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Parliamentary Procedures Handbook
Introduction
Definition of Parliament and the functions of the Legislative Assembly
1.1 Definition of Parliament
1.2 Overview of the functions of the Legislative Assembly
1.3 Supply, confidence and government
1.4 Legislative function
1.5 Financial control
1.6 Scrutiny of the Executive
1.7 Inquisitorial function
1.8 Forum for debate and grievance
Sources of parliamentary law and practice
2.1 Overview
2.2 Statute
2.3 Standing Orders
2.4 Sessional Orders
2.5 Rulings of the Chair
2.6 Custom and practice
2.7 Practice of the House of Commons
Parliamentary publications
3.1 Votes and Proceedings
3.2 Hansard
3.3 Notice Paper
3.4 Daily Program
3.5 Access to publications
Meetings and business
4.1 The sessions of Parliament
4.2 Sitting periods and sitting days
4.3 Prorogation and its effects
4.4 Recess
4.5 Dissolution of Parliament and its effects
4.6 Typical Daily Program
4.7 Typical Notice Paper
Motions, resolutions and orders
5.1 Definition of motion
5.2 Notice of motion
5.3 Some rules relating to motions
5.4 Resolutions and orders
Amendments
6.1 Definition
6.2 Drafting of amendments to Bills
6.3 Some rules relating to amendments
Legislation
7.1 General
7.2 Classification of Bills
7.3 Preparation of Bills
7.4 Approval of Government Bill
7.5 Overview and history associated with the stages of a Bill
7.6 Initiation, first reading and printing
7.7 Second reading speech
7.8 Scrutiny of Legislation Committee (SLC) and the Alert Digest
7.9 Resumption of second reading debate
7.10 Debate in Committee of the Whole House
7.11 Amendments in Committee of the Whole House
7.12 Report, third reading and title
7.13 Attorney - General's confirmation letter for Assent
7.14 Royal Assent
7.15 Urgent Bills
7.16 Urgent Assent to a Bill
7.17 Cognate debates
7.18 Following the progress of a Bill
Ministerial statements
8.1 The purpose of ministerial statements
8.2 The opportunity to make ministerial statements
8.3 Suggested form for ministerial statements
8.4 Making a ministerial statement outside the provided time frame
8.5 Reply to ministerial statements
8.6 Rulings by Speakers on ministerial statements
8.7 Notice of intention to make a ministerial statement
Parliamentary questions and answers
9.1 Questions without notice
9.2 Questions on Notice
9.3 Time limits for answers to Questions on Notice
9.4 Procedure for answering Questions on Notice
9.5 Distribution of answers to Questions on Notice
9.6 Electronic layout and format of answers to Questions on Notice
9.7 Publication of answers to Questions on Notice in Hansard
Petitions
10.1 General rules
10.2 Form
10.3 Petitions to be lodged with the Clerk
10.4 Time limits to lodge
10.5 Custody
10.6 Action by the Clerk
10.7 Ministerial response
Subordinate legislation
11.1 General
11.2 Time frame for tabling
11.3 Procedures for tabling
11.4 Notification of tabling
11.5 Disallowance of subordinate legislation
11.6 Debate of disallowance motion
11.7 Scrutiny of Legislation Committee (SLC)
Revocations
12.1 General
12.2 Ministerial Notice of Motion and tabling of proposals
12.3 Resumption of debate on proposal - period of notice required
12.4 Debate on proposals
Tabling of parliamentary papers
13.1 Categories of papers
13.2 Tabling of reports and other papers by Ministers
13.3 Copies of reports to be supplied to the Bills and Papers Office
13.4 Security of copies of reports and papers
13.5 Size and format of reports
13.6 Errors in tabled papers
13.7 Tabling when Parliament is not sitting
Tabling of annual reports
14.1 Time frame for tabling
14.2 Late tabling of an annual report
14.3 Tabling annual reports when the Parliament is not sitting
Role and function of parliamentary committees
15.1 General
15.2 Sub committees
15.3 Benefits of committees
Parliamentary committees - creation, operation and dissolution
16.1 How committees are created
16.2 Membership and establishment
16.3 Dissolution
16.4 Jurisdiction
16.5 Public operation
16.6 Typical inquiry process
Current committees and their role
17.1 Current committees
17.2 Members' Ethics and Parliamentary Privileges Committee (MEPPC)
17.3 Legal, Constitutional and Administrative Review Committee (LCARC)
17.4 Public Accounts Committee (PAC)
17.5 Public Works Committee (PWC)
17.6 Scrutiny of Legislation Committee (SLC)
17.7 Parliamentary Criminal Justice Committee (PCJC)
17.8 Travelsafe Committee (TSAFE)
17.9 Standing Orders Committee (SOC)
17.10 Estimates committees
Ministerial responses to committee recommendations
18.1 Requirement on Ministers to respond
18.2 Content of response
18.3 Tabling of a response
Modern financial process - Estimates committees process
19.1 Constitutional and legal background
19.2 Overview of Estimates committee process
19.3 Establishment and membership of Estimates committees
19.4 Method of operation
19.5 Matters considered
19.6 Questions on Notice
19.7 Order of hearing
19.8 Cabinet Legislation and Liaison Officers and the Research Director
19.9 Time of hearings
19.10 Lists of witnesses
19.11 Documents provided by witnesses
19.12 Venue
19.13 In-camera hearings
19.14 Scope of questions (admissibility)
19.15 Questions/answers
19.16 Broadcasting of proceedings
19.17 Material tabled at hearings
19.18 Confidential documents
19.19 Authorisation to publish documents
19.20 Questions taken on notice
19.21 Record of questions taken on notice
19.22 Distribution and correction of Hansard
19.23 Tabling of estimates committee reports in the Legistive Assembly
19.24 Distribution of report
19.25 Debate of reports
19.26 Passing the Budget
Relationship between Parliament and certain statutory officers
20.1 Auditor - General
20.2 Parliamentary Commissioner for Administrative Investigations (the Ombudsman)
20.3 Parliamentary Criminal Justice Commissioner
Public officers and Parliament
21.1 Obligations on public servants
21.2 Protection to witnesses
Parliamentary privilege and contempt
22.1 Privileges of the Legislative Assembly
22.2 Contempt
Matters relating to Members of Parliament
23.1 Salaries
23.2 Other entitlements
23.3 Office support
23.4 Restrictions on Members dealing with the Government
Enquiries
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5.0 Motions, resolutions and orders
5.1 Definition of motion
5.2 Notice of motion
5.3 Some rules relating to motions
5.4 Resolutions and orders
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Last updated:
2 April, 2013
Last reviewed:
17 July, 2009
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