Tuesday, 31 October 2023

Rulings from the Chair

Constituency questions

The SPEAKER (14:33): I have reviewed the constituency questions from Thursday 19 October. The member for Pakenham and the member for Eureka both sought an action. The member for Pakenham also asked two questions. I therefore rule those constituency questions out of order.

I also take this opportunity to flag my intention to rule out future constituency questions that ask ministers to provide advice or to provide an update on matters, as these are technically actions. Whilst previous rulings have allowed such questions, it has become clear to me that this is causing some confusion for members, and therefore going forward I will rule them out of order.