upgrade, Liverpool Military Committee on the Ordinance 1928 Presented: 19 March 2012 Area, NSW (reference received Presented: 23 November 2011 PP: 87/2012 20 June 2012) PP: 449/2011 Report 1/2012 – Referrals made Development and construction Public Accounts and Audit, Joint Report 430 – Review of Auditor- APS Annual Update September to October 2011 of housing for Defence members Committee of General’s Reports Nos 47 (2010 Review of Auditor-General’s Presented: 14 February 2012 and their families at Kellyville, 11) to 9 (2011–12) and Reports Reports Nos 24 to 32 (2011–12) PP: 49/2012 Sydney, NSW (reference received 10 to 23 (2011–12) (reference adopted 22 May 2012) 20 June 2012) Presented: 21 May 2012 Public Works on Christmas Island New National Archives PP: 127/2012 Presented: 13 October 2011 Preservation Facility and Report 429 – Review of the 2010- PP: 278/2011 refurbishment of the existing 11 Defence Materiel Organisation Mitchell facility for the National Major Projects Report Archives of Australia at Mitchell, Presented: 21 May 2012 ACT (reference received PP: 126/2012 24 May 2012) Report 428 – Review of Auditor- Report 4/2011 – Referrals made Base Infrastructure Works General’s Reports Nos 16 to 46 May to June 2011 Project under the Base Security 2010–11 Presented: 22 August 2011 Improvement Program Presented: 24 November 2011 PP: 203/2011 (reference received 24 May 2012) PP: 452/2011

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Table 22 Scrutiny committees, Forty-third Parliament, 2011–12 (cont.) Table 23 Internal committees, Forty-third Parliament, 2011–12

Committee Reports Inquiries active at 30 June 2012 v Committee Purpose Reports/inquiries Treaties, Joint Standing Report 126: Treaty tabled on reaty tabled on 26 June 2012 Appropriations and The committee considers Report No. 3 – Budget estimates Committee on 21 November 2011 (reference received 26 June 2012) Administration, Standing estimates of the funding required 2012–2013 for the Department of Presented: 27 June 2012 Committee on for the operation of the the House of Representatives PP: 193/2012 department and may confer with Presented: 9 May 2012 Report 125: Treaties tabled on Treaties tabled on 19 June 2012 the Senate Standing Committee PP: 116/2012 v 7 and 28 February 2012 (reference received 19 June 2012) on Appropriations and Staffing. Report No. 2 – Annual Report Presented: 21 June 2012 2010–11 PP: 188/2012 Presented: 23 November 2011 PP: 437/2011 Report 124: Treaties tabled on Treaties tabled on 8 May 2012 22 November 2011 and (reference received 8 May 2012) Broadcasting of Parliamentary The committee meets when None 7 February 2012 Proceedings, Joint Committee required to consider the general Presented: 10 May 2012 on the principles applying to radio PP: 117/2012 broadcasting of proceedings of parliament; the committee Report 123: Treaties tabled on Treaty tabled on 20 March 2012 has more limited jurisdiction 13 October, 2, 22 and (reference received 20 March in relation to televising of 24 November 2011 2012) proceedings. Presented: 14 March 2012 a PP: 84/2012 House Committee The committee usually meets with The committee is advisory in the equivalent Senate committee nature and does not undertake Report 122: Treaties tabled on Inquiry into the Treaties Ratification as the Joint House Committee, inquiries or present reports. 23 August, 13 and 20 September Bill 2012(reference received serviced by the Department of and 13 October 2011 16 February 2012) Parliamentary Services. Presented: 22 November 2011 PP: 450/2011 Parliamentary Library, Joint The committee usually meets with The committee is advisory in Standing Committee on thea the equivalent Senate committee nature and does not undertake Report 121: Treaty tabled on as the Joint Library Committee, inquiries or present reports. 16 August 2011 serviced by the Department of Presented: 1 November 2011 Parliamentary Services. PP: 402/2011 Petitions, Standing Committee The Committee receives None Report 120: Treaties Tabled on 5 July on and processes petitions, and and 16 August 2011 inquiries into and reports to the Presented: 12 October 2011 House on any matter relating PP: 272/2011 to petitions and the petitions Report 119: Treaty tabled on system. Information on how to go 5 July 2011 about petitioning the House of Presented: 15 September 2011 Representatives is available at the PP: 226/2011 petitions page on the Parliament Report 118: Treaties tabled on 23 of Australia website. March and 11 May 2011 Privileges and Members’ The committee is appointed Inquiry into whether in the Presented: 17 August 2011 Interests, Standing Committee at the commencement of each course of his statement of 21 May PP: 207/2011 of parliament to inquire into and 2012, the Honourable Member report on complaints of breach for Dobell deliberately misled of privilege referred to it by the the House (reference received House, oversight arrangements for 22 May 2012) the maintenance of the Register Report concerning the registration of Members’ Interests and and declaration of members’ interests consider any specific complaints during 2011 about the registering of interests. Presented: 13 February 2012 PP: 48/2012

