| Related Orders, Precedents and Rulings |
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| Standing Order 37 of 1994 (Repealed) | 37. At the commencement of each Session the House shall appoint on the motion of a Minister, without notice, the days and the times of meeting and adjournment. Notice of such a motion is required at any other time. |
| 2006 Precedent | The House, having not set the days and times of meeting and adjournment, agreed to special adjournments. VP 02/03/2006, p 1874; et seq |
| 2005 Precedent | The House, having not set the days and times of meeting and adjournment, agreed to special adjournments. VP 23/02/2005, p 1244; et seq |
| 2004 Precedent | 1. The House, having not set the days and times of meeting and adjournment, agreed to special adjournments. VP 17/02/2004, p. 581; et seq 2. Motion moved by the Leader of the House agreed to, that the House meet for the despatch of business on: Thursday 18 November 2004 at 10.00 am; Friday 19 November 2004 at 10.00 am; Tuesday 7 December 2004 at 2.15 pm; Wednesday 8 December 2004 at 10.00 am. VP 17/11/2004, p 1147 |
| 2003 Precedent | 1. The House, having not set the days and times of meeting and adjournment, agreed to special adjournments. VP 29/04/2003, 37; et seq. |
| 2002 Precedent | 1. The House agreed to a motion moved by the Leader of the House specifying the days and hours that the House will meet for the despatch of business during the Budget and Spring Sittings in 2002. VP 26/2/02, 21 - 23 2. The Speaker reported a message from Her Excellency the Governor convening a joint sitting of the Members of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly for the purpose of the election of persons to fill the seats in the Legislative Council on Tuesday 3 September 2002 at 3.45 pm in the Legislative Council chamber. The Speaker then directed the House that a Joint Sitting with the Legislative Council would be set down as a order of the day for 3.45 pm. PD 3/9/02, 4406
VP 3/9/02, 391 3. Standing and sessional orders suspended to provide for a Joint Sitting of Members of the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council in the Legislative Assembly Chamber for the purposes of a Parliamentary Seminar on Reform of the Law of Negligence. PD 17/9/02, 4822, 4845
PD 18/9/02, 4905
VP 18/9/02, 433 4. The Leader of the House informed the House that the Government will not sit on Friday this week as per the schedule adopted by the House. VP 5/12/01, 1723 - 26
PD 18/9/02, 4974 5. The House agreed to a special adjournment until Tuesday 24 September 2002 at 2.15pm due to it not sitting as per the scheduled program for sitting days adopted by the House. VP 5/12/01, 1723 - 26
VP 19/9/02, 456 6. Standing and sessional orders suspended to provide for a Joint Sitting with the Legislative Council to consider a motion of condolence to the families and friends of the victims of the Bali bombings on 12 October 2002. Pursuant to the resolution of the House, a Joint Sitting was held with the Legislative Council. The Minutes of Proceedings for the Joint Sitting were laid upon the Table by the Speaker and ordered to be printed. The House then adjourned as a mark of respect until the following day. VP 22/10/02, 500 - 1 |
| 2001 Precedent | 1. The House, having not set the days and times of meeting and adjournment in advance, agreed to special adjournments. VP 27/2/01, 1051 et seq. 2. Special adjournment included in general motion for suspension of Standing Orders--Routine of Business. House adjourned pursuant to the resolution of the House. VP 4/4/01, 1155 , VP 10/4/01, 1179, VP 11/4/01, 1194, VP 12/4/01, 1198, VP 1/6/01, 1246, VP 7/6/01, 1273, VP 26/6/01, 1343, VP 27/6/01, 1357, VP 6/11/01, 1586, VP 9/11/01, 1609 3. Special adjournment included in general motion for Suspension of Standing Orders--Routine of Business. Motion agreed to, that on the next sitting day, the House adjourn this day without a motion. VP 7/6/01, 1273; House adjourned pursuant to the above resolution of the House. VP 8/6/01, 1276 4. Motion agreed to that the House meet for the dispatch of business on certain days. VP 20/6/01, 1287
