CHAPTER 8 - ROUTINE OF BUSINESS
97. The House shall conduct its business in the following routine:
Tuesdays
- At 1.00 p.m. (Speaker takes Chair)
- General Business Notices of Motions and Private Members' Statements
- At 2.15 p.m. (Speaker resumes Chair)
- Ministerial Statements
- Notices of Motions (Government Business, Bills, Business with Precedence)
- Notices of Motion to be Accorded Priority
- Question Time
- Ministerial Statements
- Papers
- Committee Reports – Tabling of reports and notification of inquiries
- Petitions
- Announcement of Matter of Public Importance
- Placing or Disposal of Business
- Motion Accorded Priority
- Business with Precedence
- Government Business
- At 7.00 p.m. business before the House is interrupted for the Matter of
Public Importance. Any interrupted item of Government Business shall stand as
an Order of the Day for tomorrow. If at the time of interruption a division is
in progress, that division shall be completed.
- Adjournment at 7.30 p.m. or at the conclusion of the Matter of Public
Importance, if concluded before 7.30 p.m.
Wednesdays
- At 10.00 a.m. (Speaker takes Chair)
- General Business Notices of Motions
- Government Business concluding at 1.30 p.m. Any interrupted item of
Government Business shall stand as an Order of the Day for a later hour of the
day. If at the time of interruption a division is in progress, that division
shall be completed.
- At 2.15 p.m. (Speaker resumes Chair)
- Ministerial Statements
- Notices of Motions (Government Business, Bills, Business with Precedence
and notices to be the subject of a motion to re-order later in the sitting)
- Notices of Motion to be Accorded Priority
- Question Time
- Ministerial Statements
- Papers
- Committee Reports – Tabling of reports and notification of inquiries
- Petitions
- Announcement of Matter of Public Importance
- Re-ordering of General Business Orders of the Day (for Bills) and General
Business (Notices of Motions)
- Placing or Disposal of Business
- Motion Accorded Priority
- Business with Precedence
- Government Business
- At 5.45 p.m. business before the House is interrupted for Private Members'
Statements. Any interrupted item of Government Business shall stand as an Order
of the Day for tomorrow. If at the time of interruption a division is in
progress, that division shall be completed.
- At 7.00 p.m. business before the House is interrupted for the Matter of
Public Importance.
- Adjournment at 7.30 p.m. or at the conclusion of the Matter of Public
Importance, if concluded before 7.30 p.m.
Thursdays
- At 10.00 a.m. (Speaker takes Chair)
- General Business Notices of Motions
- Government Business until 11.45 a.m. Any interrupted item of Government
Business shall stand as an Order of the Day for tomorrow. If at the time of
interruption a division is in progress, that division shall be completed.
- General Business Notices of Motions or Orders of the Day (not being Bills)
concluding at 1.30 p.m. Any interrupted business shall stand as an Order of the
Day for tomorrow with precedence of other General Business (not for Bills).
If at the time of interruption a division is in progress that division and any
other division(s) to determine the matter shall be completed.
- At 2.15 p.m. (Speaker resumes Chair)
- Ministerial Statements
- Notices of Motions (Government Business, Bills, Business with Precedence)
- Notices of Motion to be Accorded Priority
- Question Time
- Ministerial Statements
- Papers
- Committee Reports – Tabling of reports and notification of inquiries
- Petitions
- Placing or Disposal of Business
- Motion Accorded Priority
- Business with Precedence
- At 4.30 p.m. business before the House is interrupted for General Business
Orders of the Day for Bills. Any interrupted business lapses except when the
House is considering Business with Precedence which will stand as an Order of
the Day for tomorrow.
- At 5.30 p.m. Private Members' Statements. Any interrupted business shall
stand as an Order of the Day for tomorrow with precedence of other General
Business Orders of the Day for Bills.
- Adjournment at 6.30 p.m. or at the conclusion of Private Members'
Statements, if before 6.30 p.m.
amended 13 April 2016 |
