Bill briefings
The SPEAKER (09:34): The Manager of Opposition Business also raised a point of order about the availability of briefings on bills from ministers’ departments. Outside the specific requirements for a briefing under standing order 61(3)(b) there is no mention of bill briefings in the standing orders. Therefore the availability, timeliness or quality of bill briefings outside standing order 61 are not a matter for the Speaker to rule on. Therefore I rule the point of order out of order.