Australian House of Representatives committees

They comprise government and non-government Members and have considerable powers to undertake work on behalf of the Parliament.

[1] The Federation Chamber, formerly the Main Committee, provides an additional forum for the second reading and consideration in detail stages of bills and debate of committee reports and papers presented to the House.

Joint committees are established by both Houses of the Australian parliament and include both Members and Senators.

[3] The Inquiry into the destruction of 46,000-year-old caves at the Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara region of Western Australia was referred to this Committee in June 2020.

Committee Chairs and Deputy Chairs receive additional pay depending on the committee on which they serve, which is specified as a percentage of the base pay of an MP and Senator ($225,750 as of October 2023).