a The House and Library committees are advisory in nature, and do not undertake inquiries or present reports.

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Table 23 Internal committees, Forty-third Parliament, 2011–12 (cont.) 6 Official incoming parliamentary delegations

Committee Purpose Reports/inquiries v Procedure, Standing Committee The committee’s role is to inquire Inquiry into monitoring and This appendix contains summary information on the official incoming parliamentary delegations in 2011–12. on into and report on the practices review of procedural changes and procedures of the House. implemented in the Forty-third Table 24 Official incoming parliamentary delegations, 2011–12 Parliament (reference adopted 28 October 2010) Date Delegation Country represented Inquiry into the maintenance of the v standing orders (reference adopted 2–4 September 2011 Parliamentary delegation from Georgia Georgia 28 October 2010) Interim report No. 3: Monitoring and review of procedural changes 8–15 October 2011 Parliamentary delegation from Japan Japan implemented in the 43rd Parliament – The effectiveness of reforms to the 10–15 October 2011 Parliamentary delegation from Malta Malta House committee system Presented: 1 March 2012 30 October– Parliamentary delegation from China China PP: 60/2012 3 November 2011 Interim report No. 2: Monitoring and review of procedural changes implemented in the 43rd Parliament 4–10 February 2012 Parliamentary delegation from Samoa Samoa – The referral of bills to committees by the House Selection Committee 6–12 February 2012 Parliamentary delegation from Cyprus Cyprus Presented: 4 July 2011 PP: 175/2011 26 February– Parliamentary delegation from Former Yugoslav Republic Publications, Parliamentary Joint The committee presents reports None 4 March 2012 the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Committee on making recommendations of Macedonia relating to the inclusion in the 26 February– Parliamentary delegation from Solomon Islands Parliamentary Paper Series of 4 March 2012 Solomon Islands papers presented to parliament. Selection Committee The committee determines The committee released 33 20–26 May 2012 Visit by an ASEAN Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, the program of business for reports parliamentary delegation Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, committee and delegation Philippines, Singapore business and private members’ and Thailand business for each sitting Monday, to recommend items of private 26 May–2 June 2012 Parliamentary delegation from Iraq Iraq members’ business to be voted on, and to select bills for referral 16–23 June 2012 Parliamentary delegation from Italy Italy to committees.

a The House and Library committees are advisory in nature, and do not undertake inquiries or present reports. 18–22 June 2012 Parliamentary delegation from Thailand Thailand

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This appendix contains summary information on other incoming parliamentary visits in 2011–12. This appendix contains summary information on the outgoing parliamentary delegations in 2011–12.

