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Inquiry into the Maintenance of the Standing and Sessional Orders
Debate on the election of Speaker and presentations of explanatory memorandums

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First Report

On Monday 27 March 2006, the House Standing Committee on Procedure tabled its report entitled Maintenance of the Standing and Sessional Orders: First Report, Debate on the election of Speaker and presentations of explanatory memorandums.

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This report is comprised of preliminary pages, 2 chapters and 1 appendix.

Maintenance of the Standing and Sessional Orders - First Report

Preliminary pages (PDF 96KB)
Contents, Foreword, Committee Membership, Terms of Reference, List of Abbreviations and List of Recommendations

Chapter 1 (PDF 99KB)
Debate on the election of Speaker

Chapter 2 (PDF 106KB)
Presentation of explanatory memorandums

Appendix(PDF 67KB)
Extract from Legislative Handbook

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