Parliamentary publications of Australia and the States and Territories of Australia
Australia
- Australia. Parliament. Journals and printed papers having special reference to the Senate.
- 1901-1964/66. Barr Smith Main collection 328.9406 A93j
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Up to the 1964/66 session the Journals of the Senate, the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives and the Parliamentary Papers for both houses were bound in a series of volumes, according to session, with the title Journals of the Senate and Printed Papers.
From the 1967/68 session the Journals of the Senate and the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives have been published in separate sequences, according to session.
From 1967 the printed papers of both houses have been issued in one annual sequence of bound volumes.
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- Australia. Parliament. Journals of the Senate.
- 1967/68+ 328.9406 A93jj
Australia. Parliament. Parliamentary Debates. [Hansard]. 1902+ 328.9406 A93p
Before the 20th Parliament, 1953, the Debates were issued in a single series of volumes containing both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Since then they have been issued in separate sequences. From 1962 onwards the Senate (328.9406 A93pS) has been issued in red covers and the House of Representatives (328.9406 A93pR) in green.
An index to the Debates appears in the last volume of each session up to 1961; from 1962 onwards the index is in the last volume of each year.
You can read Hansard on the Web and search via ParlInfo Search.
- Australia. Parliament. Parliamentary Papers.
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1967+ 328.9406 A93j.p
- Australia. Parliament. First consolidated index to the papers presented to Parliament.
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1901-1949. Barr Smith Reference 328.9406 A93j.i
- Australia. Parliament. General index to the papers presented to Parliament.
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1950/51-1961. Barr Smith Reference 328.9406 A93j
Annual indexes to the Parliamentary Papers are in the first bound volume of each year up to 1976; from 1976 onwards the index is in the last volume of each year.
An Index to Parliamentary papers is also available, from 1992-
Australia. Parliament. Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives. 1967/68+ 328.9406 A93j.v
- Votes and proceedings of the House of Representatives is searchable online (via ParlInfo Search).
Australia -- Indexes to Royal Commissions
- Borchardt, D. H. Checklist of Royal Commissions, Select Committees of Parliament and Boards of Inquiry, 1856-1960.
- Barr Smith Reference 328.94 B72c
[Covers Australia and all states except S.A. and W.A.]
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- Hagger, J. Consolidated index to checklists of Royal Commissions, Select Committees of Parliament and Boards of Inquiry, 1856-1960.
- Barr Smith Reference 328.94 B72c 1-5 Index
[Covers Australia and all states except W.A.]
- Borchardt, D.H. Checklist of Royal Commissions, Select Committees of Parliament and Boards of Inquiry, Commonwealth, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria, 1960-1980, and South Australia, 1970-1980. Barr Smith Reference 328.94 B721c
Borchardt, D. H. Supplement to Checklist of royal commissions, select committees of parliament and boards of inquiry, 1856-1980. Barr Smith Reference 328.94 B72c Suppl
Borchardt, D. H. Commissions of inquiry in Australia: a brief survey. Barr Smith Reference 328.94 B72co
Zalums, E. A bibliography of South Australian Royal Commissions, Select Committees of Parliament and Boards of Inquiry, 1857-1970.Barr Smith Reference 328.94 Z22b
Zalums, E. A bibliography of Western Australian Royal Commissions, Select Committees of Parliament and Boards of Inquiry, 1870-1979. Barr Smith Reference 328.94 Z22bi
Australian Capital Territory
Legislative Assembly for the ACT . Includes access to Hansard 1989 to the present.
New South Wales
The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser was the authorized medium of official publicity during the period 5 March 1803 to 6 March 1832.
Reports of debates from 1831 to 1878 were published in the Sydney Morning Herald.
The Legislative Council was constituted in 1823 by the Governor and was superseded in 1856 with the granting of responsible government to New South Wales.
From 1856 there were two elected Houses, the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council.
From the 2nd sesssion of the 48th Parliament, 1984/85/86, the Parliamentary papers, the Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly and the Minutes of proceedings of the Legislative Council are published in microfiche format.
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- Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. 1803-1842. MICROFILM 18316-18333
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Sydney Morning Herald. 18 April 1831+ MICROFILM PER 14
- New South Wales. Parliament. Parliamentary debates (Hansard).
1879-1900. MICROFILM 5975-6009
Available online - Hansard & papers.
- New South Wales. Parliament. Parliamentary papers.
- 1913; 1925/26-1984/85. 328.94406 N53p
- 1984-86+ MICROFICHE PER 325
- [Includes the papers of both houses from 1904; before 1904 the papers were bound in with the Journal and the Votes and proceedings]
New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council. Minutes of proceedings. 1824-1831 MICROFILM 4207 1984-86+ MICROFICHE PER 325
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- New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council. Votes and proceedings.
