TY - BOOK TI - House of Representatives practice SN - 0642048193 AV - KD219.A8.3 H68 1981 PY - 1981/// CY - Canberra : PB - C. J. Thompson, KW - House of Representatives -- Australia KW - Legislative bodies -- Australia KW - Parliament pratice -- Australia N1 - 1.The parliament -- Governor-General -- Power and jurisdiction of the houses -- The courts and parliament -- Constitution Alteration -- 2. The role of the houses of representatives -- Independence of the houses -- Fundamental distinctions between the function of the two houses -- Function of the house -- Prerequisites for fulfilling functions -- 3.Disagreements between the houses -- Double dissolution -- Significance of the constitutional crisis of 1975 -- Joint sitting -- 4. The structure of the houses -- Political parties -- The ministry -- Cabinet -- Federal executive council -- The (official) opposition -- 5. Election and the electoral system -- The first election -- General elections -- By-elections -- Senate elections -- Electoral division -- Electors -- The timetable for elections -- Electoral expenses -- Disputed Elections and returns -- 6. Parliament house and the houses of representatives chamber -- The parliament chamber -- New and permanent parliament house -- The chamber -- Photographs, film and television -- The parliamentary service -- Parliamentary precincts and the exercise of authority -- 7. Members -- The member's role -- Number of numbers -- Qualifications and disqualifications -- Swearing-in -- New members -- Pecuniary interest -- Payment of members -- Vacancy -- Attendance -- Titles accorded to members -- Dress and conduct -- Service on non-parliamentary organisation -- 8. The speaker and officers of the houses -- The office of speaker -- Election of speaker -- Powers, functions and duties -- The mace and the speaker -- Vacancy in office of speaker -- Absence of speaker -- The speaker's vote -- Speaker's rulings -- Criticism of speaker's actions and conduct -- Chairman of committees -- Principal permanent officers of the house -- 9. the parliamentary calendar -- A session -- The address in reply -- Sitting and non-sitting periods -- 10. Business of the house and the sitting day -- Sitting day -- Meeting of the house -- Prayers -- Routine of business -- Eleven o'clock rule -- Adjournment and adjournment debate -- Quorum -- Division -- Balloting -- 11. Legislation -- The legislative Function of parliament -- Bills-the parliamentary process -- Ordinary and non-financial bills (class 1) -- Printing and other administrative arrangements in connection with bills -- A note on the financial procedures of the house -- Bills containing special appropriations (class 2) -- Taxation bills (class 3) -- appropriation and supply bills (classes 4 and 5) -- Bills received from the senate (class 6) -- Constitution alteration bills (class 7) -- Procedural variations for passage of bill -- Procedure following senate consideration -- Senate bills amended by house -- Lapsed bills -- Presentation of bills to the governor-general -- Delegated legislation -- 12. Motions -- What is a motion -- Rules regulating requirement of notice -- Motions -- Special types of motions -- Amendments to motions -- 13. Control and conduct of debate -- Manner and right of speech -- Rules governing content of speeches -- Interruptions to members speaking -- Curtailment of speeches and debate -- Power of chair to enforce order -- 14. Questions -- Some historical features -- Questioners -- Direction of Questions -- Question time -- Principal rule governing question -- Question without notice-form and content -- Supplementary questions -- Question on notice -- Answers -- 15. Matters of public importance -- Nature of the public importance discussion procedure -- Discretionary responsibility of the speaker -- Reading of matter to the house -- Discussion -- 16. Private members' business -- General business -- Grievance debate -- 17. Papers and documents -- Papers presented to the house -- Orders and resolutions of the house in relation to papers and documents -- Distribution and printing of documents -- Documents of the house -- 18. Parliamentary committees -- Authority for the appointment of committees -- Type of parliamentary committees -- Committees established by resolution of the house -- Committees established by standing order -- Joint committees established by resolution of both houses -- Joint statutory committees -- Evidence -- 19. Parliamentary privilege -- Privilege defined -- The commonwealth parliament's privilege powers -- Further comment on the nature of privilege -- Enumeration of privileges -- Freedom of speech - Freedom form arrest -- Acts constituting breaches of privilege and contempts -- Penal jurisdiction of the house -- Punishment of members -- Manner of dealing with privilege matters -- Codification of privilege -- Limitations and safeguards in the use of privilege -- 20. Parliament and the citizen -- Communication in a democracy -- Informing the electorate -- Informing and influencing members -- The member and the house in the democratic process -- ER -