| Related Orders, Precedents and Rulings |
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| 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 |
| S.O. 84 of 1994 (Repealed) | 84. A Member shall refer to other Members by their title of office or by the name of their electorate. |
| 2006 Precedent | 1. During the consideration of an urgent motion a point of order was raised that the Leader of the Opposition should refer to the Premier by his correct title. Upheld. PD 28/02/2006, p 20706 2. During the debate on a censure motion the Speaker upheld a point of order that a member must be referred to by his correct title rather than a nickname. PD 29/03/2006, p 21713 3. During the consideration of Legislative Council amendments to a bill the Speaker upheld a point of order that members should be referred to by their correct title. PD 29/03/2006, p 21746 4. During the consideration of urgent motions a point of order was upheld that members should be referred to by their correct title. PD 30/03/2006, p 21872
PD 09/05/2006, p 22776 5. During questions without notice the Speaker upheld a point of order requesting that the Minister be directed to refer to members by their proper titles. PD 07/06/2006, p 815 6. During debate on a motion for urgent consideration a point of order was upheld that the member speaking should refer to members by their electorates. PD 06/09/2006, p 1558 |
| 2005 Precedent | 1. During the consideration of urgent motions a point of order was raised after the member speaking referred to another member by name. The Speaker upheld the point of order reminding the member speaking that members are to be referred to by their correct titles. PD 23/03/2005, p 14860 2. During the consideration of urgent motions a point of order was raised that the Leader of the Opposition was breaching the standing orders by referring to a Minister by name rather than using her correct title. Upheld. PD 06/04/2005, p 15151 3. During the second reading debate on a bill a member called another member a "pathetic little man" whereupon a point of order was raised that members must be referred to by their correct title. The Acting-Speaker did not rule on the point of order but reminded the House that all members should be referred to by their correct titles. PD 15/09/2005, p 17854 4. During questions without notice a Minister referred to the Deputy Leader of the Opposition by name whereupon the Speaker ordered that he be referred to by his correct title. PD 11/10/2005, p 18317 |
| 2004 Precedent | 1. During the debate on a general business motion, a point of order was raised that a member was out of order calling the Leader of the Opposition - "Brogden". The Acting-Speaker did not rule on the point but stated that the member who had made the comment should be more careful in future. PD 19/02/2004, p 6318 2. During questions without notice, a member raised a point of order and asked the Speaker to direct members to use her proper title. The Speaker upheld the point of order noting that all members are entitled to be referred to by their proper title. PD 16/03/2004, p 7294 3. During debate on a motion for urgent consideration a point of order was raised by a member that she had been referred to by her Christian name rather than by her title. Upheld. PD 05/05/2004, p 8478 4. During debate on an urgent motion a point of order was raised that the Leader of the Opposition had been referred to by name rather than by his correct title. Upheld. PD 21/09/2004, p 11172 5. During questions without notice, the Leader of the Nationals referred to the Premier as "Bob Carp-on" whereupon the Premier referred to the Leader of the Nationals as "Frank Stonestreet" and "Andrew Stonewall". The Leader of the Nationals raised a point of order that under the standing orders members are required to refer to other members by their electorate or official title referring to the Premier as "Bob Carcass". The Speaker ruled that that is correct but reminded the Leader of the Nationals that in taking a point of order he should not contravene the standing orders himself. PD 08/12/2004, p 13571 |
| 2003 Precedent | 1. During the moving of a motion to suspend standing and sessional orders a point of order was raised that the Deputy Leader was referring to the Minister for Mineral Resources inappropriately as "the milkman". Upheld. PD 07/05/2003, 426 2. During questions without notice the Premier referred to a member as "old Swampy". An Opposition member raised a point of order that the standing orders require that members be referred to by their electorates and that the reference was directed at him. The Speaker did not uphold the point of order noting that he had heard the Premier refer to a certain nickname but that he had not referred to any specific member and that it was the opposition member who had identified himself as that person. PD 18/06/2003, 1654 - 55 3. During the debate on a matter of public importance a member referred to the Minister for Health as "poor Morris". Another member raised a point of order that it was a breach of the standing orders and