Tabled Documents

Many documents are formally presented to Parliament. Presenting a document to Parliament is called ‘tabling’ and is a method of ensuring information is available to members of Parliament and the public.

Various documents are tabled every sitting day in the Legislative Assembly as part of formal business, at the start of the day’s proceedings. They are listed in the Votes and Proceedings, the formal minutes of the Assembly.

For more information on tabled documents see Fact Sheet F1: Documents tabled in the Assembly.

Parliamentary papers

Some documents which are tabled are also ‘ordered to be printed’ as parliamentary papers. This does not mean that Parliament organised the physical printing of the report but that Parliament is the authority for its publication.

When a report becomes a parliamentary paper it attracts absolute privilege. This means that no legal action can be taken in relation to the contents of the report.

Parliamentary papers list

The parliamentary papers list provides a numerical list of all parliamentary papers tabled during the 57th Parliament. The list is updated after each sitting week. The date tabled refers to tabling in the Legislative Assembly, unless indicated.

Copies of the parliamentary papers can be found online on the website of the body responsible for tabling the report.

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