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Navigate Senate Committees

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.

Chairs

President of the Senate
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Deputy President of the Senate
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President of the Senate
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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.

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

Date tabled Title Read report
Report of the Joint House Committee as to the Working of the Refreshment Rooms Parliamentary paper number S9/1905 Document icon
Report of the Joint House Committee as to the Working of the Refreshment Rooms Parliamentary paper number S3/1906 Document icon
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 Chamber Parliamentary paper number 235/1971
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'Summer comes to the Senate', Canberra Times, 12 November 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

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Report relating to the provision of staff and other facilities for Members of Parliament Parliamentary paper number 34/1972 Document icon
Report on the Joint House Department, August 1982 Parliamentary paper number 163/1982 Document icon
Interim report on the Inquiry into Matters Raised Following the Publication of its Report on the Joint House Department, dated May 1983 Parliamentary paper number 6/1983 Document icon
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Report Parliamentary paper number 117/2014 Document icon