Committee reports on the review of Standing Orders

Extended sitting hours for the House, mechanisms for promoting proposed Members’ bills, and a proposal that a select committee inquire into how Parliament can best make law in response to national emergencies are amongst the recommendations in the 2011 Review of Standing Orders.

One of the functions of the Standing Orders Committee is to review the House’s Standing Orders (rules), procedures, and practices. The committee’s report on the latest review covers matters raised by members of Parliament and the public, and recommends changes to the Standing Orders that would come into force when the new Parliament meets following the general election.

The report will be debated before the House rises for the election, to allow members to decide whether to adopt the changes to the Standing Orders proposed in the report.

The report can be accessed through a related link on this page, as can the submissions received by the committee.