Committee Templates & Suggestions
Use these templates and suggestions in conjunction with DIY Role-play in the Classroom: Committee.
How to be a committee member
This template contains a series of short answer questions to help a member prepare questions for each witness or witness group giving evidence to a House of Representatives committee. Amongst other things, it encourages the member to know who will be presenting evidence, to anticipate the position of each group and to plan questions that will elicit new information.
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to be a committee member [102kb]
How
to be a committee member [27kb]
How to be a committee senator
This template contains a series of short answer questions to help a senator prepare questions for each witness or witness group giving evidence to a Senate committee. Amongst other things, it encourages the senator to know who will be presenting evidence, to anticipate the position of each group and to plan questions that will elicit new information.
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to be a committee senator [103kb]
How
to be a committee senator [29kb]
How to be a witness at a House of Representatives committee
This template contains a series of short answer questions to help a witness prepare to give evidence and to deliver a statement before a House of Representatives committee. Amongst other things, it encourages the witness or witness group to understand the issue being investigated, to support or oppose the proposal and to be prepared to make recommendations to the committee.
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to be a witness at a House of Representatives committee [99kb]
How
to be a witness at a House of Representatives committee [22kb]
How to be a witness at a Senate committee
This template contains a series of short answer questions to help a witness prepare to give evidence and to deliver a statement before a Senate committee. Amongst other things, it encourages the witness or witness group to understand the issues which surround the bill, to have a position on the bill and to be prepared to make recommendations to the committee.
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to be a witness at a Senate committee [98kb]
How
to be a witness at a Senate committee [22kb]
How to write a committee report
This template is a guided report-writing activity. It demonstrates how a committee might write a report at the end of an inquiry. Amongst other things, it encourages the chair of the committee to acknowledge the evidence provided by various witnesses and to make recommendations for consideration of the Parliament.
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to write a committee report [92kb]
How
to write a committee report [22kb]
Committee suggestions
This page contains a list of hypothetical issues and bills for inquiry by a House of Representatives or Senate committee. Use this list to choose a topic for Committee Role-play.