Scope
The House Committee monitors the provision of facilities and services in Parliament House. The committee is empowered to meet jointly with the House of Representatives' House Committee.
Sequence
![Members of the Senate House Committee attending a joint meeting with the House of Representatives House Committee, 1985. L-R: Allen Blanchard MP, Stephen Martin MP, Senators Olive Zakharov, Michael Townley and Douglas McClelland [President of the Senate], Harry Jenkins MP (Sr) [Chair; Speaker of the House of Representatives], unknown, Senator Florence Bjelke-Petersen, Kathy Sullivan MP and Robert Katter MP.](http://103.18.108.76/uploads/fa0/fa0e3f971b85625169b2/c005-house-joint-committee-1985-j1.jpg)
Members of the Senate House Committee attending a joint meeting with the House of Representatives House Committee, 1985. L-R: Allen Blanchard MP, Stephen Martin MP, Senators Olive Zakharov, Michael Townley and Douglas McClelland [President of the Senate], Harry Jenkins MP (Sr) [Chair; Speaker of the House of Representatives], unknown, Senator Florence Bjelke-Petersen, Kathy Sullivan MP and Robert Katter MP.
Find out more
Geoffrey Thomas McLaren, committee member 1973-83, Interview with Tony Hannan, 1988, National Library of Australia, TRC 4900/71, session 3, 00:31:18-00:34:57. Full interview available at https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-217949570/listen. | |
James Philip Toohey, committee member 1965-69, Interview with Ron Hurst, 1990, National Library of Australia, TRC 4900/17, session 10, 00:20:30-00:21:37. Full interview available at https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-218160138/listen. |
Reports
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| Date tabled | Title | Read report |
|---|---|---|
| Report of the Joint House Committee as to the Working of the Refreshment RoomsParliamentary paper number S9/1905 | ||
| Report of the Joint House Committee as to the Working of the Refreshment RoomsParliamentary paper number S3/1906 | ||
| Report from the Joint House Committee on Accommodation for Members of Parliament at Canberra and the retention of the Bar in connection with the Refreshment Rooms | ||
| Report relating to Senators’ dress in the Senate ChamberParliamentary paper number 235/1971 Geoffrey Thomas McLaren, Interview with Dr Tony Hannan on the background to the inquiry into senators' dress, 1988, National Library of Australia, TRC 4900/71, session 5, 00:23:13-00:27:54. Full interview available at https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-217949570/listen. | ||
| Report relating to the provision of staff and other facilities for Members of ParliamentParliamentary paper number 34/1972 | ||
| Report on the Joint House Department, August 1982Parliamentary paper number 163/1982 | ||
| Interim report on the Inquiry into Matters Raised Following the Publication of its Report on the Joint House Department, dated May 1983Parliamentary paper number 6/1983 | ||
| Report | ||
| ReportParliamentary paper number 117/2014 |