Tabling guidelines

The purpose of these guidelines is to provide advice to departments and entities on the procedures to be followed when presenting documents to the Parliament. From time to time, the guidelines will be supplemented with tabling circular/s to address particular issues that arise over the course of the year.

Appendixes

A - Tabling Minute

ReferenceTitleDate of Issue
A1Government document - DOCX (27 KB)July 2024
A2Government response to a Parliamentary Committee report - DOCX (32 KB)July 2024
A3Ministerial statement - DOCX (32 KB)July 2024

B, C, D and F

ReferenceTitleDate of Issue
BLetter of Transmittal to the President of the Senate (out of sitting only) - DOCX (29 KB)July 2024
CGovernment response to a Parliamentary Committee report – cover sheet - DOCX (70 KB)July 2024
DMinisterial statement – cover sheet - DOCX (70 KB)July 2024
FMaps of Parliament House - PDF (1.4 MB)July 2024

E - Labels

ReferenceTitleDate of Issue
E1Government document – sitting day - DOCX (34 KB)July 2024
E2Government document – out of sitting - DOCX (33 KB)July 2024
E3Government response – Joint Parliamentary Committee – sitting day - DOCX (34 KB)July 2024
E4Government response – Joint Parliamentary Committee – out of sitting - DOCX (34 KB)July 2024
E5Government response – Senate Committee – sitting day - DOCX (33 KB)July 2024
E6Government response– Senate Committee – out of sitting - DOCX (33 KB)July 2024
E7Government response – House of Representatives Committee – sitting day only - DOCX (32 KB)July 2024
E8Ministerial statement – sitting day - DOCX (34 KB)July 2024
E9Ministerial statement – out of sitting - DOCX (34 KB)July 2024

F - OTD Portal - Access request guide

ReferenceTitleDate of Issue
FOTD Portal - Access request guide - PDF (419 KB)July 2024

Tabling circulars