an act of disorder to refer to members other than by their proper titles and asked the Acting Speaker to direct that the Minister of Health be referred to by his proper title. Upheld. PD 02/07/2003, 2663 4. During the debate on a general business motion the Acting Speaker reminded members of the protocols of the House requiring members to refer to other members by their proper titles. PD 03/07/2003, 284 5. During the consideration of urgent motions, the Leader of the Opposition referred to a Minister using his name. The Speaker directed the Leader of the Opposition to refer to the Minister by his correct title. PD 19/11/2003, 5323 5. In response to a question without notice, a Minister referred to the Leader of the Opposition as the "Pittwater whinger". Another member raised a point of order that Members should be addressed by their correct titles. Upheld. PD 14/10/2003, 3742 6. During the consideration of urgent motions, a point of order was raised that the Leader of the Opposition in trying to establish the urgency of his motion had described a Minister as a thu |
| 2002 Precedent | 1. The Speaker upheld a point of order that a Minister was referring to a member by her name rather than by her electorate. PD 5/6/02, 2620 2. The Speaker reminded members that when they addressed other members that they were to do so by using the names of their electorates. PD 20/06/2002, 3564 3. During questions without notice a point of order was raised that a Minister was not complying with the standing orders by referring to a member by his title or electorate. Upheld. PD 14/11/02, 6820; PD 14/11/02, 6821 |
| 2000 Precedent | 1. The Speaker upheld a point of order that a Minister should refer to other Members by their correct titles. PD 07/06/00, 6767 |
| 1994 Precedent | 1. The Speaker directed that members should be addressed by their titles and not by their names and asked the Minister to adhere to that principle. PD 3/3/94, 200 2. Member ordered to refer to Minister by his correct title and not use gutter language. PD 20/4/94, 1485 3. Point of order upheld that the Premier was to be referred to by his full title. Later point of order taken that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition should be addressed as such rather than by his electorate. The Speaker ruled that there was no tradition to support the point of order. Members were to be to referred to either by their electorate or title. PD 11/5/94, 2275 4. Point of order that it was not correct to address a member as "that man" upheld. The Speaker ruled that it was a long established practice that members refer to each other by their titles. PD 22/9/94, 3562 5. Member directed to refer to members by their electorate and not by their Christian names. PD 22/9/94, 3596
PD 13/10/94, 3958 6. Point of order upheld that minister was flouting the ruling that all members be referred to by their electorate name. The Speaker also warned the Minister that it ill behoved any member to cast aspersions on another member. PD 27/10/94, 4867 |
| 1993 Precedent | 1. The Speaker ordered that members be referred to by their correct title, the name of their electorate. PD 3/3/93, 248 2. Point of order upheld that on at least three occasions the Leader of the Opposition had referred to members on the other side of the House by other than their correct titles. The Speaker ordered the Leader of the Opposition to adhere to the rules and conventions of the House. PD 20/4/93, 1262 3. Member ordered to refer to Minister by his title. PD 27/4/93, 1612 4. Member ordered to refer to member by his electorate not christian name. PD 28/10/93, 4773 |
| 1992 Precedent | 1. Point of order taken asking that the 'recipient of the Richmond report' refer to the member by his electorate rather than by name. Deputy Speaker stated that if a member wished to be referred to by his correct title, he should extend that courtesy to members on the other side of the House. Members should refer to all members by their correct titles. PD 30/4/92, 3231 2. Point of order taken by the Member for Manly that the Member for Vaucluse be directed to withdraw his remark about 'the feral cat from Bligh'. The Deputy Speaker upheld the point of order, even though the remark was not directed at the Member for Manly. She stated that Parliament has a longstanding rule that members should be referred to by their correct titles and that, in a debate of this nature, it was even more appropriate that that rule be adhered to. Member for Vaucluse ordered to withdraw the remark. PD 24/6/92, 4168 3. Member asked to address members in the Chamber by the correct titles and not by their surnames. PD 2/9/92, 5366 4. Point of order upheld and member advised, as a new member, that he should refer to members by their electorates and titles, and not by their proper names. PD 26/11/92, 10081 5. Point of order taken that member was twice referred to as the 'Labor Member for Blacktown', and not as the Member for Blacktown. When the member accepted the point of order, the Temporary Chairman accepted his statement to be a withdrawal. PD 27/11/92, 10345 |