S.O.189 Bills - procedure for urgent bills
189. The procedure for the consideration of a bill as an urgent bill is as follows:
- Sufficient copies being available to Members a Member in charge of the bill, after making an agreement in principle speech, may declare a bill to be an urgent bill.
- The question “That the bill be considered an urgent bill” is put forthwith, no debate or amendment being allowed.
- If agreed to, the debate in principle and other stages may be proceeded with forthwith or at any time during that or any future sitting of the House.
amended 3 July 2009
| Related Orders, Precedents and Rulings |
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| House Forms | Urgent Bill(s)
(SO 189) AFTER THE SECOND READING SPEECH – Minister: I declare this Bill to be an urgent Bill (No debate or amendment allowed) Speaker: The Question is: That the Bill be considered an urgent Bill (If agreed to the second reading debate and
other stages may proceed forthwith or at a later sitting) Minister: I declare the following bills to be urgent bills (READ LIST) (No debate or amendment allowed) Speaker: The Question is: That the Bills be considered as urgent Bills (If agreed to the second reading debate and
other stages may proceed forthwith or at a later sitting) |
| 551 Sessional Order | Procedure for Urgent Bills
(adopted 4 April 2012) That, during the current session, unless otherwise ordered, standing order 189 shall read as follows: 189. The procedure for the consideration of a bill as an urgent bill is as follows: (1) Sufficient copies being available to Members, the Member in charge of the bill, after making a second reading speech, may declare a bill to be an urgent bill. (2) The question "That the bill be considered an urgent bill" is put forthwith, no debate or amendment being allowed. (3) If agreed to, the second reading debate and other stages may be proceeded with forthwith or at any time during that or any future sitting of the House. |
| S.O. 199 of 1994 (Repealed) | 199. The procedure for the consideration of a bill as an urgent bill is as follows: (1) Sufficient copies being available to Members a Minister, after making a second reading speech, may declare a bill to be an urgent bill. (2) The question "That the bill be considered an urgent bill" is put forthwith, no debate or amendment being allowed. (3) If agreed to the second reading debate and other stages may be proceeded with forthwith or at any time during that or any future sitting of the House. |
| 1995 Precedent | 1. The following bills were declared to be urgent bills: . Criminal Legislation Amendment Bill. VP 8&9/6/95, 176
. Liquor Further Amendment Bill. VP 23/11/95, 452 |
| 1994 Precedent | 1. The following bills were declared to be urgent bills: . Supply Bill
. Parliamentary Supply Bill
VP 15/9/94, 339 |
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