Contents
1. THE STANDING ORDERS
2. THE SPEAKER
3. THE CHAMBER
4. SITTINGS OF THE HOUSE AND ORGANISATION OF BUSINESS
5. HOUSE DOCUMENTS—AGENDA AND RECORD
6. RULES OF DEBATE
- When Members may speak
- Reservation of right to speak
- Member not to speak twice
- Speaking on amendments
- Speaking after question put
- Matters not open to debate
- Misrepresentation of Members speech
- Personal explanations
- Indulgence of the Chair
- Statements by leave
- Allocation of the call
- Time limits for debates and speeches
- Speech time limits
- How measured
- Extension of time
- Speech-timing clocks
- Manner of speech
- Members to stand and address Chair
- Place of speaking
- Reading of speeches
- Decorum
- First speech
- Content of speeches
- Relevancy in debate
- Exceptions to relevancy rule>
- Reference to other Members
- Anticipation of discussion
- Allusion to previous debate or proceedings
- Allusion to debate or proceedings in Senate
- Offensive or disorderly words
- Reflections on Members
- Other persons or bodies specifically protected
- Reflections upon votes of House and statutes
- Sub judice convention
- Interruption and adjournment of debate
- Interruption of Member speaking
- Interjections
- Closure of Member
- Closure of question
- Motion to call on business of the day
- Adjournment of debate
- Points of order
- Ruling
- Dissent from ruling
7. DISORDER
- Order to withdraw from the Chamber
- Naming and suspension
- Gross disorder by a Member needing urgent action
- Suspension of sitting or adjournment because of grave disorder
Disorder in the Main Committee
Disturbances by strangers
Member ordered to attend House
8. MOTIONS
- Notice
- Giving notice
- Member absent
- Notice disallowed
- Changes to notices
- Moving the motion
- Interruptions
- Seconding
- Question proposed by the Chair—debate
- Withdrawal of question
- End of debate—question put
- Amendments
- Relevance
- Disallowed amendments
- Circulation of amendment
- Moving and seconding
- Withdrawal of amendment
- Amendments to amendments
- Question on amendment
- Debate
- Amendments to bills
- Special types of motion
- Motion to suspend standing orders
- Condolence motion
- Vote of thanks
- Censure or want of confidence motion
- Motion to discuss matter of special interest
9. DIVISIONS
10. BILLS—GENERAL
11. ORDINARY BILL PROCEDURE
12. FINANCIAL LEGISLATION
13. BILLS—SENATE CONSIDERATION
- Passage by Senate and Senate amendments
- Transmission to Senate
- Return to House—consideration of Senate amendments
- Negotiation by message
- Requested amendments
- Pressed requests
- Senate amendments which, in the view of the House, should have been made as requests
- Continued disagreement between the Houses
- Double dissolution
- Joint sitting
- Procedures for joint sittings
- Disagreements over constitution alteration bills
14. DELEGATED LEGISLATION—DISALLOWANCE AND APPROVAL
- Disallowance
- Disallowance procedures in the House
- Disallowable Instruments List
- Approval
15. PROVIDING INFORMATION TO THE HOUSE
- Ministerial statements
- Papers
- Presentation to House
- Deemed papers
- Presentation by leave
- Standing order 321
- Motions on presentation
- Debate of papers presented
- Distribution and publication
- Parliamentary Papers Series
- Consideration by Publications Committee
- Custody of original documents
- Privilege
- Questions seeking information
- Rules applying to questions
- Rules applying to answers
- Questions without notice
- Time and duration of question time
- Ministers presence at question time
- Questioners
- Questions to Ministers
- Questions to the Speaker
- Questions to private Members
- Allocation of the call
- Supplementary questions
- Questions on notice
- Application of the rules
- Answers to questions on notice
- Questions to the Speaker—Requests for detailed information
16. NON-GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
17. PETITIONS
18. COMMITTEES
19. PRIVILEGE
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