Visit
The Public Gallery is open whenever the House is sitting. On non-sitting days, the public is welcome to attend a tour of Parliament:
School and community groups are also encouraged to visit Parliament, with dedicated tours and resources available:
Contact
Contact details are available for House of Assembly Members and Legislative Council Members:
Further information about areas for which Members hold particular responsibilities:
Get Involved
Members of the public can participate in the work of Parliament by sharing their knowledge and perspective with Committees; petitioning Parliament; or asking Constituency Questions:
Following the work of Parliament
The debates and processes of Parliament are recorded and made accessible to the public in multiple ways:
Sittings of the House of Assembly and Legislative Council are broadcast live on the Parliament’s website, as are public hearings of Committees held in Parliament House.
| House of Assembly | Legislative Council |
| Committee Room 1 | Committee Room 2 |
Links to upcoming streams are available on the homepage under "Broadcast.”
The archive of sittings since 2018 is available in the respective Houses’ Chamber Proceedings pages:
| House of Assembly | Legislative Council |
Broadcasts of Committee hearings are available from the relevant Committees’ pages.
The uncorrected proof of the day’s debate is made available on the Parliament’s website at the end of each sitting day. The process of correcting this proof may take around a month, with a revised edition being uploaded once it has been finalised.
The Hansard from 1992 to present day is available online. For the years from 2018, the Hansard is also available in context with the other records of each sitting day through the Chamber Proceedings section.
The Order of Business is an indicative listing of the intended business for the day. This is made available online shortly before the day’s sitting commences. Items will not necessarily be called in the order listed, nor is there a requirement for the House to restrict itself to these items.
While Hansard contains the content of debates held in Parliament, the Votes and Proceedings records the mechanisms of what has happened by covering the specific procedures and votes which occur. Examples include papers tabled, votes on amendments being made to Bills, and decisions about the business of the House.
The Votes and Proceedings of 1992-current are searchable.
The Notice Paper lists all Bills and motions currently before the Parliament. It includes information about the progress of Bills, and current Committees and membership.
A new Notice Paper is issued for each sitting day and is made available through Chamber Proceedings.
If you would like to know more about the House of Assembly, please contact the House of Assembly reception on (03) 6212 2200 or email assembly@parliament.tas.gov.au