Parliament of Tasmania

Presiding Officer(s): Hon. Craig Farrell, MLC, President of the Legislative Council of Tasmania and Hon. Michelle O'Byrne, MP, Speaker of the House of Assembly of Tasmania

Joined the Commonwealth: 29 April 1949

CPA Branch formed: 1 January 1927

Unicameral/Bicameral: Bicameral - House of Assembly (25), Legislative Council (15)

Parliament/Legislature website: Parliament of Tasmania

Standing Orders: House of Assembly

Legislative Council

Committees:

Number of Departmental/Ministry Oversight Committees:

• House of Assembly: 1, Legislative Council: 6 (Select Committees)

Number of Joint Committees (if bicameral):

• 6 (Public Works, Public Accounts, Subordinate Legislation, Integrity, House, Library)

Names of House Management (such as Privileges or Procedure) Committees:

• HA House, Library, Privileges, Standing Orders, Printing: LC House, Library, Privileges, Standing Orders.

Recent articles in The Parliamentarian:

• The Parliamentarian 2019 Issue Four - CPA news: Tasmania and Samoa twinning clock unveiling at new Parliament Building
• The Parliamentarian 2019 Issue One - 'CWP at 30 - Towards safe work environments in Parliaments' by Hon. Michelle O'Byrne, MP
• The Parliamentarian 2018 Issue Four - 'Twinning Programmes between Tasmania and Samoa Parliaments' by Hon M. T. Rene Hidding, MP
• The Parliamentarian 2016 Issue Two - 'Separation of Powers - Preventing Political Interference with Judicial Appointments' by Hon. Elise Archer MP, Speaker of House of Assembly of Tasmania