| Related Orders, Precedents and Rulings |
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| Standing Order 75 | 75. A Member shall refer to other Members by their title of office or by the name of their electorate. |
| 2013 Precedent | 1. During Question Time, following a point of order the Speaker reminded a Minister to refer to a member by their correct title. PD 21/2/2013, 17859 2. During a second reading debate on a bill, the Deputy-Speaker reminded a member that members should be referred to by their correct titles. PD 25/3/2013, 19251 |
| 2012 Precedent | 1. Member ordered to refer to members by their correct title. PD 7/3/2012, 9164; PD 1/5/2012, 10810; PD 9/5/2012, 11415; PD 21/6/2012, 13562; PD 5/9/2012, 14632; PD 13/9/2012, 15176--9; 16/10/2012, 15723 2. Point of order upheld that the Minister should be referred to by his correct title. PD 4/4/2012, 10683 3. Point of order upheld that the Minister should refer to members by their correct title. PD 29/5/2012, 12115; PD 22/11/2012, 17448 4. The Speaker ruled that it is acceptable to use the collective word "they" to refer to members. PD 21/8/2012, 14088 |
| 2011 Precedent | 1. Speaker reminded members that the use of nicknames was disorderly. PD 31/05/2011, 1506 2. Following a point of order the Speaker reminded members that all members should be referred to by their correct title. PD 14/06/2011, 2228; PD 10/8/2011, 4145 3. Speaker reminded the Minister to refer to members by their correct title. PD 9/9/2011, 5389 |
| 2010 Cons. Ruling | Speaker Torbay: "I wish to raise the issue of members referring to other members by their correct titles. Standing Order 75 provides: "A Member shall refer to other Members by their title of office or by the name of their electorate." A trend has developed for members to regularly refer to other members by name or at times by a disparaging nickname. I remind members that this practice is disorderly and warn members that if they persist in referring to other members incorrectly they will be called to order for their failure to conform to the standing orders. PD 09/03/2010, p 21072 |
| 2010 Precedent | 1. The Speaker upheld a point of order that members should refer to other members by their correct titles. PD 24/2/2010, 20862; PD 10/3/2010, 21200; PD 20/4/2010, 21895 2. During Question Time the Speaker upheld a point of order that the Premier should refer to the Leader of the Opposition by either of his correct titles. PD 25/2/2010, 20987; PD 11/3/2010, 21346 3. The Speaker made the following statement in relation to the correct forms of address when referring to members in the House: "I wish to raise the issue of members referring to other members by their correct titles. Standing Order 75 provides, "A Member shall refer to other Members by their title of office or by the name of their electorate." A trend has developed for members to regularly refer to other members by name or at times by a disparaging nickname. I remind members that this practice is disorderly and warn members that if they persist in referring to other members incorrectly they will be called to order for their failure to conform to the standing orders."
PD 9/3/2010, 21072; VP 9/3/2010, 1874 4. The Acting Speaker upheld a point of order that members should refer to other members by their correct titles. PD 10/3/2010, 21322 5. The Deputy Speaker upheld a point of order that a member should refer to other members by their correct titles. PD 11/3/2010, 21359; PD 11/3/2010, 21360; PD 23/6/2010, 24672 6. The Speaker reminded a member who had referred to another member as the "attack chihuahua" that he must refer to members by their correct titles. PD 11/5/2010, 22358 |
| 2009 Precedent | 1. During debate on consideration of motions to be accorded priority the Speaker upheld a point of order that the Leader of the Opposition was not referring to members by their appropriate titles. PD 24/3/2009, 13622 2. During debate on a matter of public importance the Deputy Speaker directed a member to refer to another member by her appropriate title. PD 24/3/2009, 13824 3. During debate on a motion accorded priority the Assistant Speaker upheld a point of order that the member speaking was not referring to members by their proper titles. PD 2/4/2009, 14485 4. During Question Time the Speaker upheld a point of order that a Minister was not referring to members by their correct titles. PD 18/6/2009, 16357 5. During debate on a general business motion the Deputy Speaker upheld a point of order that a member should refer to other members by their proper titles. PD 26/11/2009, 20070 |
| 2008 Precedent | 1. During Question Time a point of order was taken about the relevancy of a Minister's answer to a question. The Speaker upheld the point of order and directed the Minister to return to the leave of the question, to direct his comments through the Chair and to refer to members by their correct titles. PD 5/3/2008, 5916 2. During Question Time a point of order was taken that the Premier had, on a number of occasions, referred to a member by her first name. The Speaker upheld the point of order and directed the Premier to address members by their correct titles. 2/4/2008, 6295-6296 3. During Question Time the Speaker upheld a point of order that members should be referred to by their correct titles. PD 8/4/2008, 6549; PD 10/4/2008, 6857; PD 13/5/2008, 7433; PD 14/5/2008, 7594; PD 4/6/2008, 8181; PD 23/9/2008, 9781; PD 24/9/2008, 9960-9961; PD 13/11/2008, 11428 4. During debate on a motion accorded priority the Deputy Speaker reminded a member that the correct form of address under the standing orders was to refer to members by their title and not name after a point of order was raised. PD 26/6/2008, 9505; PD 26/6/2008, 9507; PD 29/8/2008, 9682 |
| 2007 Precedent | 1. During Question Time a point of order was taken that a Minister should refer to members by their correct titles. The point of order was upheld. PD 29/5/2007, 326 2. During debate on a motion accorded priority a point of order was taken that a member should address other members by their correct titles. The point of order was upheld. PD 5/6/2007, 743 3. During Question Time a point of order was taken that the Premier should address the Leader of the Opposition by his correct title. The point of order was upheld. PD 19/6/2007, 1200 4. During debate on a general business motion the Assistant Speaker reminded a member that he must refer to members by their correct titles. PD 21/6/2007, 1540 5. During debate on a general business motion a point of order was taken that a member had referred to another member as "you" rather than by her correct title or electorate. The Acting Speaker directed the member to take note of the point of order. PD 18/10/2007, 2919 6. During Question Time a point of order was taken that a member should refer to members by their correct titles or electorates. The Speaker upheld the point of order. PD 18/10/2007, 2931 7. During debate on a motion accorded priority a point of order was taken that a member should address members by their titles. The Acting Speaker reminded the member to comply with parliamentary procedure. PD 14/11/2007, 4139 |