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Parliament of Queensland Act 2001
sec.11Standing rules and orders may be made
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### sec.11 Standing rules and orders may be made
The Assembly may prepare and adopt standing rules and orders that appear to the Assembly best adapted to conduct proceedings in the Assembly.
Without limiting subsection (1) , the standing rules and orders may provide for the following—
the orderly conduct of the Assembly;
the way the Assembly must be presided over in the absence of the Speaker;
the way the Assembly’s powers, rights and immunities may be exercised and upheld;
the way the time, date and place for a meeting of the Assembly may be set;
the way the proceedings of the Assembly are to be conducted in exceptional circumstances including, for example, how the electronic attendance of members is to be facilitated and verified, and how votes are to be taken;
the way notices of Bills, resolutions and other business intended to be submitted to the Assembly at any session may be published for general information;
publication of the proceedings of the Assembly and its committees, whether the Assembly is sitting, adjourned, prorogued or dissolved;
the proper passing, entitling and numbering of the Bills to be introduced into and passed by the Assembly;
the referral of Bills, subordinate legislation or other matters to portfolio committees for consideration and report;
the proper presentation of Bills to the Governor for royal assent;
the declaration and registration of interests of members and of persons related to members, whether continuing or for a particular purpose.
To facilitate proxy voting at meetings of the Assembly or a Committee of the Whole House held in exceptional circumstances, standing rules and orders may also provide for a system of proxy voting in addition to, and in a way that differs from, proxy voting under part 5 .
A standing rule or order becomes binding and of force on adoption by the Assembly or at another time decided by the Assembly.
s 11 amd 2010 No. 37 s 71 ; 2011 No. 15 s 20 ; 2016 No. 47 s 5 ; 2020 No. 13 s 31
(sec.11-ssec.1) The Assembly may prepare and adopt standing rules and orders that appear to the Assembly best adapted to conduct proceedings in the Assembly.
(sec.11-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , the standing rules and orders may provide for the following— the orderly conduct of the Assembly; the way the Assembly must be presided over in the absence of the Speaker; the way the Assembly’s powers, rights and immunities may be exercised and upheld; the way the time, date and place for a meeting of the Assembly may be set; the way the proceedings of the Assembly are to be conducted in exceptional circumstances including, for example, how the electronic attendance of members is to be facilitated and verified, and how votes are to be taken; the way notices of Bills, resolutions and other business intended to be submitted to the Assembly at any session may be published for general information; publication of the proceedings of the Assembly and its committees, whether the Assembly is sitting, adjourned, prorogued or dissolved; the proper passing, entitling and numbering of the Bills to be introduced into and passed by the Assembly; the referral of Bills, subordinate legislation or other matters to portfolio committees for consideration and report; the proper presentation of Bills to the Governor for royal assent; the declaration and registration of interests of members and of persons related to members, whether continuing or for a particular purpose.
(sec.11-ssec.2A) To facilitate proxy voting at meetings of the Assembly or a Committee of the Whole House held in exceptional circumstances, standing rules and orders may also provide for a system of proxy voting in addition to, and in a way that differs from, proxy voting under part 5 .
(sec.11-ssec.3) A standing rule or order becomes binding and of force on adoption by the Assembly or at another time decided by the Assembly.
- (a) the orderly conduct of the Assembly;
- (b) the way the Assembly must be presided over in the absence of the Speaker;
- (c) the way the Assembly’s powers, rights and immunities may be exercised and upheld;
- (ca) the way the time, date and place for a meeting of the Assembly may be set;
- (cb) the way the proceedings of the Assembly are to be conducted in exceptional circumstances including, for example, how the electronic attendance of members is to be facilitated and verified, and how votes are to be taken;
- (d) the way notices of Bills, resolutions and other business intended to be submitted to the Assembly at any session may be published for general information;
- (e) publication of the proceedings of the Assembly and its committees, whether the Assembly is sitting, adjourned, prorogued or dissolved;
- (f) the proper passing, entitling and numbering of the Bills to be introduced into and passed by the Assembly;
- (g) the referral of Bills, subordinate legislation or other matters to portfolio committees for consideration and report;
- (h) the proper presentation of Bills to the Governor for royal assent;
- (i) the declaration and registration of interests of members and of persons related to members, whether continuing or for a particular purpose.