Table 25 Other incoming parliamentary visits, 2011–12 Table 26 Outgoing parliamentary delegations, 2011–12

Date Delegation Country represented Date Evernt Delegation memebers v v 30 October – Visit by the Rt Hon. Alan United Kingdom 11–16 July 2011 Speaker of the House of Mr Harry Jenkins, MP, 3 November 2011 Haselhurst, MP, Chairperson Representatives, Mr Harry Jenkins, MP, Speaker of the House of of the Commonwealth visit to Singapore and Indonesia Representatives Parliamentary Association 16–20 July 2011 President of the Senate, Senator the Senator the Hon. John Hogg 1 November 2011 Bilateral Cooperation Group Indonesia Hon. John Hogg visit to Morocco President of the Senate of Indonesia 20–29 July 2011 Parliamentary delegation to attend the Senator the Hon. John Hogg 2 November 2011 Mr Li Zhaoxing, Chairman of the China 57th Commonwealth Parliamentary President of the Senate and Foreign Affairs Committee of the Conference, London Delegation Leader Chinese National People’s Congress The Hon. Teresa Gambaro, MP 2–3 November 2011 HE Dr Xaysomphone Phomvihane, Laos 31 July– Parliamentary delegation to Solomon Mr Kelvin Thomson, MP, Vice President of the Lao 12 August 2011 Islands and Samoa Delegation Leader National Assembly The Hon. Peter Slipper, MP, 15–16 February 2012 Germany/Australia Parliamentary Germany Deputy Delegation Leader Friendship Group Senator the Hon. Ian Macdonald Senator Claire Moore 29 February 2012 House of Representatives Commission Indonesia Ms Deb O’Neill, MP 10 of Indonesia 28 August– Parliamentary delegation to China Mr Tony Zappia, MP, 9 March 2012 Committee on the Constitution of the Sweden 9 September 2011 by members of the House of Delegation Leader Parliament of Sweden Representatives Committee on Dr Mal Washer, MP, 19–21 March 2012 Congress of New Caledonia New Caledonia Climate Change, Environment and the Deputy Delegation Leader Arts Ms Jill Hall, MP 20 March 2012 The Hon. Alan Shatter, TD, Minister for Ireland Ms Nola Marino, MP Justice, Equality and Defence of Ireland 10 September–15 Parliamentary delegation to attend Mr Kelvin Thomson, MP 10–11 April 2012 HE Mr Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Deputy Vietnam December 2011 the United Nations General Assembly, Mr Steven Ciobo, MP Prime Minister of Vietnam New York 4 May 2012 Members of the Japan-Australia Japan 18–25 September 2011 Parliamentary delegation to attend the Mr Mike Symon, MP, Parliamentary League (Democratic 32nd General Assembly of the ASEAN Delegation Leader Party of Japan Inter-Parliamentary Association, Phnom Senator Alan Eggleston 9–10 May 2012 Members of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Penh, Cambodia Foreign Affairs Committee 23 September– Parliamentary delegation to Indonesia The Hon. Alan Griffin, MP, 29 May 2012 Members of the Kenyan Committee Kenya 1 October 2011 and Tonga by members by the Joint Delegation Leader on Procedure and House Rules and Standing Committee on Electoral The Hon. Bronwyn Bishop, MP, the Committee on Equal Opportunity Matters Deputy Delegation Leader 20–21 June 2012 Members of the French Senate Foreign France (Indonesia) Affairs, Defence and Armed Forces Senator Gary Humphries Committee Deputy Delegation Leader (Tonga) Senator Helen Polley 20 June 2012 Parliamentarians from the United Kingdom Senator Scott Ryan United Kingdom 24–27 September 2011 President of the Senate, Senator the Senator the Hon. John Hogg, Hon. John Hogg visit to Peru President of the Senate

