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The Legislative Assembly communicates with the Legislative Council by message.
| 1 | Standing orders. Joint Standing Order 1 of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly states that communications between the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly will be by written message |
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Content of messages. A message usually relates to a bill or resolution of either House to which the agreement of the other House is requested. Messages can only relate to one matter |
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Messages are delivered by the Serjeant-at-Arms. As soon as a matter has been completed, a message is prepared and delivered to the other House. The Serjeant-at-Arms delivers messages from the Assembly to the Usher of the Black Rod. Messages sent from the Council are delivered by the Usher of the Black Rod to the Serjeant-at-Arms |
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Messages received are read to the House by the Speaker. Once a message is received, it is read to the House by Speaker. This can only be done during formal business at the start of the day, or at a change in business. As a result, it is common for several messages to be read one after another, dealing with different items. Messages are recorded in the Votes and Proceedings. |
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