Legislative Council Sessional Orders

Sessional Orders of the Legislative Council

as at 24 June 2009

(adopted by the Legislative Council on 28 February 2007 and 14 March 2007 and amended on 9 August 2007, 21 November 2007 and 24 June 2009)

Table of Contents

1. DAYS AND HOURS OF MEETING

2. INTERRUPTION OF DEBATE

3. DAILY ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

4. RESPONSES TO MATTERS RAISED ON THE DAILY ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

5. PROCEDURE WHEN RESPONSES TO DAILY ADJOURNMENT DEBATE MATTERS NOT PROVIDED

6. ORDER OF BUSINESS

7. BUSINESS IN FINAL WEEK OF YEAR

8. BUSINESS WHEN THE COUNCIL MEETS AT 12 NOON ON THURSDAY

9. TIME LIMITS

10. GENERAL BUSINESS

11. SPECIAL BUSINESS

12. CONDOLENCES

13. MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS

14. QUESTIONS TO MINISTERS OR OTHER MEMBERS

15. PROCEDURE WHEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON NOTICE NOT PROVIDED

16. GOVERNMENT BUSINESS PROGRAM

17. MEMBER MAY SPEAK IN REPLY

18. CIRCULATION OF AMENDMENTS

19. MEETINGS OF LEGISLATION COMMITTEE

20. MEETINGS OF SELECT COMMITTEES

21. PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS

22. STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Previous Sessional Orders

Previous versions of the Sessional Orders are available below:

56th Parliament

• Legislative Council Sessional Orders as at 1 January 2008
• Legislative Council Sessional Orders as at 1 September 2007
• Legislative Council Sessional Orders as at 14 March 2007

55th Parliament

• Legislative Council Sessional Orders as at 8 February 2006
• Legislative Council Sessional Orders as at 24 February 2005
• Legislative Council Sessional Orders as at 31 March 2004
• Legislative Council Sessional Orders as at 26 February 2003