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Parl Matters Issue 25 Issue No 25 - February 2011 2011-12 ANZACTT Executive Parliament Matters President PARLIAMENT MATTERS is a half-yearly bulle- Robyn McClelland House of Representatives tin published for the Australia and New Zea- land Association of Clerks-at-the-Table. Vice President One of the purposes of Parliament Matters Peter McHugh Western Australia Legislative Assembly is to inform our members and other staff of parliaments in Australia and New Zealand Secretary-Treasurer of new and continuing procedural and ad- Rick Crump South Australia House of Assembly ministrative developments that may have some practical application in their jurisdic- Executive Member tion. David Wilson New Zealand House of Representatives It also acts as a forum for the sharing of pro- fessional experiences, consultation and col- Chair, Education Committee laboration among our members and other David Blunt New South Wales Legislative Council parliamentary staff. Please e-mail contributions to: Chair, Professional Development Committee [email protected]. Telephone 08-8946 Andrew Young 1501, mobile 0419 803891. Victoria Legislative Council Chair, Case Law Committee Debra Angus New Zealand House of Representatives Returning Officer Russell Grove New South Wales Legislative Assembly Parliament Matters Editor Robyn Smith Northern Territory Legislative Assembly Parliament Matters • Issue 25, February 2011 • Page 1 In Issue 25 - February 2011 AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY - LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 5 ○○○○○○○○○○○○ Bill reconsidered at conclusion of detail stage ○○○○○○○○○○○○ 5 Version control — Incorrect version of amendments circulated ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○5 Perceived conflict of interest by Chair of committee during inquiry ○○○○○○○○○○○○○5 Statutory majority not achieved — motion negatived ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○5 Document quoted from by Member — order to table ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○5 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Motion to disallow fees determination ○○○○○○○○○ 6 Motion to amend subordinate legislation ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○6 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Matter of public importance — proposer not present ○○○○ 6 COMMONWEALTH - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Hung parliament ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 7 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Parliament opens ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 7 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Private members’ business ○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 7 Parliamentary Committees ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○7 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Select Committee ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 8 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Selection Committee ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 8 ○○○○ Appropriations and Administration Committees ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 8 ○○○○○○ Question Time reforms ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 8 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Code of Conduct for Members ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 9 Publication of Statement of Members’ Interests online ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○9 TV coverage of Parliament increased ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○9 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Pacific Parliamentary partnerships ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 9 Other Standing Order reforms ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○10 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Wider reforms ○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 10 COMMONWEALTH - AUSTRALIAN SENATE 11 ○○○○○○○○○○○ General election and opening of Parliament ○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 11 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Parliamentary reform ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 12 Senate committees celebrate 40 years ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○13 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Learning and development ○○○○○○○○○ 13 NEW SOUTH WALES - JOINT HOUSES 15 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Joint Select Committee on Parliamentary Procedure ○○○○ 15 ○○○○○○○ Constitution amendment - recognition of Aboriginal people ○○○○○○○○○ 16 A new Parliamentary Budget Office ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○16 Members serving as jurors ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○17 ○○○○ Electoral funding reform ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 17 ○○○○○○○○○○○ Search warrant protocol with Commissioner of Police ○○○○○○○○ 18 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Internet filtering at Parliament House ○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 18 Review of Code of Conduct and pecuniary interests regime ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○19 Application of NSW Lobbyist Code of Conduct to backbenchers ○○○○○○○○○○○○○20 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ The Maquarie Room ○○○○○○○ 20 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Twinning activities in New South Wales ○○○○○○ 21 Parliament Matters • Issue 25, February 2011 • Page 2 NEW SOUTH WALES - LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 23 Recognition of Aborignal people and unveiling the flag in the Chamber ○○○○○○○○○○23 ○○○○○○○○○○○ Draft Parliamentary Privilege Bill ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 24 Draft Membrs’ Staff Bill ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○24 ○○○○○○○ Question Time - time limit for answers ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 25 NEW SOUTH WALES - LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 26 The impact of prorogation on Standing Committees ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○26 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Death of a Member and new Members of the House ○○○○ 28 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ President crosses floor ○○○○○○○○○ 28 Improving access to Committee proceedings for people with a disability ○○○○○○○○○○28 NEW ZEALAND - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 29 ○○○○○○○○ Canterbury earthquake - September 2010 