James Rowland Odgers

James Rowland Odgers (1914–1985) served as the Clerk of the Australian Senate from 1965 to 1979, and is described in the Australian Dictionary of Biography as "arguably the Senate's most influential clerk". As Clerk, he was a noted reformer and revolutionised the operation of the parliament by establishing a system of Senate committees based on the American Senate. Odgers continues to influence the operation of the Senate through his book, Odgers' Australian Senate Practice, considered to be the definitive guide to practice and procedure.

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