Contents

Standing Order No.

1

Introductory

1

2

3

4

2

Opening of Parliament

President takes chair

5

Clerks reads Proclamation

5

Governor introduced

5

Commissioners introduced

5

Clerk reads proclamation

5

Commissioners summon Assembly

5

Clerk reads Commission

5

Cause of calling together

5

House of Assembly Members withdraw

5

Oath or affirmation

5

Election of President

5

Bill pro forma

6

Speech reported

7

Motion to present Address

8

Governor’s reply reported

9

Precedence of debate on address

10

3

Election of President

Member proposed

11

One Member proposed

12

Two or more Members proposed

13

Procedure when two or more candidates

14

Acknowledgment by President elect

15

President presented to Governor

16

Term of office

17

4

Chair of Committees

Election and term of office

18

Takes chair as Deputy President

19

Absence of President, Deputy President performs duties

20

Absence of President and Chair of Committees

21

Appointment of Deputy Chair of Committees

22

Deputy Chair takes chair

23

Powers of Deputy Chair

24

5

Sitting and Adjournment of the Council

Ordinary Sitting times

25

Suspension of sitting at 1.00 p.m.

26

Suspension of sitting at 4.00 p.m.

27

Opening of sitting

28

Adjournment for want of a Quorum – reported by Tellers or Chair

29

Adjournment for want of a Quorum when notice taken by Member

29

Provision when next sitting day a holiday

30

Council adjourned only by its own resolution

31

Adjournment of Council

32

6

Attendance of Members

Attendance of Members obligatory

33

Leave of Absence

34

Leave excuses from service and forfeiture

35

Leave forfeited by attendance

36

Member returned on new Writ

37

Member seated on Application

38

7

Order and Conduct of Business

Order of business

39

Precedence of Government business

40

Special Interest Matters

41

8

Petitions

Contents of petition

42

Petitions will not contain

43

Procedure for lodgement and presentation

44

9

Questions seeking Information

Questions to Ministers, the Leader of the Government and Members on Notice

45

New Question given

46

No debate on giving Notice

47

No debate on answer

48

Oral Questions without notice

49

Rules governing questions

50

Supplementary questions

51

10

Notices of Motion

New notice given

52

Notices of Motion:  Requirements

53

Notices Deferred

54

Lapsed and Withdrawn Notices

55

11

Motions

Motions moved on Notice:  exceptions

56

Urgent Motion:  Privilege

57

Motion without Notice by leave

58

Order of precedence

59

Withdrawal of Motion

60

Withdrawn Motion reintroduced

61

Moved by another Member

62

Not to be withdrawn until amendment withdrawn

63

12

Orders of the Day

Definition

64

Disposal of Orders of the Day

65

To be read without question put

66

Orders not called on

67

Lapsed by adjournment

68

Order discharged

69

13

Questions from the Chair

Question:  when proposed

70

Question put

71

Decided by majority of voices

72

President to declare majority

73

Same question twice proposed

74

Question divided

75

Question superseded

76

14

Amendments to Questions from the Chair

Forms of Amendment

77

Amendment relevant and in writing

78

Amendment to leave out words

79

To substitute words

80

To insert or add words

81

Discretion of Chair on Question

82

No amendment when later part of Question amended

83

Words already agreed to

84

Amendment may be withdrawn

85

Original question put

86

Question as amended put

87

Order in which amendments to be put

88

Amendments to amendments

89

Council now adjourn – no amendment

90

Amendment to Question for Adjournment

91

15

Conduct of Members and Rules of Debate

Maintenance of Order

92

When President stands

93

Member sick or infirm

94

Entering or leaving the Council

95

Not to pass between Chair, etc

96

Member to take place

97

Subjudice convention

98

A Member shall not in the course of Debate

99

Repetitious or Irrelevant Debate

100

Objection to words

101

Motion that Member be heard, etc

102

Pecuniary Interest

103

Member to withdraw while conduct under deliberation

104

Suspension of Member

105

Period of Suspension

106

Suspended Member to withdraw from precincts

107

If suspended Member does not withdraw

108

President calls on Member to speak

109

No speaking after decision given

110

Right of speech

111

Not to speak more than once

112

Personal explanation

113

Adjournment of Debate

114

Member to continue speech

115

Precedence of adjourned debate on privilege

116

Debate being resumed:  Members not to speak again

117

May speak again to new question

118

Having spoken to adjournment

119

Having spoken to main question, not to enter upon it again

120

Member who has spoken not to make motion, but may speak to motion

121

Member who has moved amendment not to speak again on Main Question

122

Same Member not to move adjournment of Council and debate

123

Member to resume speech

124

Adjournment motion, procedure when negatived

125

Debate on motion where lack of quorum

126

Debate interrupted by other matter

127

No reference to proceedings of committees until reported

128

Member not to interrupt another

129

Speaking to Order or Privilege

130

Question of Order

131

Ruling of President may be challenged

132

Right of Reply

133

Reply closes Debate

134

Motions not open to Debate

135

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Divisions

Calling a division

136

Member may cancel call for division

137

Calling a division

138

Error in tally

139

President’s casting vote

140

Vote not recorded if Member not present

141

Recording of pairs

142

President may call off division

143

Member’s voice and vote to be the same

144

Question of order during division

145

Divisions in committee

146

17

Committees of the Whole Council

Council resolves itself into Committee and President leaves chair

147

Committee may be deferred

148

Committee reports Progress

149

Chair of Committees takes chair at Table

150

Committee to consider matters referred

151

Vote of Chair

152

Chair’s ruling may be challenged

153

Debate in Committee same as in Council

154

Members may speak more than once

155

On disorder, President to resume chair

156

President to resume chair in certain other cases

157

Lack of quorum

158

Lack of quorum proceedings

159

Report

160

Report of progress

161

Motion that Chair leave the chair

162

Motion that Chair leave the chair, when not to be moved

163

Report brought up without question put

164

Resolution cannot be postponed

165

Committee not to adjourn

166

Consideration of Committee resolutions

167

Proceedings in Committee to form part of Journals

168

18

Standing Committees

Standing Orders Committee

169

Committee of Privileges

170

First Meeting

171

19

Select Committees

Committee membership

172

Willingness to attend to be ascertained

173

Member pecuniarily interested not to serve

174

Number of Members

175

Notice to specify names of Members

176

Committee may be chosen by secret ballot

177

Notice of election by ballot

178

Members discharged and others appointed

179

Notice to specify names

180

List of Committee to be exhibited

181

Quorum

182

Neglect of Member to attend

183

Election of Chair

184

Vote of Chair

185

Meetings

186

Days of Meeting

187

Adjournment of Committee

188

Power to send for papers

189

Name of Members recorded

190

Committee to delegate Members to travel on inspections

191

Admission of Strangers

192

Admission of other Members

193

Divisions to be reported

194

Draft Report

195

Report brought up

196

Dissenting Statements in Report

Report presentation before sitting

197

Subsequent proceedings on motion

198

Progress Report

199

Evidence, etc not reported not to be published

200

Evidence reported:  disclosure

201

Certain evidence not to be published

202

Matters ordered not to be published to remain confidential

203

Not to confer with Committee of Assembly without leave

204

Message to Assembly requesting leave to confer

205

Conference between Select Committees may be free

206