What does the Clerk of the House of Representatives do?
The Clerk of the House of Representatives is the most senior parliamentary officer of the Department of the House of Representatives. The Clerk of the House is a public servant, not an elected member of parliament. The Clerk assists the Speaker in running the House of Representatives chamber according to the rules of the chamber called the Standing Orders, containing over 200 rules which detail chamber protocol and procedure. The Clerk of the House of Representatives is responsible for: • advising the Speaker of the rules of the chamber • recording chamber decisions • maintaining records of chamber business • certifying the passage of bills • reading the long title of bills • announcing petitions • looking after official parliamentary records and papers. The Clerk of the House of Representatives is assisted by the Deputy Clerk and several clerk assistants.
The Clerk of the House of Representatives is the most senior parliamentary officer of the Department of the House of Representatives. The Clerk of the House is not an elected member of parliament. The Clerk assists the Speaker in running the House of Representatives chamber according to the rules of the chamber called the Standing Orders, containing over 200 rules which detail chamber protocol and procedure. The Clerk of the House of Representatives is responsible for: • advising the Speaker of the rules of the chamber • recording chamber decisions • maintaining records of chamber business • certifying the passage of bills • reading the long title of bills • announcing petitions • looking after official parliamentary records and papers. The Clerk of the House of Representatives is assisted by the Deputy Clerk and several clerk assistants.