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Table 26 Outgoing parliamentary delegations, 2011–12 Date Evernt Delegation memebers v 6–15 December 2011 President of the Senate, Senator Senator the Hon. John Hogg, Date Evernt Delegation memebers v the Hon. John Hogg visit to attend President of the Senate 27 September–9 October Parliamentary delegation to the United Senator the Hon. John Hogg, the Commonwealth Parliamentary 2011 States of America President of the Senate and Association executive meeting, London Delegation Leader and visit to Scotland The Hon. Bob Baldwin, MP, 7–13 January 2012 Parliamentary delegation to attend the Ms Janelle Saffin, MP Deputy Delegation Leader 20th Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum, Delegation Leader Senator Cory Bernardi Tokyo, Japan Mr John Forrest, MP Mrs Yvette D’Ath, MP Senator Chris Back Ms Kirsten Livermore, MP Senator Catryna Bilyk Mr Rob Mitchell, MP 15–18 March 2012 Parliamentary delegation to Timor- Senator Stephen Parry 2–14 October 2011 Parliamentary delegation to attend Mr Nick Champion, MP Leste as election observers for the Ms Janelle Saffin MP the 57th Annual Session of the NATO Mr Luke Simpkins, MP Presidential elections Parliamentary Assembly, Bucharest, 24 March–20 April 2012 Speaker of the House of The Hon. Peter Slipper, MP, Romania and the Council of Europe Representatives, the Hon. Peter Speaker of the House enlarged debate of the Parliamentary Slipper MP, visit to South Africa, of Representatives Assembly on the activities of the Swaziland, Uganda, Russia, Kazakhstan OECD, Strasbourg, France and Hungary 14–19 October 2011 Speaker of the House of Mr Harry Jenkins, MP, 28 March–20 April 2012 Parliamentary delegation to attend The Hon. Peter Slipper, MP, Representatives, Mr Harry Jenkins MP, Speaker of the House of the 126th Assembly of the Inter- Speaker of the House of visit to attend the 125th Assembly of Representatives Parliamentary Union, Kampala, Uganda Representatives the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Bern, and visits to Kazakhstan and Hungary The Hon. Dick Adams, MP Switzerland Senator Sue Boyce 14–27 October 2011 Parliamentary delegation to attend The Hon. Dick Adams, MP, Mr Chris Hayes, MP the 125th Assembly of the Inter- Delegation Leader Mr Patrick Secker, MP Parliamentary Union, Bern, Switzerland Mr Patrick Secker, MP, 14–18 April 2012 Parliamentary delegation to Timor- Senator Claire Moore and visits to Austria and Germany Deputy Delegation Leader Leste as election observers for the Mrs Jane Prentice, MP Senator Sue Boyce Presidential elections, second round Senator the Hon. Ursula Stephens 14 April–3 May 2012 Parliamentary delegation to the United Senator Mark Bishop 5–16 November 2011 Parliamentary delegation to ASEAN Mr Sid Sidebottom, MP, Kingdom, Germany, Spain and the Delegation Leader countries, Vietnam, Thailand and Delegation Leader United States of America by members Senator David Fawcett Singapore Mr Darren Chester, MP of the Joint Standing Committee on Senator Mark Furner Mr Luke Hartsuyker, MP Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade and Dr Dennis Jensen, MP Mr Steve Irons, MP the Senate References Committee on Senator the Hon. David Johnston The Hon. John Murphy, MP Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Senator the Hon. Ursula Stephens 6–11 November 2011 Parliamentary delegation to Timor Mr Michael Danby, MP 27–30 May 2012 Parliamentary delegation to attend the Mr Michael Danby, MP Leste and Indonesia by members Delegation Leader 8th International Intelligence Review Delegation Leader of the Joint Standing Committee on Mrs Joanna Gash, MP Agencies Conference, Ottawa, Canada Senator Mark Bishop Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Deputy Delegation Leader by members of the Parliamentary Mr John Forrest, MP Mr Nick Champion, MP Joint Committee on Security and Senator the Hon. Ursula Stephens Mr Laurie Ferguson, MP Intelligence The Hon. Philip Ruddock, MP The Hon. Dr Sharman Stone, MP 29 June–17 July 2012 Speaker of the House of The Hon. Peter Slipper, MP Representatives, the Hon. Peter Slipper Speaker of the House 5–12 December 2011 Parliamentary delegation to Malaysia Ms Maria Vamvakinou, MP, MP, visit to Lebanon, Israel, Jordan of Representatives and Sri Lanka Delegation Leader and Cyprus Mr Harry Jenkins, MP Senator Helen Kroger Mr Rowan Ramsey, MP Dr Andrew Southcott, MP

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9 Parliamentary staff and other visits 10 Publications

This appendix contains summary information on parliamentary staff and other visits in 2011–12. This appendix contains summary information on Department of the House of Representatives’ publications in 2011–12.