- 1832-1855. MICROFILM 4334-4389
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- New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council. Journal.
- 1856/57-1900. MICROFILM 4334-4389
- 1966/67-1982 328.94406 N53LEj
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- New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Votes and Proceedings.
- 1856/57-1900. MICROFILM 4218-4333
- 1899; 1968/69-1983/84. 328.94406 N53Lv
- 1984/55/56+ MICROFICHE PER 325
New South Wales - Indexes
- Collins, D. & McQuilton, J. Guide to maps in the New South Wales parliamentary papers, 1836-1912.
- Reference 912.944 C712g
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- Lawrie, Robert (compiler) Guide to the archives of the New South Wales Parliament.
- Reference 328.94404 N532g
McQuilton, J. & Collins, D. Guide to maps in the New South Wales parliamentary papers, 1904-1980.
- Reference 911.05 H6728
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- New South Wales. Legislative Council. Consolidated index to the minutes of the proceedings and printed papers. 1856-1954.
- Reference 328.94406 N53LEmi
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- New South Wales. Parliament. Index to Parliamentary Debates, 22 May 1856- 9 November 1880.
- Reference 328.94406 N53a
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory was transferred by South Australia to the Commonwealth in 1911 when executive authority was vested in an Administrator appointed by the Commonwealth Department responsible for the Northern Territory.
A Legislative Council was established in 1974, the majority of Council members being nominated. This Council was replaced in 1984 by an elected Legislative Assembly.
The Northern Territory has been self-governing since 1 July 1978.
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- Northern Territory of Australia. Legislative Council. Debates.
- 1941-1974. 328.942906 N87LCd
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- Northern Territory of Australia. Legislative Assembly. Parliamentary Record.
- Nov. 1974/Jan. 1975-April/May 1997 328.942906 N87LAp
[Contains Debates, Minutes of Proceedings, Questions]
Continued by online resource only
Queensland
Parliament, consisting of a Legislative Council and a Legislative Assembly, first met in 1860. The Legislative Council was abolished in 1922.
The Votes and Proceedings (also called Journal) of the Council and the Assembly were published separately from 1860-1901.
From 1902 the Votes and Proceedings were included in the Journal and Parliamentary Papers.
Debates include both the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council up to 1922.
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- Queensland. Parliament. Parliamentary Debates.
- 1864-1990/91. 328.94306 Q3q From 1990, available for searching online.
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- Queensland. Parliament. Journal and parliamentary papers.
- 1902-1912, 1914, 1928+ [imperfect] 328.94306 Q3j
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- Queensland. Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Votes and Proceedings.
- 1884-1895. [imperfect] 328.94306 Q3Lv
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- Queensland. Parliament. Legislative Council. Journal.
- 1860-1901. MICROFILM 11529-11567
South Australia
Self-government was obtained in 1856.
From 1857-1913 the Debates are bound in separate sequences for each house.
From 1914-1991/92 they are bound together but with separate indexes for each house.
From the 4th Session of Parliament 47, August 1992, the Debates are again published separately for each house.
The Proceedings include Minutes of Proceedings of the Legislative Council, Votes and Proceedings of the House of Assembly, and Papers ordered to be printed, from the first session of the first parliament, 1857/58.
Included in the Library's set of the the Proceedings are Council papers from 1849 and Minutes of Proceedings of the Legislative Council from 1850-1856.
Annual reports of government bodies in the 19th century, although tabled in parliament, were often not included in the printed papers. The original records may be found in the State Records Department.
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South Australia. Parliament. Debates.
1857-1991/92 328.94206 S72
South Australia. Parliament. House of Assembly. Debates. 1991/92+ 328.94206 S72
Hansard available online from 1993 to the present.
South Australia. Parliament. Legislative Council. Debates.1991/92+ 328.94206 S72L Also available online from 1993 to the present.
South Australia. Parliament. Proceedings. 1857*+ 328.94206 S72p
[*Included in the Library's set of the the Proceedings are Council papers from 1849 and Minutes of Proceedings of the Legislative Council from 1850-1856.]
- South Australia. Parliament. House of Assembly. Digest.
- 1967+ 328.94206 S72H
[latest issue in Barr Smith Reference collection] Lists members, synopsis of legislation, petitions, parliamentary papers presented for the session.
South Australia -- Indexes
- South Australia. Parliament. Index to Parliamentary Papers.
- 1857-1975. Reference 328.94206 S72p
- South Australia. Parliament. Index to the Proceedings of the House of Assembly.
