Thursday, 18 May 2023

 Mary-Anne THOMAS (Macedon – Leader of the House, Minister for Health, Minister for Health Infrastructure, Minister for Medical Research) (10:37): I move:

That so much of standing and sessional orders be suspended on 23, 30 and 31 May 2023 to allow:

(1)   The House to meet at 9.30 am on Tuesday 30 May.

(2)   The order of business to be:

Tuesday 23 May

Question time

Formal business

Statements by members

Government business

Tuesday 30 May

Formal business

Statements by members

Statements on committee reports

Government business

Question time (2.00 pm)

Government business continued

Matter of public importance (4.00 pm)

Government business continued

Wednesday 31 May

Formal business

Members statements

Government business

Question time (2.00 pm)

Government business continued.

(3)    In relation to the matter of public importance:

(a) at 4.00 pm on Tuesday 30 May, unless a division is taking place, the Chair interrupts the business before the House and the bells are then rung for one minute;

(b) if a division is taking place at 4.00 pm:

(i) it will be completed without interruption and result announced;

(ii) if the division is on a closure motion, and the motion is agreed to, the question or questions then required to be put to close the issue before the House will also be dealt with;

(iii) business is then interrupted following the procedure in sub paragraph (a);

(c) the Chair announces the matter of public importance;

(d) any business under discussion and not completed at the interruption will be resumed immediately at the end of matter of public importance, and any member speaking at the time of the interruption may then continue their speech.

(4)   The Speaker to interrupt business under Sessional Order 2 at 5.00 pm on Wednesday.

Motion agreed to.