Table 27 Parliamentary staff visits and other visits, 2011–12 Table 28 Department of the House of Representatives’ publications, 2011–12

Date Visit Country represented v Type Title v 12 July 2011 Visit by parliamentary staff from the Thailand Kingdom of Thailand House of Representatives www.aph.gov.au/house pages on Parliament of The site includes members’ home pages and home pages for House of 8–13 February 2012 Centre for Democratic Institutions, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Australia website Representatives committees and for joint committees administered by the Pacific Parliamentary Leadership Samoa and Vanuatu Department of the House of Representatives Dialogue Most of the publications listed below are available from the site 4–16 March 2012 Inter-Parliamentary Study Program Australia (South Australia), Canada, Chile, China, Gambia, Publications directly related India, Laos, Malaysia, New Zealand, The Speaker of the House of Representatives, second edition to the work of the House An illustrated history of the office, role and duties of the Speaker, April 2008 Tonga, Turkey and the and its committees United Kingdom About the House 14 March 2012 Visit by the interns of the Canada Magazine containing news of the House and its members; three issues were Jean-Charles-Bonenfant Foundation, produced during the year National Assembly of Quebec A House for the Nation 30 April–4 May 2012 Community outreach workshop for Samoa, Solomon Islands and Tonga History project including CD-ROM, documentary and study guide on 100 Pacific parliaments years of Australia’s House of Representatives (1901–2001) 27–31 May 2012 Visit by the Clerk of the Legislative Brunei Committee Office brochures: Council of Brunei Darussalam • Appearing at a Public Hearing: Notes to help those appearing as a witness at a parliamentary committee hearing, April 2011 • Making a Submission: Notes to help those intending to make a submission to a parliamentary committee inquiry, April 2011 • Dealing with Parliamentary Committees, February 2012 • Committee Support Standards, April 2011 • Public hearings schedule, revised weekly House of Representatives Guide to Procedures, fourth edition A concise introduction to the procedures of the House of Representatives, October 2010 House of Representatives Facts and Figures: Forty-third Parliament A document produced primarily for use by Parliament House visitors’ guides, November 2010

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Table 28 Department of the House of Representatives’ publications, 2011–12 (cont.)

Type Title v Type Title v Publications directly related House of Representatives Infosheets to the work of the House Publications directly related and its committees 1. Questions, May 2012 Standing and Sessional Orders of the House of Representatives 2. A typical sitting day, May 2012 to the work of the House The permanent rules of procedure, as at 20 October 2010 3. The Speaker, May 2012 and its committees Amendments to the Standing and Sessional Orders issued in February 2012 4. Committees, May 2012 5. Parliamentary privilege, May 2012 Work of the Session 6. Opportunities for private Members, May 2012 A summary of the business of the House and its committees, published 7. Making laws, May 2012 after each period of sittings, being this year: Forty-third Parliament, Autumn 8. Elections for the House of Representatives, May 2012 and Winter sittings 2011; Spring sittings 2011 9. A new Parliament, May 2012 10. The Budget and financial legislation, May 2012 Working with Parliamentary Committees, October 2010 11. Petitions, May 2012 • A guide for Committee Chairs 12. Finding out about the House, May 2012 • A guide for Members 13. The Constitution, May 2012 • A guide for Members’ Staff 14. Making decisions: debate and division, May 2012 15. The work of a Member of Parliament, May 2012 Publications of an Department of the House of Representatives Annual Report 2010–11 16. The Federation Chamber, May 2012 administrative nature 17. Citizens’ right of reply, May 2012 The annual report on the operations of the department, presented to the 18. Double dissolution, May 2012 House pursuant to the Parliamentary Service Act 1999 19. The House, Government and Opposition, May 2012 20. The Australian system of government, May 2012 Department of the House of Representatives Enterprise Agreement 2011–12 21. The Clerk and other officials, May 2012 Department of the House of Representatives Corporate Plan 2010–13 House of Representatives Practice, fifth edition Department of the House of Representatives Portfolio Budget The official authority for issues of practice and procedure, 2005 Statements 2012–13 Images of the House Department of the House of Representatives Service Charter: Community A pictorial record of the people and events that shaped the House from Service Standards, May 2002 1901 to 2001, June 2002 Members’ guides • Members’ Guide to Private Members’ Bills and Amendments, October 2010 • Members’ Guide to Presenting a Petition, October 2010 • Members’ Guide to Raising a Matter in the House, October 2010 • Members’ Notes on Parliamentary Privilege, October 2010 Members’ Handbook A guide to services and facilities for members of the House of Representatives, 2010