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 29 ○○○○○○○ Pike River Mine tragedy ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 29 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Civil List Act review ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 30 ○○○○○○○○○○○ Deduction from Member’s salary under Civil List Act ○○○○○○○○○ 30 Proposed application of the Official Information Act to parliamentary agencies ○○○○○○31 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Electoral legislation passed ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 31 Parliamentary privilege and comity with courts - breach of suppression order ○○○○○○○32 Trespass and parliamentary precincts ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○32 Court of Appeal rejects appeal of former Member convicted of bribery & corruption ○○○33 Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee report on Pacific relations ○○○○○○○○○33 Sessional Order - changes to rules for declaring pecuniary interests ○○○○○○○○○○○34 ○○○○○○ Adjournment and statistics for 2010 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 34 NORTHERN TERRITORY - LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 35 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Araluen by-election ○○○○ 35 Child protection ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○35 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Opposition portfolio responsibilities ○○○○○○ 35 ○○○○○○ The marvels of modern technology and the ‘f’ word ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 36 Council of Territory Co-operation ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○37 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Standing Orders changes ○○○○○○○○○○○ 37 Inclement weather and ‘honest’ leaks ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○37 ○○○○○○○○ Federal candidate and the Leader of the Opposition ○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 38 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Statehood - the next phase ○○○○○○○○ 38 ○○○○○○○○○○○ Clerk Assistant - Committees appointed ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 39 QUEENSLAND - LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 40 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Integrity, Ethics and Parliamentary Privileges Committee ○○○○○ 40 Review of Code of Ethical Standards ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○41 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Legal advice sought ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 41 ○○○○○○○○○○○ Registration of Interests: mid-term review ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 42 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Questions - criticism of judicary ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 42 Parliamentary Privilege - editing the Record of Proceedings ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○43 ○○○○○○○ Questions - deletion of personal details ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 43 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Questions - sub judice ○○○○○○○○○ 43 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Questions ruled out of order ○○○○○○○○○ 44 Parliament Matters • Issue 25, February 2011 • Page 3 Answers to questions ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○44 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Legislation - same question rule ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 45 Statutory recognition of Registers of Members’ Interests & Related Persons Interests ○○45 Debate of committee reports ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○45 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Governor’s recommendation required for appropriation ○○○○○ 45 Amendments to Standing Orders ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○46 ○○○○○○○○○○○ Parliamentary Committees - review ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 46 SOUTH AUSTRALIA - HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY 47 Parliamentary Committees (Membership of Committees) Amendment Bill ○○○○○○○○47 The Hon Graham McDonald Gunn ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○48 SOUTH AUSTRALIA - LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 49 Budget and Finance Committee goes from strength to strength ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○49 TASMANIA - HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY 50 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Samoa-Tasmania CPA partnership ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 50 ○○○○○○○○○○○○ Size of Parliament ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 50 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Integrity Commission ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 50 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Changes to Standing Orders ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 51 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Committees ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 51 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Minister ejected ○○○○○○○○ 51 ○○○○○○○○○○○○ Second Greens minister ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 51 ○○○○○○○○○○○○ Change of Premier ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 51 VICTORIA - LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 52 Bushfires Royal Commission Report - publication, release, debate ○○○○○○○○○○○○52 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ November 2010 election ○○○○○○ 52 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Ivanhoe by-election - issue Writ of Supersedeas ○○○○○○ 53 Speedy passage of suspended sentencing bills - Opposition tactics ○○○○○○○○○○○56 Amendments to Standing Orders - opening of Parliament ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○57 ○○○○○○○○○○○ Dealing with Dispute Resolutions - third time’s a surprise ○○○○○○ 58 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Valedictory statements ○○○○○○○○ 58 VICTORIA - LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 59 Facts and figures: July to November 2010; the 56th Parliament ○○○○○○○○○○○○○59 Suspension of Leader of Government - non-compliance with order for production ○○○○60 ○○○○○○○○○○○ Assembly defeats Council Bill on first reading ○○○○○○○○○○○○ 61 Bills not dealt with at the conclusion of the 56th Parliament ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○62 Dispute Resolution Committee - Transport Legislation Amendment (Ports Integration) Bill ○○○○65 ○○○○○○○ Council Committees;
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