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| Chapter 1 - The Opening of Parliament | Standing Order No. |
| Proceedings on opening Governor-General’s speech Address-in-reply Opening of Parliament by the Queen |
1 2 3 4 |
| Chapter 2 - Office of the President | Standing Order No. |
| Term of office Election of President Ballot Presentation to Governor-General |
5 6 7 8 |
| Chapter 3 - Deputy President and Chairman of Committees | Standing Order No. |
| Term of office Appointment of Deputy President Duty of Chairman Temporary Chairmen |
9 10 11 12 |
| Chapter 4 - Absence of President, Deputy President and officers | Standing Order No. |
| Absence of President Absence of both officers Relief of President Absence of Clerk |
13 14 15 16 |
| Chapter 5 - Standing and Select Committees | Standing Order No. |
| Standing Committees Procedure Privileges Appropriations and Staffing Library House Publications Senators’ Interests Regulations and Ordinances Scrutiny of Bills Selection of Bills Legislative and general purpose Estimates General Committee Provisions Membership Time for reporting Quorum Meetings Chairman Proceedings Meetings during sitting Powers Witnesses Public and private meetings Disclosure of evidence and documents Reports Proceedings on report Meetings with House of Representatives committees Lists of committees Joint committees |
17 18 19 20 21 22 22A 23 24 24A 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 |
| Chapter 6 - Journals and records of the Senate | Standing Order No. |
| Publication of Journals and records Custody of records |
43 44 |
| Chapter 7 - Senators' roll, attendance and places of Senators | Standing Order No. |
| Roll Attendance of senators Leave of absence to senators Senators’ seats |
45 46 47 48 |
| Chapter 8 - Sittings, quorum and adjournment of the Senate | Standing Order No. |
| Meeting of Senate Prayer Quorum at commencement of sitting Quorum during sitting Adjournment of Senate Adjournment without motion |
49 50 51 52 53 54 |
| Chapter 9 - Times of sittings and routine of business | Standing Order No. |
| Times of meetings Conduct of business Routine of business Business of the Senate Government and general business Reports of committees – precedence Consideration of government documents Consideration of committee reports and government responses and Auditor-General’s reports Presentation of documents New business Government business on Notice Paper Formal motions Postponement of business Interruption of business |
55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 |
| Chapter 10 - Petitions | Standing Order No. |
| Presentation of petitions Form of petitions Content of petitions |
69 70 71 |
| Chapter 11 - Questions seeking information | Standing Order No. |
| Questions without notice Rules for questions Questions on notice |
72 73 74 |
| Chapter 12 - Matters of public importance and urgency | Standing Order No. |
| Proposal for debate | 75 |
| Chapter 13 - Notice of motion | Standing Order No. |
| Giving of notices Alteration and withdrawal of notices Disallowance motions |
76 77 78 |
| Chapter 14 - Motions and questions | Standing Order No. |
| Notice required Disposal of motions Privilege motions Motions concerning contempts Moving of motions Putting of question Anticipatory motions Same question Rescission of order Leave of the Senate Superseded question |
79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 |
| Chapter 15 - Amendments | Standing Order No. |
| Moving of amendments Putting of amendments Same amendment Amendments to amendments |
90 91 92 93 |
| Chapter 16 - Previous Question | Standing Order No. |
| Form of previous question Determination of previous question |
94 95 |
| Chapter 17 - Orders of the day | Standing Order No. |
| Source of orders Disposal of orders |
96 97 |
| Chapter 18 - Divisions | Standing Order No. |
| Calling for divisions Voting by President Voting in divisions Taking of divisions Recording of divisions Points of order Correction of divisions Divisions in committee |
98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 |
| Chapter 19 - Roll call | Standing Order No. |
| Notice of order Order for roll call Conduct of roll call Senators not present Roll call for Constitution alteration bills |
106 107 108 109 110 |
| Chapter 20 - Bills | Standing Order No. |
| Initiation First reading Expedited proceedings on bills Second reading Committal Consideration in committee Order of consideration Amendments in committee Uncompleted proceedings in committee Report from committee Recommittal on report Third reading Recommittal on third reading Corrections Transmission to House of Representatives House of Representatives amendments on bills originated in the Senate Bill again returned from the House of Representatives Bills received from the House of Representatives Requests Amendments changed to requests Return of House of Representatives bill Disagreement with Senate amendments House of Representatives amendments to Senate amendments Amendments after disagreement Bills amending the Constitution Lapsed bills Presentation for assent Amendments proposed by the Governor-General Assent to bill Requests on bills not amendable by the Senate Requests not complied with Limitation of debate on bills |
111 |
| Chapter 21 - Committees of the whole | Standing Order No. |
| Appointment of committee Proceedings in committee Objection to chairman’s ruling President to resume chair Quorum Report of committee |
143 144 145 146 147 148 |
| Chapter 22 - Instructions to Committees | Standing Order No. |
| Effect of instruction Instructions on bills Notice required |
149 150 151 |
| Chapter 23 - Communication between the two Houses | Standing Order No. |
| Methods of communication Messages from the Senate Communicating a resolution Messages from the House of Representatives |
152 153 154 155 |
| Chapter 24 - Conferences | Standing Order No. |
| Request for conference Appointment of managers Sitting suspended Time and place of conference Proceedings at conference Report of conference One conference only |
156 157 158 159 160 161 162 |
| Chapter 25 - Ballots | Standing Order No. |
| Conduct of ballot | 163 |
| Chapter 26 - Tabling of documents | Standing Order No. |
| Order for the production of documents Documents from the Governor-General Other methods of tabling documents Publication of tabled documents Documents quoted in debate Motions after tabling Amendments after tabling |
164 165 166 167 168 169 170 |
| Chapter 27 - Addresses to the Queen or the Governor-General | Standing Order No. |
| Making of address Presentation of address |
171 172 |
| Chapter 28 - Messages from the Governor-General | Standing Order No. |
| Presentation of message | 173 |
| Chapter 29 - Visitors | Standing Order No. |
| Distinguished visitors Conduct of visitors |
174 175 |
| Chapter 30 - Witnesses | Standing Order No. |
| Summoning of witnesses Senators as witnesses Members or officers of the House of Representatives Requests from the House of Representatives Witnesses in prison Protection of witnesses Witnesses before the Senate Evidence given elsewhere by senators or officers |
176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 |
| Chapter 31 - Conduct of Senators and rules of debate | Standing Order No. |
| Order maintained by President Conduct of senators The call to speak Speeches not to be read Right to speak Time limits on speeches Personal explanations Explanations of speeches Reply Rules of debate Relevance and anticipation Question may be read Tedious repetition Interruption of speaker: points of order or privilege Objection to ruling Closure of debate Putting of question ends debate Adjournment of debate Interruption by adjournment of Senate Infringement of order Suspension of senator Quarrels between senators Disobedience of orders |
184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 |
| Chapter 32 - Disputed Returns | Standing Order No. |
| Petitions disputing elections | 207 |
| Chapter 33 - Effect and suspension of Standing Orders | Standing Order No. |
| Powers, privileges and immunities not affected Motion for suspension Effect of suspension |
208 209 210 |
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