| Related Orders, Precedents and Rulings |
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| House Forms | Member: I move, That the Question be divided to provide for separate questions to be put on ................................................................. (NO AMENDMENT OR DEBATE ALLOWED) |
| 2008 Precedent | 1. Following debate on a general business motion a member requested that the motion be put as separate questions. The question that paragraph (1) be agreed to was put and passed and the question that paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) be agreed to was put and negatived on division. PD 3/4/2008, 6416; VP 3/4/2008, 595-596 |
| S.O. 157 of 1994 (Repealed) | 157. When a motion consists of one or more distinct parts a Member may, before the question is put, require the Speaker to put the motion as separate questions. |
| 2006 Precedent | 1. Pursuant to standing order 157 a member asked that a motion with two parts be put as separate questions. This was agreed to but the member withdrew his request after being advised that there would be no further debate on either part of the motion. PD 02/05/2006, p 22409 2. Pursuant to standing order 157 a motion with a number of parts was put as separate questions after a request from a member. VP 22/11/2006, pp 406-7 |
| 2005 Precedent | Pursuant to standing order 157 a member asked that separate questions be put on the two paragraphs of a general business motion as amended. PD 13/10/2005, p 18604 |
| 2000 Precedent | 1. Member having moved a motion in 3 paragraphs, another Member pursuant to standing order 157, requested that the question be put as separate questions. VP 17/08/00, 745 |
| 1998 Precedent | 1. At the request of the member for North Shore, the paragraphs of the motion put as separate questions. PD 21/05/98, 5076 2. Request to put each paragraph as separate questions included within the terms of the motion. VP 03/06/98, 689 |
| 1995 Precedent | 1. Motion (by leave) agreed to that the motions for proposed sessional orders be debated together with separate questions being put on each motion. VP 1/6/95, 113 |
| 1992 Precedent | 1. The following motion moved: (1) That the Premier, Treasurer and Minister for Ethic Affairs is deserving of the censure of this House in relation to all matters involved in "The Metherell Affair". (2) That the Minister for the Environment is deserving of the censure of this House in relation to all matters involved in "The Metherell Affair". (3) That that House having resolved to refer the matters to the Independent Commission Against Corruption for consideration and report calls on the Premier, Treasurer and Minister for Ethnic Affairs to stand aside pending the issue of the report of such inquiry. (4) That the House having resolved to refer the matters to the Independent Commission Against Corruption for consideration and report calls on the Minister for the Environment to stand aside pending the issue of the report of such inquiry. (5) That this House calls on the Government to forthwith rescind the appointment of Dr Terry Metherell to the Senior Executive Service and further to immediately introduce legislation to make unlawful any claim for compensation lodged by Dr Metherell subsequent upon the rescission of such appointment. (6) That pursuant to Standing Order 179, the resolutions be put seriatim to the House. The Speaker put the questions seriatim. Questions (1), (2) and (5) resolved in the affirmative. Questions (3) and (4) resolved in the negative. PD 28/4/92, 2905-9
VP 28/4/92, 247-254 2. Motion relating to the appointment of a select committee moved. Amendment moved to the proposed terms of reference, followed by an amendment to the amendment. The Speaker stated that he proposed to put the questions on the amendment to the amendment seriatim. Question--that part (1) of the amendment to the amendment be agreed to--put and passed. Question--that part (2) of the amendment to the amendment, be agreed to--put and passed. Question--that the amendment, as amended, be agreed to--put and passed. Question--that the original motion, as amended, be agreed to--put and passed. PD 15/10/92, 7225-6
VP 15/10/92, 59 |