House adjourned pursuant to the above resolution of the House. VP 20/6/01, 1299, VP 21/6/01, 1313, VP 22/6/01, 1317 5. House adjourned pursuant to sessional orders. VP 31/5/01, 1242, VP 21/9/01, 1485 6. Motion agreed to that the House meet for the dispatch of business during the budget and spring sittings 2002 on certain days. VP 5/12/01, 1723 - 26 |
| 2000 Precedent | SO 37 -- Days and times of meeting, 2000
1. The House, having not set on the motion of the Minister the days and times of meeting and adjournment (as set out in SO 37) agreed to special adjournments. VP 04/04/00, 348; et seq. 2. Standing and Sessional Orders suspended to provide that for the remainder of the Budget sittings: (1) The routine of business on each sitting Thursday is to be as set out in the sessional order for days other than the last sitting day of the week; (2) General Business shall be called over on each Thursday during the placing and disposal of business; (3) The Speaker, at the request of the Leader of the House, shall leave the Chair on each sitting Thursday until the ringing of one long bell at 10am on the following Friday; (4) On each sitting Friday (Private Members’ Day) the routine of business shall be General Business from 10am to 1pm, committee reports from 1pm, General Business notices of motions (General notices) from 2.15pm, private members’ statements to be called on from 4.15pm and at any other time by motion without notice; and at the conclusion of private members statements, the House shall adjourn without a motion. (5) Debate on the Appropriation Bill and cognate bills shall take precedence of all other business, unless otherwise determined by the House, on each sitting Friday. VP 03/05/00, 432 3. Standing and Sessional Orders suspended to provide that on each sitting Friday when debate on the Appropriation Bill and cognate bills takes precedence of all other business no Member shall be permitted to call a quorum and, in the event of a division, the division shall stand deferred and conducted after Question Time at the next sitting of the House. VP 25/05/00, 504-5 4. Standing and Sessional Orders suspended to permit the House at its rising this day to adjourn until a specified Friday. VP 25/05/00, 507; VP 1/6/00, 543; VP 1/6/00, 584 5. The Leader of the House moved - That Standing and Sessional Orders be suspended to provide that: (1) The House at its rising this day do adjo |
| 1999 Precedent | 1. House agreed to special adjournment until Wednesday 12 May 1999 at 10.00 am. VP 11/05/99, 44 2. Sessional Order for Days and Hours of sitting agreed to with provisions for adjournment of the House. VP 13/05/99, 69-70 3. House agreed to special adjournment until Wednesday 2 June 1999 at 11.15 am. [to commence sitting after the funeral service for Air Marshall Sir James Anthony Rowland, former Governor of New South Wales] VP 01/06/99, 103, 112 4. The Leader of the House moved that Standing and Sessional Orders be suspended to allow the hours of sitting on the following days to be: Friday 25 June 1999 10.00 am - 6.00 pm
Monday 28 June 1999 10.00 am - 10.00 pm
Friday 2 July 1999 10.00 am - 6.00 pm. Debate adjourned, resumed the next day, motion amended (to restrict calls for divisions and quorums) and agreed to. Prior to the adjournment of the House the following day, The Leader of the House announced that the House would not sit on Monday 28 June 1999. VP 23/06/99, 163; VP 24/06/99, 168
PD 24/06/99, 1343 5. House agreed to special adjournment until Thursday 24 June 1999, at 10.30 a.m
VP 23/06/99, 165 6. House agreed to special adjournment until Tuesday 29 June 1999, at 2.15 p.m. VP 25/06/99, 177 7. House agreed to special adjournment until Tuesday 7 September 1999, at 2.15 pm. VP 29/06/99, 210-211 8. The Leader of the House moved motion to fix days and hours of sitting during the Spring Sittings which included provisions for the adjournment of the House and also provided that on 13, 17, 20 and 24 September 1999: (a) the only business for consideration to be the Address in Reply to the Governor’s opening speech; (b) no quorums or divisions shall be called; and
