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Australasian Study of Parliament Group (ASPG)

About the ASPG

The Australasian Study of Parliament Group (ASPG) is a politically non-partisan body which was established in 1978 to encourage and stimulate research, writing, teaching and discussion about parliamentary institutions, particularly those in Australasia and the South Pacific. The ASPG has Chapters in all States and Territories of Australia and in New Zealand.

Membership consists of parliamentarians, parliamentary officers, academics, teachers, journalists, students and other interested individuals. Australasian Parliamentary Review (successor of Legislative Studies) is the ASPG's official journal and is published twice a year. The National President of the ASPG is the Hon. Kevin Rozzoli, former Speaker of the NSW Legislative Assembly.



Membership

Membership of the NSW Chapter costs $40 per year and entitles you to:
  • Two issues of the ASPG journal, Australasian Parliamentary Review, per year
  • Discounts to attend the ASPG Annual Conference and other ASPG functions
  • Priority for seminars and other functions held by the NSW Chapter.
To become a member, complete the Membership form (link below).

Simon Johnston, Secretary, Australasian Study of Parliament Group, NSW Chapter, Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney 2000.

Membership Form 09-10.doc

Annual General meeting


The 2009 AGM was held Wednesday 21 October 2009 at 1.15 pm in Room 1102, Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney.

    Contact Details

    For further information contact:

      Simon Johnston, ASPG NSW Chapter
      tel: 02 9230 2790
      simon.johnston@parliament.nsw.gov.au

    Seminars

    The NSW Chapter of the ASPG also holds seminars on topical issues relating to Parliament in NSW and Australia. The 2008 Seminar was presented by the Hon Geoff Gallop, AC on the topic 'The Role of a Member of Parliament' on Tuesday 25 November 2008.
    The Role of a Member of Parliament.doc


    Previous seminars include:
    • Redistribution of NSW electoral boundaries.
    • Analysis of 1998 Federal election results and its implications for the NSW election
    • Parliament & Judicial Accountability: time for an overhaul?
    • "Withering on the Vine": The States After the High Court Decision on Ha & Hammond
    • Hypothetical Seminar on Parliament Ethics
    • Speech by Professor Robert Hazell, Director of the Constitution Unit, School of Public Policy, University College, London, on Constitutional Reform in the United Kingdom.


    Conferences

    The ASPG also holds an Annual Conference hosted by the Australasian parliaments on a rotational basis on issues relating to Parliament and matters of interest.

    Year Host Chapter Theme
    2009TasmaniaThe Changing Face of Parliamentary Opposition - Independents, Parties and Houses
    2008 Queensland Parliament and the People: Engagement, Representation and Participation
    2007 South Australia Parliament’s Accountability to the People
    2006 New Zealand Parliamentary Control of the Executive: the people and the money
    2005 New South Wales Parliament and accountability in the 21st century: The role of Parliamentary oversight committees





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