Thursday, 5 March 2026


Rulings from the Chair

Constituency questions


The Speaker

Rulings from the Chair

Constituency questions

 The SPEAKER (14:53): I have reviewed the constituency questions from Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. On Tuesday the member for Glen Waverley asked the minister for an action, and I therefore rule the member’s question out of order. Guidelines for questions on page 143 of the current Rulings from the Chair state:

Questions should not seek opinion, particularly a legal opinion …

On Tuesday the member for Brighton asked whether the Premier will admit that she was wrong, which is seeking an opinion, so I rule that question out of order. Yesterday the members for Bayswater and Mornington asked two or more questions each of ministers. Members must only ask a single question during their constituency question, and I therefore rule those members’ questions out of order.