The ACT Chapter of the Australasian Study of Parliament Group presents English Votes for English Laws: Constitutional revolution or damp squib? A presentation by Patrick Dunleavy Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at the London School of Economics Centenary Research Professor at the Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra When: 5-6pm, Thursday 17 […]
Membership of the ASPG provides a great opportunity to establish links with others in the parliamentary community. Your membership provides: · Subscription to the ASPG Journal Australasian Parliamentary Review; · Concessional rates for the ASPG Conference; and · Participation in local Chapter events. If you live in the ACT or your organisation is based in […]
Towards the end of 2015, the ACT Legislative Assembly hosted the ACT’s event second event for the year, a session that explored the age old tension – particularly evident in the Westminster system – that sometimes arises between the prerogatives of executive government and the accountability and scrutiny functions of the legislature. Vicki Dunne MLA, […]
Last May, the ACT Chapter of the ASPG hosted an event at Australian Parliament House where the Clerks of the Legislative Assembly for the ACT (Tom Duncan), the House of Representatives (David Elder), and the Australian Senate (Rosemary Laing), discussed the question: ‘Does a chamber need a majority to be effective?’ You can view a video […]
After a period of inactivity the ACT Chapter of the Australasian Study of Parliament Group was reinaugurated at an annual general meeting held on 4 October 2015. The meeting elected an executive and adopted a revised constitution. The following members of the chapter were elected to the Executive: Tim Bryant, Department of the Senate, Chair David […]
