Thursday, 8 February 2024

Rulings from the Chair

Constituency questions

The SPEAKER (14:47): I have reviewed the constituency questions from yesterday. The member for Ripon asked the minister to provide her with an update. On 31 October 2023 I informed the house that I would rule out future constituency questions that ask ministers to provide advice or to provide an update on matters as these are technically actions. Therefore I rule the member for Ripon’s constituency question out of order.

The member for Shepparton and the member for Melbourne both asked questions of a general nature that were not specifically related to their electorates. Furthermore, the member for Melbourne asked two questions during her constituency question. Therefore I rule the constituency questions by the member for Shepparton and the member for Melbourne out of order.