Sessional Order (551) - Divisions, Restriction on (adopted 28 February 2013)
DIVISIONS, RESTRICTIONS ON
(Adopted 28 February 2013)
That, during the current session, unless otherwise ordered, standing order 187 shall read as follows:
187. The House shall not conduct a division on any question before 10.30 a.m. on days when the House meets at an earlier time, during Private Members' Statements, Community Recognition Statements, Matters of Public Importance or the discussion on a petition signed by 10,000 or more persons. If a division is called prior to 10.30 a.m. on such days, the division shall be deferred and conducted at 10.30 a.m. and any business then before the House shall be interrupted and recommenced after the division(s).
| Related Orders, Precedents and Rulings |
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| Standing Order 187 | 187. (1) The House shall not conduct a division on any question before 10.30 a.m. on days when the House meets at an earlier time, or during private members' statements. If a division is called prior to 10.30 a.m. on such days, the division shall be deferred and conducted at 10.30 a.m. and any business then before the House shall be interrupted and recommenced after the division(s). (2) On any Friday when the House sits, whether as a continuation of the sitting of the previous day or as a separate sitting day any divisions called shall be deferred, set down as orders of the day for the next sitting day and determined after Question Time. |
| House Forms | Deferral of Divisions (SO 187) IF DIVISION CALLED BEFORE 10.30 AM ON DAYS WHEN HOUSE MEETS AT AN EARLIER TIME - Speaker: A division having been called and it being prior to 10.30 am, pursuant to Standing Order 187, the division is deferred until 10.30 am AT 10.30 AM Speaker: It being 10.30 am the business before the House is interrupted for the deferred division(s). The business will be recommenced after the division(s) |
| 2012 Precedent | 1. A motion to adjourn the debate on a bill having been moved and a division called for prior to 10.30 am, the division was deferred. At 10.30 am business before the House was interrupted and the division was held whereupon the motion for the adjournment of the debate was agreed to. PD 23/2/2012, 8836 & 8843-4; VP 23/2/2012, 561 & 567 |
| 2011 Precedent | 1. As the question on a general business motion was put prior to 10.30 am the division was deferred until 10.30 am pursuant to standing orders. At 10.30 am business before the House was interrupted for the deferred division. PD 26/8/2011, 4841; VP 26/08/2011, 305-6 |
| 2009 Precedent | 1. A motion was put and passed that standing order 98, in relation to Friday sittings, and standing order 187, in relation to the restriction on divisions, be suspended, at this sitting, and that the Chair be vacated until the ringing of one long bell at 10.00 am on Friday 3 April 2009. VP 2/4/2009, 1295 |
| 551 Sessional Order | DIVISIONS, RESTRICTIONS ON
(Adopted 28 February 2013) That, during the current session, unless otherwise ordered, standing order 187 shall read as follows: 187. The House shall not conduct a division on any question before 10.30 a.m. on days when the House meets at an earlier time, during Private Members' Statements, Community Recognition Statements, Matters of Public Importance or the discussion on a petition signed by 10,000 or more persons. If a division is called prior to 10.30 a.m. on such days, the division shall be deferred and conducted at 10.30 a.m. and any business then before the House shall be interrupted and recommenced after the division(s). |
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