Sessional Order (551) - Friday Sittings (adopted 3 May 2011, V&P p. 41)
FRIDAY SITTINGS
(Adopted 3 May 2011, Votes and Proceedings p. 41)
That, during the current session, unless otherwise ordered, standing order 98 shall be suspended.
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| Standing Order 98 | Friday sittings 98. On any Friday upon which the House sits, whether as a continuation of the sitting of the previous day or as a separate sitting day the following routine of business will apply: Notices of Motions for Government Business
Notices of Motions (General Notices)
Petitions
General Business Notices of Motions for Bills (concluding not later than 10.30 a.m.)
From 10.30 a.m. Government Business shall have precedence of all other business in the routine of business. No quorums shall be called and any divisions called shall be deferred, set down as orders of the day for the next sitting day and determined after Question Time. At 1.00 p.m. Business before the House is interrupted for consideration of committee reports presented or the next item of business shall be called. Any interrupted item of Government Business shall stand as an order of the day for tomorrow. At 1.30 p.m. Private Members' Statements, after which the House shall adjourn without motion moved until the next sitting day. amended 3 July 2009 |
| 2009 Precedent | 1. A motion was put and passed that standing order 98, in relation to Friday sittings, and standing order 187, in relation to the restriction on divisions, be suspended, at this sitting, and that the Chair be vacated until the ringing of one long bell at 10.00 am on Friday 3 April 2009. VP 2/4/2009, 1295 2. Standing and sessional orders were suspended to provide that, upon a motion being agreed to for the adjournment of the House, the bells shall then be rung and the Speaker shall take the Chair, and that a separate Friday sitting program shall then apply, provided that general business notices of motions (for bills) be considered for a period of up to 30 minutes. VP 2-3/4/2009, 1299 3. A motion to adopt amendments to the standing orders was amended to amend standing order 98 to provide for the receipt of petitions during Friday sittings. PD 25/6/2009, 16836-16849; VP 25/6/2009, 1491-1494 |
| 2008 Precedent | 1. With the consent of the House the Leader of the House moved that the following business be conducted this day: (1) Orders of the Day (Committee Reports) nos. 8, 16 and 22. (2) Other Orders of the Day (Committee Reports) as notified to the Chair. (3) Private members’ statements. The Leader of the House then stated that it was the first time in some years that the procedure for take-note debates on committee reports had been dealt with and that as the procedure was re-established the practice would revert to taking reports in the order in which they were listed on the Business Paper. An Opposition member sought clarification from the Leader of the House as to how many private members' statements would be allowed on the day and sought concurrence for up to eight Opposition private members' statements to take place. The Leader of the House agreed with the proviso that Government members would also be allowed eight private members' statements. The question was put and the motion was agreed to. PD 7/3/2008, 6088-6089; VP 7/3/2008, 572 2. Standing and sessional orders were suspended to alter the routine of business at the current sitting and on the following sitting (a Friday sitting), and to provide for the calling of quorums and divisions during the Friday sitting. VP 28/8/2008, 870 |
| 551 Sessional Order | FRIDAY SITTINGS
(Adopted 3 May 2011, Votes and Proceedings p. 41) That, during the current session, unless otherwise ordered, standing order 98 shall be suspended. |
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