Parliamentary Business

Parliamentary business refers to the activities and processes that take place within a parliament, including the consideration of legislation, debates, and the functioning of parliamentary committees.

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Parliamentary business is vital for the functioning of democracy, as it allows members to discuss, debate, and make decisions on behalf of the public. It ensures transparency and accountability in government operations and provides a platform for citizens to voice their concerns through petitions and other means.

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Hansard and House papers

Search online Hansard debates and house papers
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Bills

Browse the list of bills (proposed legislation) before the NSW Parliament
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Committees

Learn how committees consider important issues, review proposed laws, encourage public participation and strengthen government accountability
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Tabled papers

Many documents are formally presented to Parliament. This is called ‘tabling’ and is a way to make information available to members of Parliament and the public.
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Questions and answers tracking

View information about questions asked by members in the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council
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Disallowable instruments

Search the database of all disallowable instruments tabled in each House
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Petitions tabled

Browse petitions that have been tabled in the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council
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Sitting day calendar

Browse the Parliament's sitting day calendar

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Current session bills

Search bills from the current session of Parliament

Assented bills

Lists of bills passed by the Parliament and assent by the Governor

All bills

Search our on online historical bills database

Legislative process explained

What is a law, passage of legislation explained, types of bills, understanding an Act

Search Hansard and house papers

Search our online Hansard records by date, member or bill. Or, search all parliamentary records.

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Hansard and house papers by date

Hansard by member

Hansard by bill

Research and Library publications

Explore featured research and the library archive

All research publications

Browse or search all papers and data published by the Research Service

Electorate data

Explore interactive visualisations of electorate data

Election analysis

View NSW election data analysis, visualisations and historical results

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