S.O.197 Bills - presentation to the Governor


197. Cognate bills shall not be presented to the Governor for assent until all bills have been passed or otherwise disposed of.
Related Orders, Precedents and Rulings
2008 Precedent1. Standing and sessional orders were suspended to permit a bill to be presented for assent notwithstanding that its cognate had not passed nor been returned from the Legislative Council. PD 25/9/2008, 10116; VP 25/9/2008, 914
S.O. 209 of 1994 (Repealed)209. Cognate bills shall not be presented to the Governor for assent until all bills have been passed or otherwise disposed of.
1999 Precedent1. Messages were reported from the Legislative Council informing the Legislative Assembly that it had returned several cognate bills without amendment and had discharged the Order of the Day for the second reading of the Public Finance and Audit Amendment Bill 1999 [which had been one of the cognate bills]. Later, the House agreed that, notwithstanding the Order of the Day for the second reading of the Public Finance and Audit Amendment Bill being discharged by the Legislative Council; the remaining cognate bills in the package be presented to the Governor for assent as cognate bills. VP 1/6/99, 110, 112 PD 1/6/99, 758, 760


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