Specific Publication Types: Documents Presented to Parliament

Guidelines for Presentation of Government Documents, Ministerial Statements, & Government Responses to the Parliament

Agency: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Reference: http://www.dpmc.gov.au/guidelines/docs/guidelines_govt_docs.pdf [External Site]

About: The guidelines provide advice to departments on the procedures to be followed when arranging for the tabling in Parliament of reports and other documents, including annual reports and responses to parliamentary committee reports.

Status: Mandatory. Legislative and Parliamentary requirements.

Printing Standards for Documents presented to Parliament

Agency: Parliament of Australia

Reference: http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/publ/printing_standards.htm [External Site]

About: Any document presented to Parliament may be included in the Parliamentary Papers series (PPS). Adherence to the printing standards ensures that a tabled document conforms to the series' standards, with minimal additional cost to author bodies.

Status: Mandatory. Requirement of Parliament.


Contact for information on this page: webpublishing@finance.gov.au


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Last Modified: 7 May, 2008