Tuesday, 12 November 2024

Joint sitting of Parliament

Legislative Council vacancy

The SPEAKER (12:46): I have received a message from the Legislative Council proposing that the Council meets with the Legislative Assembly for the purpose of sitting and voting together to choose a person to hold the seat in the Legislative Council rendered vacant by the resignation of Samantha Ratnam MLC and that the place and time of such meeting be the Legislative Assembly chamber on Wednesday 13 November 2024 at 6:20 pm.

Ordered that message be taken into consideration immediately.

Mary-Anne THOMAS (Macedon – Leader of the House, Minister for Health, Minister for Health Infrastructure, Minister for Ambulance Services) (12:46): I move:

That this house agrees to the Council’s proposal for a joint sitting on 13 November 2024 at 6:20 pm in the Assembly chamber for the purpose of sitting and voting together to choose a person to hold the seat in the Council rendered vacant by the resignation of Samantha Ratnam MLC.

Motion agreed to.

Ordered that message be sent to Council informing them accordingly.