Chapter 6 - Standing Order No 29 - Quorum at commencement of sitting

Standing Order No. 29



Quorum at commencement of sitting
  1. If there is no quorum present when the Chair is taken at the time appointed for a meeting of the House, the bells will again ring for 5 minutes. If there is still no quorum present the President will adjourn the House to the next sitting day.
  2. A Member who enters the chamber at or after the time appointed for the meeting of the Council may not withdraw until a quorum is formed or the House is adjourned.
  3. When the House is adjourned for lack of a quorum, the names of the members present will be entered in the Minutes of Proceedings.

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