House debates

Monday, 1 December 2008

Standing and Sessional Orders

4:49 pm

Photo of Alan GriffinAlan Griffin (Bruce, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Veterans' Affairs) Share this | | Hansard source

At the request of the Leader of the House, I move:

That, unless otherwise ordered, the following sessional orders, adopted by the House on 24 June 2008, operate for the remainder of the 42nd Parliament:

(1)
Standing order 34, Figure 2, as follows:

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

Prayers

Prayers

9.00 am

9.00 am

Prayers

Government Business

Government Business

12 noon

Government Business

Prayers

2.00 pm

Question Time

2.00 pm

Question Time

2.00 pm

Question Time

2.00 pm

Question Time

approx 3.30 pm

Documents, Ministerial statements

Approx 3.30 pm

Documents, Ministerial statements, MPI

Approx 3.30 pm

Documents, Ministerial statements, MPI

Approx 3.30 pm

Documents, Ministerial statements, MPI

Government Business

Approx 4.20 pm

Government Business

Approx 4.20 pm

Approx 4.20 pm

Government Business

4.30 pm

Adjournment Debate

6.30 pm

Divisions and quorums deferred

6.30 pm

Divisions and quorums deferred

Government Business

5.00 pm

7.30 pm

Adjournment Debate

8.00 pm

8.00 pm

8.00 pm

8.30 pm

Petitions (to 8.40pm)

Committee & delegation reports and private Members’ business

8.30 pm

Adjournment Debate

9.00 pm

9.30 pm

Adjournment Debate

10.00 pm

(2)
Standing order 207 to read:
207 Presenting a petition
A petition may be presented in one of two ways:
(a)
The Chair of the Standing Committee on Petitions shall present petitions and/or reports of that committee, and the Chair and one other Member of the Committee may make statements concerning petitions and/or such reports presented, in accordance with standing order 34 (order of business). The time provided may extend for no more than 10 minutes.
(b)
A Member may present a petition during:
(i)
the period of Members’ statements in the Main Committee, in accordance with standing order 192A and standing order 193;
(ii)
adjournment debate in the House in accordance with standing order 31, and in the Main Committee in accordance with standing order 191; and
(iii)
grievance debate in accordance with stand-ing order 192B.
(3)
Standing order 209 to read:
209 Petition may be referred to a Minister for response
(a)
After a petition is presented to the House, the Standing Committee on Petitions may refer a copy of the petition to the Minister responsible for the administration of the matter raised in the petition.
(b)
The Minister shall be expected to respond to a referred petition within 90 days of presentation by lodging a written response with the Committee.
(c)
The Chair of the Petitions Committee shall announce any ministerial responses to petitions. After the announcement, ministerial responses shall be printed in Hansard and published on the House’s internet website.

Question agreed to.