| Related Orders, Precedents and Rulings |
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| 2012 Precedent | 1. During question time, a question directed to the chair of the Standing Committee on Parliamentary Privilege and Ethics, was ruled out of order because it was not within the committee's terms of reference and therefore outside the purview of the committee. The question requested an investigation into the appropriateness of a member holding the position of Acting-Speaker and Deputy Chair of the Committee on Children and Young People after the member had pleaded guilty to failing to lodge an electoral return and had been sentenced to a 15 month good behaviour bond. PD 15/11/2012, p. 16986 |
| 2008 Precedent | 1. During Question Time a question was directed to the Chair of the Public Bodies Review Committee about whether he supported the Premier's plans to privatise the State's electricity assets. The question was ruled out of order as it did not relate to the affairs of the committee. PD 8/5/2008, 7278-7279 |
| S.O. 136 of 1994 (Repealed) | 136. A Member, being the Chairman of a committee, may be asked a question relating to the affairs of the committee. |
| 2003 Precedent | During question time the Leader of the Opposition raised a point of order that the Chair of the Standing Committee on Natural Resource Management was not answering the question asked. The Speaker did not uphold the point of order and reminded the Leader of the Opposition that the Chair had no authority to direct a Minister or member how to answer a question. PD 18/09/2003, 3610 |
| 2002 Precedent | Member asked a question of the Chairman of the Staysafe Committee. The following day the Chairman of the Committee made additional comments by way of a supplementary answer. During the giving of the supplementary answer a point of order was raised that when providing a supplementary answer that members are only allowed to give answers on how they are impugned and are not permitted to give detailed answers. It was also argued that the Chairman was quoting from an article that was not relevant to the question. The Speaker did not uphold the point of order. PD 29/10/2002, p 6022; and PD 30/10/2002, p 6217 |
| 2001 Precedent | 1. Member asked question of the Chairman of the Public Bodies Review Committee. The Speaker asked the Chairman whether the subject matter of the question was before the Committee, to which the Chairman replied 'No'. Point of order taken that the Chairman had not answered the substantive question, and asked the Speaker to cite the standing order that stated that the matter must be currently before the Committee. The Speaker replied that there was no point of order and that he did not stop the Chairman from answering the question. Later, the Speaker drew the attention of the House to the following ruling, delivered in 1926, to questions addressed to chairmen of select committees: 'It is customary to allow questions to the Chairman of a Select Committee in reference to its business.' That is, he stated, the business that is before the committee. PD 19/6/01, 14767 |
| 2000 Precedent | 1. The Chair of the Public Accounts Committee being asked a question, a point of order was taken that the question could only be about that committee. Speaker heard a further point of order, and ruled that the question was in order. PD 31/10/00, 9356 |
| 1996 Precedent | 1. Standing order amended to provide that the only questions to private members can be to committee chairmen. VP 25/9/96, 433; PD 25/9/96, 4586-4588 |
| 1995 Precedent | 1. Question asked of Leader of the National Party when the member intended to bring a bill into the House, notice of which had been given, and the likely effect of not debating the bill. Point of order taken (and not upheld by the Speaker) that the question was too long.) The member proceeding to answer the question, motion moved that the member be not further heard. Carried on division. PD 23/11/95, 3931-3932 |
| 1993 Precedent | 1. Member asked a question without notice of the chairman of a Committee concerning the unauthorised publication of a committee's draft report. The Speaker called order, noting that it may not be common practice in this House for a question to directed to a private member, but this was not reason for members to react in the way they did. PD 10/11/93, 5081-2 |