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Legislative Council Procedure Committee

The Procedure Committee is a current standing committee of the Legislative Council, established 5 May 2004, re-established 10 May 2007.

The Procedure Committee has three functions under Standing Order 205:
(a) consider on its own initiative any amendments to the standing orders,
(b) propose to the House changes in practice and procedures of the House, and
(c) consider any matter relating to the procedures referred to it by the House or the President.

Inquiries

During the current parliament, the following inquiries have been undertaken by the committee:

Referred	Inquiry Name
	Limiting debate, tabling of papers when the House is pr (Completed)
28/06/2007	Inquiry into standing order 210 (10) (Completed)

Records of 2 earlier inquiries conducted by the committee are also available online.

Submissions Invited

The committee is not actively receiving submissions at present. Past submissions may be available under the relevant inquiry.

Reports and Government Responses

During the current parliament, the committee has or plans to table the following reports:

Report Date	Name of Report
12/03/2009	Report relating to limiting debate, tabling of papers when the House is prorogued, absence of a quorum and rules in the galleries
06/03/2008	Report relating to formal business, pecuniary interest, quorum and broadcasting of proceedings

Members

• Chair: The President (Mr Primrose).
• Deputy Chair: The Hon. Don Harwin MLC (Lib).
• The Hon. Robert BROWN (The Shooters Party, LC Member)
• The Hon. John DELLA BOSCA (ALP, LC Member)
• The Hon. Greg DONNELLY (ALP, LC Member)
• The Hon. Amanda FAZIO (ALP, LC Member)
• The Hon. Michael GALLACHER (Lib, LC Member)
• The Hon. Duncan GAY (Nat, LC Member)
• The Hon. Don HARWIN (Lib, LC Member)
• The Hon. Tony KELLY (ALP, LC Member)
• The Hon. Ian MACDONALD (ALP, LC Member)
• Reverend the Hon. Fred NILE (CDP, LC Member)
• The Hon. Peter PRIMROSE (ALP, LC Member)

Contact

Role	Name	Phone	Fax	Email
Main Contact	Lynn Lovelock	(02) 9230 2024	(02) 9230 2761
Clerk of the Committee	Lynn Lovelock	(02) 9230 2024		lynn.lovelock@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Director	Stephen Frappell	(02) 9230 3594		stephen.frappell@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Terms of Reference Establishing Committee

Minutes of Proceedings No. 3, 10 May 2007, item 7.

Standing Order 205 of the Legislative Council provides for the appointment of a Procedure Committee at the commencement of each Parliament. The Standing Orders of the Legislative Council were adopted by the House on 5 May 2004. (Minutes No 52, Item 19, page 576.)
Standing Order 205 provides that:

(1) A Procedure Committee will be appointed at the commencement of each Parliament.

(2) The committee may:

(a) consider on its own initiative any amendments to the standing orders,
(b) propose to the House changes in practice and procedures of the House, and
(c) consider any matter relating to the procedures referred to it by the House or the President.

(3) The President, Deputy President, Leader of the Government and Leader of the Opposition are to be among the members of the committee.

(4) Members may be appointed to the committee as substitutes for a member of the committee, by notice in writing to the Chair of the committee.

(5) Nominations may be made by the Leader of the Government, the Leader of the Opposition, the Government and Opposition Whips, and Cross Bench Members, as applicable.

On 10 May 2007 the following resolution was agreed to by the House:

Mr Kelly moved, according to notice: That a Procedure Committee, consisting of the following members: The President, Mr Della Bosca, Mr Kelly, Mr Macdonald, Ms Fazio, Mr Donnelly, Mr Gallacher, Mr Gay, Mr Harwin, Revd Mr Nile and Mr Brown, be appointed.

Question put and passed.