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Table 30 Non-ongoing staff (excluding sessional staff), by location, as at 30 June 2012 11 Staffing statistics Location Staff

This appendix contains summary information on the Department of the House of Representatives staffing in Executive – 2011–12. Executive support/project staff – Table Office – Location and classification of staff Chamber Research Office 1 Included in the figures in the following table are those representing the sessional staff and parliamentary assistants International and Community Relations Office – employed by the department and working on 30 June 2012. These staff are employed in order to accommodate Committee Office 3 variations in working patterns during the sittings of the House and are generally not employed when the House is Serjeant-at-Arms’ Office 2 not sitting. Figures corresponding to other non-ongoing staff are also included in the table. Finance Office – Information Systems and Publishing Office 2 Table 29 Staff by location, as at June 2009 to 2012 People Strategies Office 3 Total 11 Location 2009 2010 2011 2012 Executive 5 5 5 5 Separations Executive support/project staff 6 5 6 6 The reasons for staff separating from the department, with comparative figures for 2009–10 and Table Office 15c 12 13 14b 2010–11, are detailed below. Chamber Research Office 8 8 9 9 Table 31 Separations, 2009–10, 2010–11 and 2011–12 International and Community Relations Office 11a 12 Parliamentary Relations Office 7 7 – – Location 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 Liaison and Projects Office 6 5 – – Transfer/promotion to another Commonwealth agency 4 5 7 Committee Office 63 64 63 65 Resignation 5 3 5 Serjeant-at-Arms’ Office 14d 22e 18f 32g Medical incapacity – 1 – Finance Office 6 6 6 5 Retirement 4 1 3 Information Systems and Publishing Office 15b 14d 15d 14b Cessation of non-ongoing employment 15 13 18 People Strategies Office 5 10 12 12 Voluntary retrenchment 2 3 – Total 150 158 158 174 Death – 1 1 Totals 30 27 34

a Parliamentary Relations Office and Liaison and Projects Office were amalgamated. Table 32 Staff by classification and equal employment opportunity group, as at 30 June 2012 b Includes one sessional staff. c Includes nine sessional staff. Executivea Parliamentary Parliamentary Totals d Includes two sessional staff. Service service Levels 4–6 Levels 1–3 e Includes thirteen sessional staff. f Includes ten sessional staff. Female 35 47 17 99 g Includes twenty-one sessional staff. Male 35 21 19 75 Sub-totals 70 68 37 174 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) Non-English-speaking background 3 (4.2%) 4(5.9%) 2(5.4%) 9 (5.2%) People with disability 1 (1.4%) 3 (4.4%) 0 (0%) 4 (2.3%)

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12 Members’ survey 2012 13 Contact directory