(c) unless adjourned earlier, the Speaker shall adjourn the House at 6.00 pm with no question being put. An opposition amendment to delete paragraphs (a) and (b) to allow question time and other business was defeated on division and the original question was put and passed. VP 08/09/99, 35-38 9. House agreed to special adjournment until Tuesday 19 Octobe |
| 1997 Precedent | 1. Special Adjournment motion, by leave, agreed to for the House to adjourn on Wednesday until a later week and for the routine of the Wednesday to be that for sitting days other than the last sitting day of the week. VP 16/04/97, 794 2. The Leader of the House moved, That the Sessional Order—Days and Hours of Meeting be amended by leaving out certain days. VP 29/05/97, 987 |
| 1996 Precedent | 1. Days and hours for budget sittings, provisions for 10.30 p.m. adjournment and provision for extension of the sitting agreed to as sessional order. VP 16/4/96, 27/28. 2. Days and hours for spring sittings (as special adjournment), provisions for 10.30 p.m. adjournment and extension of sitting. VP 17/9/96, 382/383 Extension of sitting Examples at VP 4/6/96, 225 and 5/6/96, 235 |
| 1995 Precedent | 1. As special adjournment motion, Leader of the House set days and hour of meetings and provided for interruption of business at 10.30 p.m. for a motion to be moved for the adjournment of the House; for the adjournment motion to be moved between 10.15 p.m. and 10.30 p.m. if an item of business concludes between these times and for a Minister to move that the House continue to sit beyond the specified adjournment time. (Sessional order) VP 2/5/95, 29-30; VP 19/9/95, 211-212 2. Motion moved, pursuant to notice on the Business Paper as "Business with Precedence", to amend the sessional order on days and hours of meeting to add certain days. Negatived on division. VP 25/10/95, 348-349 |
| 1994 Precedent | 1. Motion agreed to concerning days and hours of sitting for the Autumn sittings 1994. PD 1/3/94, 18 2. Motion agreed to that the Speaker inform the Governor that important business was outstanding and as a consequence, this House requests his Excellency the Governor not to prorogue the Parliament prior to the statutory date of 3 March 1995. The motion also set down additional days for the House to meet for the despatch of business. PD 24/11/94, 5815
VP 24/11/94, 561-2
Message received from the Governor acknowledging receipt of the resolution. PD 1/12/94, 6142 |
| 1993 Precedent | 1. During debate on the motion, That this House at its rising this day do adjourn until Thursday, 25th February, 1993, at 9 a.m, member indicated in advance to the Government that the Opposition will seek to have three specific dates that were shown in an item on the business paper set aside for the purpose of dealing with private members' business and that general business should take precedence over Government business on those days. The Speaker stated that the daily business paper was unofficial and did not relate to the official procedures of the House. It was issued as a only as a guide to members. The motion before the House sought only to adjourn until 9.00 am the next day, at which time further sittings of the House could be debated, therefore he could not understand how the matters to which the member was alluding, were relevant to the debate. He assumed the member had concluded his remarks and put the question. PD 24/2/93, 19-20 2. Motion agreed to concerning days and hours of sitting for the Budget sittings 1993. PD 8/9/93, 2896
VP 8/9/93, 346-7 3. Motion agreed to that this House, at its rising this day, do adjourn until Tuesday 1 March 1994 at 2.15 pm. The House adjourned at 5.14 am on 20 November 1993 but was subsequently recalled by the Speaker and met again at 9.30 am on 14 December 1993. VP 19/11/93, 607, 609
VP 14/12/93, 611 |
| 1991 Precedent | 1. Special adjournment motion - point of order taken (and upheld by the Speaker) that member not confining remarks to brief reference to matters the member believed should be brought to the House by it not adjourning. PD 2/7/91, 97 |