FOOTNOTES
Footnotes
A Speaker must be elected before the House proceeds with any other business: Constitution Act 1975 s 39.
Twenty members, not including the Speaker: Constitution Act 1975 s 40.
A reasoned amendment normally sets out a reason or argument for opposing or delaying a bill. The accepted wording is that the bill is withdrawn and redrafted to provide for or that the House refuses to read this bill a second time until (a specified relevant event takes place).
See Constitution Act 1975 s 14.
See also Constitution Act 1975 s 64.
For example, motions such as That the debate be now adjourned and That the question be now put.
See Constitution Act 1975 s 19A.
The Speaker also has authority to authorise reproduction of parliamentary papers (which are published by order of the House).
For example, motions such as That the debate be now adjourned and That the question be now put.
Excluding a member who has moved an amendment or a motion to extend the scope of a bill.
See Constitution Act 1975 s 52 for current provision.
The refreshment rooms and Parliament buildings joint committees have been superseded by the House Committee constituted under the Parliamentary Committees Act 2003.
See Constitution Act 1975 s 14 for current provisions.
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