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Inquiry into the Maintenance of the Standing and Sessional Orders
Review of sessional orders adopted on 17 March 2005 and 9 February 2006; and other matters

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Second Report

On Tuesday 31 October 2006, the House Standing Committee on Procedure tabled its report entitled Maintenance of the Standing and Sessional Orders: Second Report, Review of sessional orders adopted on 17 March 2005 and 9 February 2006; and other matters.

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This report is comprised of preliminary pages, 1 chapter and 2 appendices.

Maintenance of the Standing and Sessional Orders - Second Report

Preliminary pages (PDF 93KB)
Contents, Foreword, Committee Membership, Terms of Reference, and List of Recommendations

Chapter 1 (PDF 144KB)
Review of sessional orders

Appendix 1 (PDF 109KB)
Parallel text of sessional orders and superseded standing orders

Appendix 2 (PDF 142KB)
Submission from Mr I C Harris, Clerk of the House

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