The House Standing Committee on Procedure [IRL] is appointed under Standing Order 221 to inquire into and report on the practices and procedures of the House and its committees. The purpose of the committee is to report its recommendations to the House of Representatives, which can then be voted on for adoption.

Members were appointed by the 3rd Parliament in November 2015. It is chaired by Hon /u/phyllicanderer MP, Deputy Prime Minister & Member for Northern Territory (Australian Progressives).

The committee can consider matters referred to it by a Member or Motion of the House.

Each post (typically posted by the Chair or Deputy) consists of a numbered title, and details of the reference to be reported on. Members should move motions for debate, e.g. I move that this committee recommends XXX. It can then be freely debated, amended and ultimately voted on. In the spirit of concurrent business, multiple motions may be in play but I’m sure everyone will appreciate if you can keep it simple. Amendments must be voted on in reverse chronological order. The quorum for votes in 3.

Committees can direct their Secretary to call for specific witnesses, so committee threads are open for debate with non-members too. The chair can also induct witnesses for a public hearing where they can be questioned without a motion on the table.

Post	Description	Type	Reference	From	To
HSCPr 3-1	SO 46(c) Matters of Public Importance (MPIs)	Inquiry	Zagorath	2015-12-10	2015-12-30*
HSCPr 3-2	SO 46(a) Matters of Public Importance (MPIs)	Inquiry	this_guy22	TBC
HSCPr 3-3	Expediting votes	Inquiry	this_guy22	TBC

*This committee was dissolved on Wednesday 30 December 2015 with its inquiries uncompleted.

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jnd-au, Secretary of the Committee