Attachment 3
Standing Order 72 –
amendments required to abolish questions to
chairs of committees and to other senators
72 Questions
without notice
(1) At the time provided questions may
be put to ministers relating to public affairs,
and to other senators relating to any matter connected with the business on the
Notice Paper of which such senators have charge.
(2) A
question may be put to the chairman of a committee relating to the activities
of that committee, provided that:
(a) unless
leave of the Senate is granted for the question to be asked without notice, it
may be asked only on notice;
(b) the
question shall not attempt to interfere with the committee’s work or anticipate
its report; and
(c) the
chairman shall answer only on behalf of the committee.
(3) (a) The asking
of each question shall not exceed one minute and the answering of each question
shall not exceed 4 minutes.
(b) The
asking of each supplementary question shall not exceed one minute and the
answering of each supplementary question shall not exceed one minute.
(4) (a) After
question time motions may be moved without notice to take note of answers given
that day to questions.
(b) A senator
may speak for not more than 5 minutes on such a motion.
(c) The time
for debate on all motions relating to answers to questions without notice on
any day shall not exceed 30 minutes.
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