- 1857-1962. Reference 328.94206 S72p
- South Australia. Parliament. Index to the Proceedings of the Legislative Council.
- 1857-1915. Reference 328.94206 S72p
Tasmania
From 1825 Tasmania was administered by a Lieutenant Governor with a nominated Executive Council and a Legislative Council.
In 1851 the Legislative Council membership was widened to include some elected members.
From 1856 Parliament assumed its present form with a fully elected Council and House of Assembly.
Printing of Minutes of the Legislative Council began in 1837 and the printing of the Papers followed in 1840.
From 1856 until 1883 the Council and the House had their own series of Journals and Papers, but since then these have been issued together as Journals and Printed Papers of the Parliament of Tasmania.
There were no published debates until 1979, except for unofficial newspaper reports in The Mercury.
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The Mercury (Hobart) 1860+ MICROFILM PER 65
- Tasmania. Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Parliamentary Debates. 1979+ 328.94606 T19Ap
Tasmania. Parliament. Legislative Council. Parliamentary Debates. 1979+ 328.94606 T19Lp
Parliament of Tasmania. Includes access to Hansard, 1992 to the present.
- Tasmania. Parliament. House of Assembly. Journals.
- 1861-1883. 328.94606 T19A
- -- -- another copy 1856-1883. MICROFILM 13786-13800
Tasmania. Parliament. Legislative Council. Journals. 1857-1873. MICROFILM 13801-13812
- Tasmania. Parliament. Journals and printed papers.
- 1884+ 328.94606 T19
- Tasmania. Parliament. Index to parliamentary papers of Tasmania 1957-1980.
- Reference 328.94606 T1 Searchable index available online1908-
Victoria
The proceedings of the Legislative Council were published as Votes and Proceedings from 1851-1890. The title was then changed to Minutes of Proceedings.
The Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly have been published in sessional volumes since 1856/57.
Prior to 1856 the newspapers of the day provided virtually the only records of debates in Parliament. The official Parliamentary debates commenced publication in 1866.
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Victoria. Parliament. Parliamentary debates. 1866+ 328.94506 V64 Searchable online from 1991+
- Victoria. Parliament. Parliamentary papers. Selections.
- 1864-1880. Law Library 328.945 V64
- Victoria. Legislative Assembly. Index to the parliamentary papers, reports of select committees and returns to orders, bills etc.,1851-1909.
- Reference 328.94506 V64L
Strehlow, T. J. (comp.) Index to Victorian Parliamentary papers, 1885-1992 (3 vols) Reference 328.94505 V64Lv
Victoria. Parliament. Legislative Council. Votes and Proceedings. 1852/53-1855/56; 1880/81-1882/83; 1889. 328.94506 V64LE
-- -- another copy 1852/3-1890. MICROFILM 10868-10878 [continued by Minutes of the Proceedings]
- Victoria. Parliament. Legislative Council. Minutes of the Proceedings.
- Parl.19, Session 2, 1903; Parl.28, Session 3, 1926+ 328.94506 V64LE
-- -- another copy 1891-1902. MICROFILM 10878-10879
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- Victoria. Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Votes and Proceedings.
- 1856/57-1947/48, vol.1; 1958+ 328.94506 V64Lv
Western Australia
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Votes and Proceedings were first published in 1870 when the Legislative Council came into existence.
In 1890 the Legislative Assembly was formed, and from then on the Votes and Proceedings contained Minutes of the Assembly and Council, together with the printed papers.
The Debates were first published in 1876; prior to this The Inquirer newspaper (not held by Barr Smith; State Library of SA has 1862-1875) gave a full report of the Debates. |
Western Australia. Parliament. Parliamentary Debates.
1877-1889. [imperfect] 328.94106 W52p
New series, 1890+ [imperfect] 328.94106 W52p.2
[Bound volumes only are received, not current issues]
Western Australia. Parliament. Minutes and Votes and Proceedings.
1874-31st parliament, 2nd session, 1984/85. [imperfect*] 328.94106 W52m
31st parliament, 3nd session, 1985+ MICROFICHE PER 255
-- -- another copy 1870/71-1900. MICROFILM 13774-13785
[*The State Library of S.A. has a complete set.]
Parliament of Western Australia . Includes access to Hansard , from 1997 to the present.
Western Australia -- Indexes
- Western Australia. Parliament. General index to the printed papers presented to the Legislative Council 1870-1889, and to Parliament 1890-1946.
- Reference 328.94106 W52
Western Australia. Parliament. General index to the papers presented to Parliament, 1947-1956. Reference 328.94106 W52a
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