Senate rules under the microscope amid efforts to review, consolidate

‘I appreciate that, ‘oh yeah, it’s just a boring book of policy rules, but it’s how Senators are able to function,’ says working group chair Senator Pat Duncan.
Last updated in 2017, a review of the rulebook should take into consideration that, in the reformed Senate, 'not everybody comes with the same understanding' of the parliamentary workplace, says the chair of the working group.

A six-member Senate working group is in the midst of reviewing the Red Chamber’s internal rulebooks setting out office management and administrative policies, with a view to updating them in light of the “seismic shift” in the Chamber over the last decade.

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