Parliamentary Papers series
Many documents are presented to Parliament each year: some are required
to be presented by law, others may just be presented for the general information
of Members. Documents presented include the annual reports of all government
agencies, reports of royal commissions and other government inquiries,
parliamentary committee reports, and a wide variety of other material.
Of all the documents presented to Parliament each year, only documents
of a substantial nature are included in the Parliamentary Papers series
(PPS).
Documents are either ordered to be included in the PPS at the time they
are tabled in Parliament, or they are considered later by the Publications
Committees and a recommendation for inclusion in the PPS is made to the
relevant House, which usually accepts the Committee's recommendation.
Organisations, such as State, publicly funded university and parliamentary
libraries receive the PPS free of change. In this way, the more significant
tabled documents dating from federation are available throughout Australia
for use by students, researchers and other sections of the public.
The series is therefore a major reference source for information on
the role and activities of the Australian Parliament and Government.
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