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“For the purpose of this standing order and standing order 16, Executive Members’ business is business which has been introduced by a crossbench member of the Executive.”.
(5) New standing order 178A
Insert new standing order 178A:
“Amendments to be circulated
178A If there are amendments to be moved at the detail stage, copies of those amendments shall be delivered to the Clerk’s office for circulation 24 hours prior to the sitting day at which the amendments are proposed to be moved.”.
(6) Standing order 182
Omit (b), substitute:
“(b) copies of the amendment have been circulated to Members.”.
Madam Speaker and members, I have circulated a series of proposed amendments to the Assembly standing orders that will implement a range of matters that have been agreed or discussed amongst members since the election. I will briefly address each of the proposed changes.
My amendment No (1) provides for executive members’ business. This is a provision in the standing orders that was last utilised when Mr Moore was a member of the Carnell Liberal government and participated in debates in the Assembly both as a minister and as a private member. This provision allows for the arrangement of the order of private members’ business, Assembly business and executive members’ business to be undertaken by the Standing Committee on Administration and Procedure.
Amendment No (2) provides for changes in relation to the duration of debates or discussions of matters of public importance. The proposed change is for the whole debate to be limited to 45 minutes, with the proposer speaking for 15 minutes and any other member for 10 minutes.
Amendment No (3) provides for question time to commence at 2.30 pm rather than, as occurred in the last Assembly, at 2 pm. It further provides that, in relation to ministerial statements made by members, copies of such statements shall be provided to the Speaker for circulation to all members by 12 noon on the sitting on which the statement is proposed to be made or, if the statement is proposed to be made prior to 12 noon, at least two hours prior to that statement being made.
My amendment No (4) provides for the establishment of the executive members’ business matter. This provides that executive members’ business will occur following Assembly business on a sitting Thursday for a period of one hour. The period is the
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