Procedure Committee First Report of 2012

Procedure Committee First Report of 2012

Dealing with matters of Privilege given precedence (other than at discovery of formal business)

Currently dealt with here as first item - Proposed to be dealt with here
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

10 am   
Prayers and acknowledgement of country
Matter of privilege
Government business only

2 pm   
Questions
Motions to take note of answers
(Time limit: 30 mins)
Petitions
Notices of motion
Placing of business
Discovery of formal business
MPI or urgency motion
(Time limit: 1 hr, or if no motions to take note, 90 mins)
Ministerial statements
Tabling of documents
Committee memberships
Messages from House of Representatives
Order of business
   
6.30 to
   
Sitting suspended—
 
7.30 pm   
(DINNER BREAK)
 
7.30 pm
   
Order of business continued
 
9.50 pm   
Adjournment proposed
(Time limit: 40 mins)

12.30 pm   
Prayers and acknowledgement of country
Government documents
(Presented pursuant to order)
Matter of privilege
Government business only

2 pm   
Questions
Motions to take note of answers
(Time limit: 30 mins)
Petitions
Notices of motion
Placing of business
Discovery of formal business
MPI or urgency motion
(SO 75—Time limit: 1 hr, or if no motions to take note, 90 mins)
Ministerial statements
Tabling of documents
Committee memberships
Messages from House of Representatives
Order of business
 
6.50 pm   
Consideration of government documents tabled earlier in the day
(SO 61Time limit: 30 mins)
 
7.20 pm   
Adjournment proposed
(No time limit)
9.30 am   
Prayers and acknowledgement of country
Government documents
(Presented pursuant to order)
Matter of privilege
Government business only

12.45 pm
   
Discussion of matters of public interest (SO 57(2))
      
2 pm   
Questions
Motions to take note of answers
(Time limit: 30 mins)
Petitions
Notices of motion
Placing of business
Discovery of formal business
MPI or urgency motion
(SO 75—Time limit: 1 hr, or if no motions to take note, 90 mins)
Tabling and consideration
of committee reports
(SO 62(4)—Time limit: 1 hr)
Ministerial statements
Tabling of documents
Committee memberships
Messages from House of Representatives
Order of business
 
6.50 pm   
Consideration of government documents tabled earlier in the day
(SO 61—Time limit: 30 mins)
 
7.20 pm   
Adjournment proposed
(Time limit: 40 mins)

9.30 am   
Prayers and acknowledgement of country
Matter of privilege
‡  General business, orders of
the day for consideration of
bills (SO 57(1)—Time limit:
2 hrs and 20 mins
)

Petitions
Notices of motion
Placing of business
Discovery of formal business
Tabling and consideration
of committee reports
(SO 62(4)Time limit: 1 hr)
Committee memberships
Messages from House of
Representatives
Order of business
2 pm   
Questions
Motions to take note of answers
(Time limit: 30 mins)
MPI or urgency motion
(Time limit: 1 hr, or if no motions to take note, 90 mins)
Ministerial statements
Government responses to
parliamentary committee
reports
Tabling of documents

Not later
 than 4.30 pm 
General business

(Notices of motion and orders of the day)

Not later
 than 6 pm 
General business, cont.

(SO 61(3)—Consideration of government documents. Time limit: 1 hr)

Not later
 than 7 pm   
Consideration of committee reports and government responses and Auditor-General’s reports (SO 62—Time limit: 1 hr)
      
8 pm   
Adjournment proposed
(Time limit: 40 mins)

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