TY - BOOK TI - House of representatives : standing orders as at 9 May 1996 AV - KD219.A8.43 R46H 1996 PY - 1996/// CY - Canberra : PB - Department of the House of Representatives, Canberra, KW - House of Representative -- Australia -- Standing orders KW - Parliamentary practice -- Australian N1 - l General rule for conduct of business -- Il Proceedings on the meeting of Parliament. -- Meeting of new Parliament. -- Meeting for new session. -- Governor-General's Speech. -- Address in Reply Presence of the Queen. -- References to Governor-General-Extension to Administrator. -- lll Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Second Deputy Speaker, Speaker's Panel a l and officers. -- Election of Speaker. -- Appointment of Deputy Speaker and Second Deputy Speaker -- Absence of Speaker, Deputy Speaker and Second Deputy Speaker. -- Vacancy in office of Speaker, -- Absence of, and vacancy in office of, Clerk. -- IV Standing Committees. -- V Roll, places of members, leave of absence, Votes and Proceedings, and records. -- VI Sitting and adjournment of the House. -- Days and hours of meeting. -- Quorum at time of meeting. -- Prayers. -- Quorum during sitting. -- Adjournment and next meeting -- VII Rules of debate and privilege. -- Order. -- Manner and right of speech. -- Matters not open to debate. -- Adjournment of debate. -- Time limits for debates and speeches. -- Limitation of debate (Guillotine). -- Closure. -- Privilege. -- Point of order and Speaker's ruling. -- VIII Business -- Notice Paper -- Routine of business -- Committee and delegation reports. -- New business. -- Private Members' business. -- Government business. -- Grievance debate and statements by Members. -- Matter of public importance. -- Matter of special interest. -- Censure or want of confidence motion or amendment. -- Leave of the House or Committee. -- IX Petitions. -- X Notices of motion. -- XI Questions seeking information -- XII Motions, questions, votes and resolutions. -- XIV Amendments. -- XV Divisions. -- XVI Bills. -- Initiation. -- First reading. -- Second reading. -- Proceedings following second reading. -- Consideration in detail. -- Report from Main Committee and adoption. -- Reconsideration. -- Third reading, passing, etc. -- Transmission to Senate. -- Senate's amendments on bills originated in the House -- Bills originated in the Senate. -- Bills which the Senate may not amend. -- Bills altering the Constitution. -- Lapsed bills -- Presentation for assent -- Amendments proposed by the Governor-General. -- XVII Main committee. -- XVIII Financial procedures. -- XIX Messages from the Governor-General. -- XX Instructions to committees -- XXI Disorder. -- XXII Strangers -- XXIII Papers and documents. -- XXIV Select committees XXV Witnesses -- XXVI Communication between the Houses. -- XXVII Conferences. -- XXVII Joint Committees -- XXVIII Balloting. -- XXX Addresses to the Queen or the Governor-General. -- XXXI Standing orders. Suspension. Duration -- XXXII Joint standing orders. -- Acts assented to -- Disagreement between the Houses -- Table of amendments. -- Index. -- Registration of Members' Interests-Resolutions relating to the requirements of the House of Representatives ER -