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 *Bills and related information, including explanatory memoranda and bills digests.
 * Petitions.
 * Tabled papers, i.e, papers presented to the Parliament, including "reports from parliamentary committees, annual reports of departments and agencies, reports from the Auditor-General and legislative instruments.") Parliamentary Papers are a subset of such tabled papers.
 * Hansard, i.e., the report of proceedings of the Parliament and its committees.
 * Audio and audiovisual recordings of proceedings.
 * Chamber documents, i.e., documents used to facilitate the business of the two houses, including the agenda for each sitting day ("Senate Order of Business" and "House of Representatives Daily Program"), the business currently before each chamber (Notice Papers), and the minutes of meetings for each sitting day ("Journals of the Senate" and "Votes and Proceedings for the House of Representatives").
 * Parliamentary Library research publications.

B. Legal Framework

1. Relevant Legislation

The production, publication, and preservation of parliamentary documents may be governed by different legislation, depending on the document type and the context. This includes the

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