House of Representatives Practice

House of Representatives Practice, 1st Edition
Fifth edition
EditorJohn Athol Pettifer
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAustralia – Parliament – Rules and practice
PublisherAustralian Government Publishing Service
Publication date
1981
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint
Pages966
ISBN0642048193 Hardback edition
OCLC642031670
328.94/05
LC ClassKU2185 .A98 1981
House of Representatives Practice, 7th Edition
EditorDavid Russell Elder
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAustralia – Parliament – Rules and practice
PublisherDepartment of the House of Representatives
Publication date
2018
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint
Pages1018
ISBN978-1-74366-654-8
OCLC1066698397
328.94/05
LC ClassKU2185 (5th ed)

The House of Representatives Practice is an Australian parliamentary authority published by the Australian House of Representatives. The first edition was published in 1981 edited by John Athol Pettifer CBE, Clerk of the Australian House of Representatives from 1976 to 1982.[1][2]

Currently in its seventh edition, published in 2018,[3] the text is the comprehensive and authoritative guide to the procedure and practice of the Australian House of Representatives. The equivalent guide in the Australian Senate is Odgers' Australian Senate Practice.

  1. ^ Pettifer, John Athol, ed. (1981). "House of Representatives Practice" (PDF) (First ed.). Australian Government Publishing Service. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  2. ^ Solomon, David (1982). "Australian Parliamentary Practice Documented" (PDF). Federal Law Review. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  3. ^ Elder, David Russell, ed. (2018). "House of Representatives Practice" (Seventh ed.). Department of the House of Representatives. Retrieved 4 January 2024.