| Chapter 1 - The Opening of Parliament |
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| Proceedings on opening |
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| Governor-General’s speech |
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| Address-in-reply |
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| Opening of Parliament by the Queen |
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| Chapter 2 - Office of the President |
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| Term of office |
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| Election of President |
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| Ballot |
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| Presentation to Governor-General |
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| Chapter 3 - Deputy President and Chairman of Committees |
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| Term of office |
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| Appointment of Deputy President |
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| Duty of Chairman |
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| Temporary Chairmen |
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| Chapter 4 - Absence of President, Deputy President and officers |
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| Absence of President |
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| Absence of both officers |
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| Relief of President |
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| Absence of Clerk |
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Chapter 5 - Standing and Select Committees
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Standing Committees
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Procedure
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Privileges
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Appropriations and Staffing
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Library
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House
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Publications
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Senators’ Interests
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Regulations and Ordinances
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Scrutiny of Bills
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Selection of Bills
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Legislative and general purpose
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Estimates
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General Committee Provisions
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Membership
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Time for reporting
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Quorum
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Meetings
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Chairman
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Proceedings
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Meetings during sitting
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Powers
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Witnesses
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Public and private meetings
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Disclosure of evidence and documents
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Reports
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Proceedings on report
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Meetings with House of Representatives committees
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Lists of committees
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Joint committees
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| Chapter 6 - Journals and records of the Senate |
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| Publication of Journals and records |
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| Custody of records |
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Chapter 7 - Senators' roll, attendance and places of Senators
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Roll
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Attendance of senators
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Leave of absence to senators
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Senators’ seats
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Chapter 8 - Sittings, quorum and adjournment of the Senate
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Meeting of Senate
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Prayer
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Quorum at commencement of sitting
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Quorum during sitting
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Adjournment of Senate
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Adjournment without motion
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Chapter 9 - Times of sittings and routine of business
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Times of meetings
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Conduct of business
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Routine of business
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Business of the Senate
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Government and general business
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Reports of committees – precedence
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Consideration of government documents
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Consideration of committee reports and government responses and Auditor-General’s reports
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Presentation of documents
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New business
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Government business on Notice Paper
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Formal motions
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Postponement of business
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Interruption of business
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Chapter 10 - Petitions
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Presentation of petitions
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Form of petitions
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Content of petitions
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Chapter 11 - Questions seeking information
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Questions without notice
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Rules for questions
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Questions on notice
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Chapter 12 - Matters of public importance and urgency
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Proposal for debate
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Chapter 13 - Notice of motion
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Giving of notices
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Alteration and withdrawal of notices
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Disallowance motions
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Chapter 14 - Motions and questions
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Notice required
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Disposal of motions
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Privilege motions
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Motions concerning contempts
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Moving of motions
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Putting of question
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Anticipatory motions
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Same question
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Rescission of order
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Leave of the Senate
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Superseded question
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Chapter 15 - Amendments
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Moving of amendments
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Putting of amendments
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Same amendment
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Amendments to amendments
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Chapter 16 - Previous Question
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Form of previous question
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Determination of previous question
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Chapter 17 - Orders of the day
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Source of orders
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Disposal of orders
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Chapter 18 - Divisions
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Calling for divisions
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Voting by President
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Voting in divisions
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Taking of divisions
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Recording of divisions
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Points of order
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Correction of divisions
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Divisions in committee
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Chapter 19 - Roll call
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Notice of order
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Order for roll call
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Conduct of roll call
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Senators not present
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Roll call for Constitution alteration bills
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Chapter 20 - Bills
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| Initiation |
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| First reading |
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| Expedited proceedings on bills |
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| Second reading |
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| Committal |
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| Consideration in committee |
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| Order of consideration |
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| Amendments in committee |
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| Uncompleted proceedings in committee |
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| Report from committee |
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| Recommittal on report |
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| Third reading |
122
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| Recommittal on third reading |
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| Corrections |
124
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| Transmission to House of Representatives |
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| House of Representatives amendments on bills originated in the Senate |
126
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| Bill again returned from the House of Representatives |
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| Bills received from the House of Representatives |
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| Requests |
129
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| Amendments changed to requests |
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| Return of House of Representatives bill |
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| Disagreement with Senate amendments |
132
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| House of Representatives amendments to Senate amendments |
133
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| Amendments after disagreement |
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| Bills amending the Constitution |
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| Lapsed bills |
136
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| Presentation for assent |
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| Amendments proposed by the Governor-General |
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| Assent to bill |
139
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| Requests on bills not amendable by the Senate |
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| Requests not complied with |
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| Limitation of debate on bills |
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Chapter 21 - Committees of the Whole
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| Appointment of committee |
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| Proceedings in committee |
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| Objection to chairman’s ruling |
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| President to resume chair |
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| Quorum |
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| Report of committee |
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Chapter 22 - Instructions to committees
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| Effect of instruction |
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| Instructions on bills |
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| Notice required |
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Chapter 23 - Communication between the two houses
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| Methods of communication |
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| Messages from the Senate |
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| Communicating a resolution |
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| Messages from the House of Representatives |
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Chapter 24 - Conferences
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| Request for conference |
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| Appointment of managers |
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| Sitting suspended |
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| Time and place of conference |
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| Proceedings at conference |
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| Report of conference |
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| One conference only |
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Chapter 25 - Ballots
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| Conduct of ballot |
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Chapter 26 - Tabling of documents
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Order for the production of documents
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Documents from the Governor-General
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Other methods of tabling documents
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Publication of tabled documents
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Documents quoted in debate
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Motions after tabling
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Amendments after tabling
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Chapter 27 - Addresses to the Queen or the Governor-General
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| Making of address |
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| Presentation of address |
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Chapter 28 - Messages from the Governor-General
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| Presentation of message |
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Chapter 29 - Visitors
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| Distinguished visitors |
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| Conduct of visitors |
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Chapter 30 - Witnesses
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Summoning of witnesses
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Senators as witnesses
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Members or officers of the House of Representatives
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Requests from the House of Representatives
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Witnesses in prison
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Protection of witnesses
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Witnesses before the Senate
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Evidence given elsewhere by senators or officers
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Chapter 31 - Conduct of Senators and rules of debate
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Order maintained by President
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Conduct of senators
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The call to speak
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Speeches not to be read
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Right to speak
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Time limits on speeches
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Personal explanations
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190
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Explanations of speeches
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191
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Reply
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192
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Rules of debate
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Relevance and anticipation
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194
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Question may be read
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Tedious repetition
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196
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Interruption of speaker: points of order or privilege
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Objection to ruling
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Closure of debate
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199
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Putting of question ends debate
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200
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Adjournment of debate
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201
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Interruption by adjournment of Senate
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202
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Infringement of order
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203
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Suspension of senator
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204
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Quarrels between senators
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Disobedience of orders
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Chapter 32 - Disputed returns
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Petitions disputing elections
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Chapter 33 - Effect and suspension of standing orders
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Powers, privileges and immunities not affected
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Motion for suspension
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209
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Effect of suspension
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210
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