[LINK] e-Tabling Documents for Australian Parliament

[Tom Worthington]

On 29/07/12 09:24, I wrote:

> This is to propose that the Australian Parliament change its procedures
> to allow the tabling of electronic, rather than paper, documents. This
> will reduce cost and resource use, as well as improve the readability of
> the documents. ...

Dr Andrew Leigh MP (my local member) has replied to say that a digital 
repository for the Parliamentary Papers Scheme is in development. It is 
planned to try it later this year, with full implementation in 2013, if 
all goes well.

The details are in:

* "Inquiry into the development of a digital repository and electronic 
distribution of the Parliamentary Papers Series", Joint Committee on 
Publications, Australian Parliament, 24 June 2010: 
http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House_of_Representatives_Committees?url=publ/edpps/report/

* Presiding Officers' – further response June 2012 (PDF 46KB): 
http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House_of_Representatives_Committees?url=publ/edpps/posubpps_18121_atta.pdf


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