[LINK] ePetitions, Oz Style?

[Roger Clarke]

A report in The Canberra Times on Sat 12 Jan 08 says:

There will be 17 House of Reps Committees in the new federal Parliament.

Whether private members' business is permitted to be discussed by a 
Committee will be decided by the two chief whips.  [Ah, the byways of 
parliamentary democracy.]

"The new Petitions Committee, consisting of 10 members of Parliament 
(six Government and four Opposition members [so much for the Senate 
cross-benches]), will receive and consider petitions lodged and 
report on appropriate action", [Leader of the House] Mr Albanese said.

[Boy, what a sinecure the chairmanship of *that* Committee will be! 
Now, who in the Reps missed out on position in the Ministry?]

Of some interest to link, however:  "The committee will also consider 
moving to electronic petitions, as the [British] Government has 
done", he said.

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/terms
http://www.pm.gov.uk/output/Page11051.asp

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/6354735.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/6353353.stm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2007/mar/08/epublic.egovernment

http://itc.napier.ac.uk/ITC/researchThemes.asp?Theme=14&#ID14


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