A members’ survey was carried out by the Department questions asked in the survey and during interviews This appendix contains the contact details of House of Representatives office holders and of the House of Representatives in June 2012 to are contained in Table 33 (which also shows the Department of the House of Representatives senior executive officers, as at 30 June 2012. identify levels of satisfaction with services provided by responses from the 2011 survey, in brackets). The the department. The survey was identical to last year’s result is an overwhelming endorsement of the quality survey. The information gathered is required for internal of service provided by the department, with 96 per Office holders and Senior Executive officers and external reporting purposes and as a benchmark cent satisfaction rate overall. The satisfaction rate last Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Peter Slipper MP for service provision. year was 98 per cent. Parliament House Phone (02) 6277 4000 Fax (02) 6277 2050 Thirty members were selected randomly for survey The participants in the survey were also asked a Electorate office Phone (07) 5444 4888 Fax (07) 5452 6655 and interview. Members were assured of confidentiality question about their satisfaction level with the legislative Email [email protected] in the survey. A total of 20 respondents completed drafting support they receive. Twelve of the members the surveys (67 per cent) and two were available responding stated they were satisfied with the service, Deputy Speaker, Ms Anna Burke, MP for interview. compared with eleven last year. The remainder stated Parliament House Phone (02) 6277 4127 Fax (02) 6277 8528 All participants in the survey were asked if they were they had not used the service. Electorate office Phone (03) 9802 0566 Fax (03) 9802 0588 satisfied overall with the services they received from In relation to suggestions for change, there was Email [email protected] the department. Members were unanimously satisfied encouragement to maintain excellent service provision with the department’s support in helping them fulfil and to provide further information to members Second Deputy Speaker, the Hon. Bruce Scott, MP their parliamentary duties. The responses to the other elected in 2010. Parliament House Phone (02) 6277 4949 Fax (02) 6277 8421 Electorate office Phone (07) 4662 2715 Fax (07) 4662 5149 Table 33 Members’ satisfaction levels with departmental services, 2012 (2011) Email [email protected] (Figures in brackets are from the 2011 survey.) Clerk of the House, Mr Bernard Wright Extremely Highly Not Phone (02) 6277 4111 Fax (02) 6277 2006 Email [email protected] Service area satisfied satisfied Satisfied satisfied Deputy Clerk, Mr David Elder Advice and services received from the Clerk at the Table in the Chamber and Main Committee 13 (16) 4 (7) 3 (0) – (–) Phone (02) 6277 4222 Fax (02) 6277 2006 Email [email protected] Advice and services received from other staff in Clerk Assistant (Table), Ms Claressa Surtees relation to Chamber and Main Committee duties 12 (15) 4 (7) 4 (1) – (–) Phone (02) 6277 4777 Fax (02) 6277 4517 Email [email protected] Quality and availability of procedural and statistical publications and support in obtaining such information 8 (7) 6 (13) 4 (3) – (–) Clerk Assistant (Committees), Ms Joanne Towner Procedural advice, research, analytical drafting and Phone (02) 6277 4399 Fax (02) 6277 4034 Email [email protected] administrative support services in relation to Serjeant-at-Arms, Ms Robyn McClelland committee inquiries and publication of the final report 8 (11) 9 (7) 1 (3) – (–) Phone (02) 6277 4444 Fax (02) 6277 2006 Email [email protected] Rating of the House of Representatives magazine About the House 9 (7) 2 (9) 8 (8) 1 (–)

Advice and support received in relation to overseas Departmental addresses parliamentary delegation visits 5 (5) 5 (3) 4 (1) – (–) Department of the House of Representatives www.aph.gov.au/house Services in relation to pay entitlements supplied by the department 5 (6) 7 (8) 7 (7) – (3) PO Box 6021 Parliament House Services provided by the Serjeant-at-Arms’ Office 5 (12) 12 (7) 2 (2) – (2) Canberra ACT 2600 Information on members’ home pages on the Parliament of Australia website 4 (7) 8 (5) 8 (11) – (–)

Note: Not every member who completed the survey had used the full range of services.

