Tuesday, 22 September 2026


Business of the house

Standing and sessional orders


Lee TARLAMIS

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Standing and sessional orders

 Lee TARLAMIS (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (15:38): I move, by leave:

That so much of standing and sessional orders be suspended to the extent necessary to allow:

(1)   the house to interrupt business at 6:00 pm on Tuesday 22 September 2026 to allow Harriet Shing to make a valedictory statement at that time;

(2)   the following to be the order of business on Wednesday 23 September 2026:

Messages

Formal business

Members statements (up to 15 members)

Private member bills – moving second readings of bills for which precedence has been ordered

Short form documents motions (up to 2 motions)

General business

At 12:00 noon Questions

General business (continues)

At 5:15 pm, or after 300 minutes of general business has elapsed (whichever is later) Statements on tabled papers and petitions (30 minutes)

Petitions (qualifying for debate) (30 minutes)

Valedictory statement made by Shaun Leane

Valedictory statement made by Wendy Lovell

Valedictory statement made by Joe McCracken

Adjournment (up to 20 members).

(3)   the house to interrupt business at 2:00 pm on Thursday 24 September 2026 to allow Nick McGowan to make a valedictory statement at that time; and

(4)   Adem Somyurek to be permitted to incorporate a valedictory statement by submitting it to the Clerk in line with temporary order 3.

Motion agreed to.