S.O.121 Petitions - content of
121. A petition must:
- Be legible and contain no alterations.
- Be in English or be accompanied by a translation certified to be correct by the lodging Member.
- Contain the request of the petitioner(s).
- Contain the names and addresses of the petitioner(s) and their own original signatures on sheets containing the petition or the request and they must not be pasted on or otherwise transferred to the petition.
A petitioner unable to write may affix their mark in the presence of a witness who shall list their own name and address as well as the name and address of the petitioner.
- Contain at least one signature on the same sheet as the request.
- Be respectful, decorous, and temperate in its language, and not contain irrelevant statements.
- If from a corporation, be made under its common seal.
- Be received only as the petition of the parties signing the same.
| Related Orders, Precedents and Rulings |
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| S.O. 130 of 1994 (Repealed) | 130. A petition must: (1) Be legible and contain no alterations. (2) Be in English or be accompanied by a translation certified to be correct by the lodging Member. (3) Contain the petitioners request. (4) Contain the names and addresses of the petitioners and their own signatures on sheets containing the petition or the request and they must not be pasted on or otherwise transferred to the petition. A petitioner unable to write may affix their mark in the presence of a witness who shall list their own name and address as well as the name and address of the petitioner. (5) Contain at least one signature on the same sheet as the request. (6) Be respectful, decorous, and temperate in its language, and not contain irrelevant statements. (7) If from a corporation, be made under its common seal. (8) Be received only as the petition of the parties signing the same. |
| 1999 Precedent | 1. The Leader of the House, by leave, tabled representations received by the Member for South Coast from the people of Culburra Beach and surrounding areas concerning the smell emitted from Lake Wollumboola, being a petition not in accordance with the standing orders. VP 09/09/99, 56 |
| 1996 Precedent | 1. Allegation in questions without notice and censure motion that Member for Lake Macquarie had materially altered a petition presented to the House. VP 5/6/96, 235-237, PD 5/6/96, 2557, 2560. Speaker stated that the Clerk would write to appropriate Minister to inform of his ruling that a petition presented to the House was out of order. Speaker makes statement ruling the petitions out of order
VP 13/6/96 p.m., 277, PD 12/6/96, 2907-2908. |
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