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Title

Ch8 Order of business and the sitting day / ADJOURNMENT / Standing orders provisions

Database

House Practice

Date

01-05-2005

Source

House of Reps

Parl No.

41

Chapter

Order of business and the sitting day

Chapter No.

Chapter 08

Page

262

Section No.

 

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House of Representatives                                Ch 8                                                 p 262

 

Order of business and the sitting day / ADJOURNMENT

 

Standing orders provisions

The termination of a sitting is known as the adjournment. With certain exceptions the House can only be adjourned by its own resolution following either a motion moved by a Minister 1 or the Speaker automatically proposing the question ‘That the House do now adjourn’ pursuant to standing order 31. Matters irrelevant to the question may be debated, thus providing a valued opportunity for private Members to raise matters of concern to them. 2 For discussion of the ‘adjournment debate’ see Chapter on ‘Non-government business’.

The Speaker may adjourn the House to the next sitting without putting the question under the following circumstances:

  • lack of a quorum (S.O. 57); and

  • grave disorder 3 (S.O. 95).

    • A further exception relates to the situation when the House is informed by the Clerk of the absence of the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker and Second Deputy Speaker. If the House does not proceed immediately to elect a Member to perform the duties of the Speaker, the House stands adjourned until the next sitting. 4



    S.O. 32(a).



    S.O. 76(a).



    E.g. VP 1985-87/1272-3.



    S.O. 18(b).