Allocation of time for debate (guillotine)
90.
The Premier, or a Minister acting on the Premier's behalf, may at any time
state in the House the intention of the Government to deal with any business to
a certain stage at a specified time at the next or a subsequent sitting.
Written notification must subsequently be given to the Speaker and the Party
Leaders and the notice shall be published in the Business Paper.
To give effect to the notification a Member shall move at the specified time on
the date given or at a later time at the same sitting the motion "That the
question be now put".
The carrying of this question is an instruction to the Speaker to put to the
vote every question necessary to give effect to the notification. No further
debate, amendment or reply is permitted.
After the carrying of the closure, the Speaker shall put to the vote any
amendments proposed by a Minister provided that the amendments were lodged with
the Clerk and printed and circulated by the Clerk at least 2 hours before the
specified time.
The closure may not be moved on any question contained in a notification of
allocation of time under this standing order.
If the closure under this Standing Order is agreed to during the agreement in
principle stage and there have been no Minister's amendments circulated, the
Speaker shall forthwith put to the vote the question on the agreement in
principle and, if passed, the Speaker shall declare the bill to have passed the
House.
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