DISCUSSION ON PETITIONS SIGNED BY 10,000 OR MORE PERSONS
(adopted 15 September 2015)
That during the current session, unless otherwise ordered, the following
Sessional Order be adopted:
125A.
(1) The subject matter of every petition received by the House and certified by
a Member and announced by the Speaker as having been signed by 10,000 or more
persons, shall be automatically set down as an Order of the Day for discussion
on a future day.
(2) The Order of the Day shall take place at 4.30 p.m. on the Thursday of the
next sitting week.
(3) Any further petitions received before the first Order of the Day is
disposed of shall be set down on succeeding Thursdays in the order in which
they are presented.
(4) The following time limits shall apply:
First speaker – 5 minutes
Member next speaking – 5 minutes
Two other Members – 3 minutes each
Total – 16 minutes
(5) If a Member does not seek the call when the Order of the Day is called on,
the Order of the Day will lapse.
(6) The Order of the Day cannot be amended and at the conclusion of the
discussion no question shall be put.
(7) A division on any question or quorum call shall not be permitted during
discussion of the Order of the Day. |
