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Standing Orders
Chapter 13 - Notices of motion
76 Giving of notices
(1) Notice of motion may be given by a
senator stating its terms to the Senate and delivering at the table a copy of
the notice, or by delivering the copy only. A copy of a notice shall be
legible, signed by the senator and show the day proposed for moving the motion.
(2) If a notice of motion is given which
contains matters not relevant to each other, the President may instruct the
Clerk to divide the notice into 2 or more notices.
(3) Notices shall be entered by the
Clerk on the Notice Paper in the order in which they are delivered at the
table.
(4) A senator may, on request, give
notice for any other senator not then present, and 2 or more senators may place
their names on a notice as movers.
(5) A notice of motion shall not be
given after the Senate has proceeded to the business of the day, except by
leave of the Senate.
(6) A senator giving notice of motion in
general terms shall deliver at the table a copy of the complete motion at least
one day prior to that for which the notice has been given.
(7) A notice shall consist of a clear
and succinct proposed resolution or order of the Senate relating to matters
within the competence of the Senate, and shall not contain statements,
quotations or other matter not strictly necessary to make the proposed
resolution or order intelligible.
(8) The President may delete extraneous
matter from notices and may require a senator giving a notice contrary to the
standing orders to reframe the notice.
(9) A senator may not give 2 notices of
motion consecutively, if another senator has a notice to give.
(10) No notice or contingent notice shall
have effect for the day on which it is given.
(amended 23 August
1990, 30 November 1999)
77 Alteration and withdrawal of notices
(1) A senator may change the day for
moving a motion by giving notice of the motion for any day subsequent to that
first named, but not earlier, subject to the same rules as other notices of
motion.
(2) After a notice of motion has been
given, the terms of it may be altered by the senator delivering at the table an
amended notice, either on the same day or any day prior to that for proceeding
with the motion.
(3) A notice may be withdrawn when
called on or at any time before the motion is moved.
78 Disallowance motions
(1) A senator who wishes to withdraw a
notice of motion standing in the senator’s name to disallow, disapprove, or
declare void and of no effect any instrument made under the authority of any
Act which provides for the instrument to be subject to disallowance or
disapproval by either House of the Parliament, or subject to a resolution of
either House of the Parliament declaring the instrument to be void and of no
effect, shall give notice to the Senate of the intention to withdraw the notice
of motion.
(2) Such notice of intention shall be
given in the same manner as a notice of motion, shall indicate the stage in the
routine of business of the Senate at which it is intended to withdraw the
notice of motion, and shall not have effect for the day on which it is given;
except that, if given on a day on which by force of the statute the instrument
shall be deemed to be disallowed if the motion has not been withdrawn or
otherwise resolved, or on a day on which by force of the statute the motion
must be passed in order to be effective, such notice of intention may have
effect for a later hour of that day.
(3) If another senator, at any time
after the giving of such notice of intention and before the withdrawal of the
notice of motion, indicates to the Senate an objection to the withdrawal of the
notice of motion, that senator’s name shall be put on the notice of motion, the
name of the senator who wishes to withdraw the notice of motion shall be
removed from it, and it shall not be withdrawn; but if no senator so objects to
the withdrawal of the notice of motion, it may be withdrawn in accordance with
such notice of intention.
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