Records Maintained on this Site and Who Updates Them

This page explains how quickly new material is published to this site, how far back the Parliament's records are available online, and who to contact regarding page updates and further enquiries.

Profiles of Members of Parliament
Current Members - profiles are maintained by the Procedure Offices.

• Legislative Council member profiles - contact the Legislative Council Procedure Office on (02) 9230 2319. 
• Legislative Assembly member profiles - contact the Legislative Assembly Procedure Office on (02) 9230 2616.

Former Members - profiles are maintained by the Parliamentary Library who can be contacted on (02) 9230 2383.

Alternatively send your comments or queries online.


Hansard
Hansard is the official record of the debates in the Chambers of Parliament.

A proof daily transcript is published on this site on the same day, about 3 hours after the last House rises. Around 10 a.m. the next day the daily transcript is indexed, making the individual items of business within Hansard available from the Hansard by Bill, Hansard by Speaker pages. Around two weeks after a sitting, a corrected copy replaces the proof.

Hansard from the start of the 46th Parliament (November 1978) onwards, is available online. Selected earlier reports of debates are also available online going back to 1824 - see other indexes to records of legislative proceedings.

For issues regarding Hansard content on this site, contact the Hansard department on (02) 9230 2233, or send us your comments or queries online.


Legislative Council House Papers
These are records prepared by the Legislative Council Procedure Office which document the issues before the Legislative Council at any given time. They include a daily program, minutes, written questions on notice asked by Members and any answers given.

• The Notice Paper for a sitting day is published on the preceding sitting day, shortly after the House rises.
• Minutes and any Statutory Rules & Instruments Laid Upon the Table for a sitting day are published on the day, shortly after the House rises.

House Papers from the start of the 50th Parliament (September 1991) onwards, are available online.

For issues regarding Legislative Council House Papers on this site, contact the Legislative Council Procedure Office on (02) 9230 2319, or send us your comments or queries online.


Legislative Assembly House Papers
These are records prepared by the Legislative Assembly Procedure Office which document the issues before the Legislative Assembly at any given time. They include a daily program, the result of any votes, written questions on notice asked by Members and any answers given.

• The Notice Paper and Question & Answer Paper for a sitting day are published on the preceding sitting day, shortly after the House rises.
• Votes, any Statutory Instruments Laid Upon the Table, and an index of Tabled Papers for a sitting day are published on the day, shortly after the House rises.

House Papers from the 50th Parliament (September 1991) onwards, are available online. Selected earlier reports of debates are also available online going back to 1824 - see other indexes to records of legislative proceedings.

For issues regarding Legislative Assembly House Papers on this site, contact the Legislative Assembly Procedure Office on (02) 9230 2616, or send us your comments or queries online.


Parliamentary Committee Records
Records of all committees, inquiries and reports dating from September 1999 onwards, are available from this site. Some committees have also made available key records dating back to 1991.

Records are published on this site by each individual committee. For records regarding a specific committee, contact the committee you are interested in. Contact details are available from the index of Committee profiles.


Bills
Details of bills introduced from 1997 onwards, are available online. However, a PDF copy of the text of a Bill is only available for Bills introduced since 1999. The Parliament does not publish draft bills. Notice may be given of a bill before it is introduced into Parliament. For information on these bills contact the office of the Minister or Member who is initiating the bill.

For issues regarding Bills content on this site, contact the Legislative Assembly Procedure Office on (02) 9230 2616, or send us your comments or queries online.