House of Representatives practice / editor: I. C. Harris ; assistant editors: B. C. Wright, P. E. Fowler.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1: The Parliament and the role of The House -- Ch. 2: House, Government and Opposition -- Ch. 3: Elections and the electoral system -- Ch. 4: Parliament House and access to proceedings -- Ch. 5: Members -- Ch. 6: The Speaker, Deputy Speakers and officers -- Ch. 7: The parliamentary calendar -- Ch. 8: Order of business and the sitting day -- Ch. 9: Motions -- Ch. 10: Legislation -- Ch. 11: Financial legislation -- Ch. 12: Senate amendments and requests -- Ch. 13: Disagreements between the Houses -- Ch. 14: Control and conduct of debate -- Ch. 15: Questions -- Ch. 16: Non-government business -- Ch. 17: Documents -- Ch. 18: Parliamentary committees -- Ch. 19: Parliamentary privilege -- App. 1: Governors-General -- App. 2: Speakers of the House of Representatives -- App. 3: Deputy Speakers -- App. 4: Leaders of the Opposition -- App. 5: Clerks of the House of Representatives -- App. 6: Prime Ministers -- App. 7: Chronological list of Ministries -- App. 8: Leaders of the House -- App. 9: Number of Ministers: statutory variations -- App. 10: Party affiliations in the House of Represnetatives -- App. 11: Electoral divisions: number at general elections -- App. 12: General elections: significant dates from 19th to 41st Parliaments -- App. 13:Election petitions: House of Representatives -- App. 14: Referendums to alter the Constitution -- App. 15: Chronology of Parliaments -- App. 16: Sittings of the House -- App. 17: Consideration of legislation by the House -- App. 18: Senate requests for amendments to bills -- App. 19: Bills reserved for the Sovereign's assent and bills returned by the Governor-General with recommended amendments -- App. 20: Statistics on selected House proceedings -- App. 21: Questions 1963- -- App. 22: Proportion of House time spent considering certainc ategories of business 1955- -- App. 23: Percentage of House time spent on Government Business and Provate Members' Business 1990- -- App. 24: Committees of the House of Representatives and joint committees -- App. 25: Matters raised as matters of privilege in the House.