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There have been precedents in the Assembly when Bills infringing this standing order have been ruled out of order and ordered to be withdrawn. I therefore rule the Bill out of order and call - - -
Mr Kaine: Would you clarify what your ruling was, Madam Speaker? I do not know what your ruling was.
MADAM SPEAKER: I am quite happy to read it for you again, Mr Kaine, because I was distracted. The object of the Bill is the same as that of earlier amendments. Standing order 136 states:
The Speaker may disallow any motion or amendment which is the same in substance as any question, which, during the calendar year, has been resolved in the affirmative or negative ...
There have been precedents in the Assembly when Bills infringing this standing order have been ruled out of order and ordered to be withdrawn. I therefore rule the Bill out of order and call on the Minister to move the appropriate motion under standing order 170. Mr Humphries, I believe that you may move it.
Suspension of Standing and Temporary Orders
Motion (by Mr Humphries) agreed to, with the concurrence of an absolute majority:
That so much of the standing and temporary orders be suspended as would prevent the order of the day for the consideration of the Bail (Amendment) Bill 1992 remaining on the Notice Paper.
ESTIMATES 1992-93 - SELECT COMMITTEE
Report on the Appropriation Bill 1992-93 - Statement by Speaker
MADAM SPEAKER: The Select Committee on Estimates, in its report on the Appropriation Bill 1992-93, made two recommendations on program 1. These were that:
the issue of the travel undertaken by the Speaker and her personal staff be referred to the Standing Committee on Administration and Procedures for consideration; and
the Speaker table a report on all travel undertaken as Speaker in the same format as is required of members who utilise study travel.
I inform the Assembly that the Standing Committee on Administration and Procedures considered these recommendations at its meeting on 2 December 1992 and resolved that the Speaker notify the committee, at her convenience, of travel undertaken, or to be undertaken, by either her or her staff, other than travel undertaken in accordance with study travel guidelines which would be reported on in the usual manner.
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