The Clerk of the House of Representatives of the Parliament of Australia is responsible for managing the Department of the House.
The Department of the House of Representatives provides services to support the efficient conduct of the House of Representatives, its committees and certain joint committees as well as a range of services and facilities for Members in the Australian Parliament House in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. The Department also undertakes activities to promote the work of the House in the community and is responsible for the conduct of the Parliaments' international and regional relations.
The Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives is an elected member of Parliament who has been further elected by the Parliament to preside over the House, and has accountability obligations to the Parliament for the Department.
The Department has a single purpose:
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Jenkins, Sir George Henry, CMG (later Sir George) | 1 May 1901 – 6 July 1901 (Acting) |
| Duffy, Charles Gavan, CMG, LLB | 8 July 1901 – 31 January 1917 |
| Gale, Walter Augustus, CMG | 1 February 1917 – 27 July 1927 |
| McGregor, John Robert | 1 September 1927 – 28 September 1927 |
| Parkes, Ernest William, CMG | 27 October 1927 – 22 March 1937 |
| Green, Frank Clifton, MC (later CBE) | 23 March 1937 – 25 June 1955 |
| Tregear, Albert Allan, BComm, AASA (later CBE) | 27 June 1955 – 31 December 1958 |
| Turner, Alan George, CBE (later Sir Alan) | 1 January 1959 – 10 December 1971 |
| Parkes, Norman James, CBE, AASA | 11 December 1971 – 31 December 1976 |
| Pettifer, John Athol, CBE, BComm, AASA | 1 January 1977 – 15 July 1982 |
| Blake, Douglas Maurice, VRD (later AM) | 16 July 1982 – 30 July 1985 |
| Browning, Alan Robert | 31 July 1985 – 22 March 1991 |
| Barlin, Lyndal McAlpin, AM | 23 March 1991 – 26 July 1997 |
| Harris, Ian Charles, BA(Hons), MA, DipEd, AO | 27 July 1997 – 4 December 2009 |
| Wright, Bernard Clive | 4 December 2009 - Present |