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14 List of requirements Report on performance Narrative discussion and analysis of Mandatory 12–46 performance Trend information Mandatory 10, 13, 14, Part of Report Description Requirement Page 17, 18, 26, Letter of transmittal Mandatory iii 33, 53, 59 Table of contents Mandatory v Significant changes in nature of Suggested None to principal functions/ services report Index Mandatory 157–162 Performance of purchaser/provider If applicable, suggested 51 Glossary Mandatory 156 arrangements Contact officer(s) Mandatory ii Factors, events or trends influencing Suggested 15 Internet home page address and Mandatory ii departmental performance Internet address for report Contribution of risk management in Suggested 51 Review by Clerk achieving objectives Review by Clerk Mandatory 2–5 Social inclusion outcomes If applicable, mandatory Not Summary of significant issues and Suggested 2–10 applicable developments Performance against service If applicable, mandatory 50, 104 Overview of department’s Suggested 6–10 charter customer service performance and financial results standards, complaints data, and the department’s response to Outlook for following year Suggested 5 complaints Significant issues and developments Portfolio departments – Not Discussion and analysis of the Mandatory 10 – portfolio suggested applicable department’s financial performance Departmental overview Discussion of any significant changes Mandatory None to Role and functions Mandatory 6–10 from the prior year or from budget report or anticipated to have a significant Organisational structure Mandatory 6 impact on future operations. Outcome and program structure Mandatory 8 Agency resource statement and Mandatory 71–72 Where outcome and program Mandatory None to summary resource tables by structures differ from the Portfolio report outcomes Budget Statements, Portfolio Management and Additional Estimates Statements accountability or other portfolio statements Corporate governance accompanying any other additional appropriation bills (other portfolio Agency heads are required to Mandatory iii statements), details of variation and certify that their agency complies reasons for change with the Commonwealth Fraud Control Guidelines Portfolio structure Portfolio departments – Not mandatory applicable Statement of the main corporate Mandatory 48–51 governance practices in place Report on performance Names of the senior executive and Suggested 9, 48 Review of performance during the Mandatory 11–46 their responsibilities year in relation to programs and contribution to outcomes Senior management committees Suggested 48–49 and their roles Actual performance in relation to Mandatory 66–70 deliverables and key performance Corporate and operational planning Suggested 50 indicators set out in the Portfolio and associated performance Budget Statements, Portfolio reporting and review Additional Estimates Statements or other portfolio statements Where performance targets Mandatory None to differ from the Portfolio Budget report Statements or Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements, details of 106 both former and new targets, and 107 reasons for the change House of Representatives Annual Report 2011–12

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Consultants The annual report must include a Mandatory 60 Part of Report Description Requirement Page summary statement detailing the number of new consultancy services Management and Approach adopted to identifying Suggested 51 contracts let during the year; the Accountability areas of significant financial or total actual expenditure on all new Corporate governance operational risk consultancy contracts let during the Policy and practices on the Suggested 48 year (inclusive of GST); the number establishment and maintenance of of ongoing consultancy contracts appropriate ethical standards that were active in the reporting year; the total actual expenditure in How nature and amount of Suggested 58 the reporting year on the ongoing remuneration for SES officers is consultancy contracts (inclusive determined of GST). The annual report must External scrutiny include a statement noting that Significant developments in external Mandatory 52–53 information on contracts and scrutiny consultancies is available through the AusTender website. Judicial decisions and decisions of Mandatory 52 administrative tribunals Australian National Audit Absence of provisions in contracts Mandatory None to Office access clauses allowing access by the Auditor- report Reports by the Auditor-General, a Mandatory 52 General parliamentary committee or the Commonwealth Ombudsman Exempt contracts Contracts exempt from the Mandatory None to AusTender report Management of human resources Financial statements Financial statements Mandatory 112–155 Assessment of effectiveness in Mandatory 54–59 Other Mandatory managing and developing human Information resources to achieve departmental Work health and safety (Schedule Mandatory 59 objectives 2, Part 4 of the Work Health and Workforce planning, staff turnover Suggested 55 Safety Act 2011) and retention Advertising and Market Mandatory 61 Impact and features of enterprise Suggested 58 Research (Section 311A of the or collective agreements, individual Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918) flexibility arrangements (IFAs), and statement on advertising determinations, common law campaigns contracts and Australian Workplace Ecologically sustainable Mandatory 62 Agreements (AWAs) development and environmental Training and development Suggested 56–58 performance (Section 516A of undertaken and its impact the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999) Work health and safety Suggested 59 performance Compliance with the agency’s Not applicable obligations under the Carer Productivity gains Suggested None to Recognition Act 2010 report Grant programs Mandatory 61 Statistics on staffing Mandatory 102–103 Disability reporting – explicit and Mandatory 53 Enterprise or collective agreements, Mandatory 58 transparent reference to agency- IFAs, determinations, common law level information available through contracts and AWAs other reporting mechanisms Performance pay Mandatory None to Information Publication Scheme Mandatory 52–53 report statement Assets management Assessment of effectiveness of If applicable, mandatory 60 Correction of material errors in If applicable, mandatory None to assets management previous annual report report Purchasing Assessment of purchasing against Mandatory 60 List of Requirements Mandatory 106–109 core policies and principles

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