The second edition of the Companion to the Standing Orders was published in 2022 and edited by David Skinner and Tom Duncan. Assistant editors included Mark McRae OAM, Max Kiermaier, and Celeste Italiano.

This edition supercedes the earlier 2009 edition, which is still available here.

• Second edition of the Companion to the Standing Orders ( 7.2MB, 730 pages)

Contents

• Front matter, reference guide, and key legislation ( 7 pages)
• Preface to the second edition ( 4 pages)
• The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory— An introduction ( 8 pages)
• 1. The Assembly's power to make laws ( 12 pages)
• 2. Parliamentary privilege—The powers and immunities of the Assembly ( 59 pages)
• 3. Elections and the electoral system ( 23 pages)
• 4. Membership of the Assembly ( 37 pages)
• 5. The Speaker and other officers ( 53 pages)
• 6. The ACT Executive ( 32 pages)
• 7. The courts ( 8 pages)
• 8. Sittings of the Assembly ( 18 pages)
• 9. Conduct of the business of the Assembly ( 25 pages)
• 10. Motions ( 30 pages)
• 11. Rules of debate and the maintenance of order ( 46 pages)
• 12. Legislation ( 82 pages)
• 13. Questions seeking information ( 12 pages)
• 14. Papers and documents of the Assembly ( 18 pages)
• 15. Petitions ( 9 pages)
• 16. Matters of public importance ( 4 pages)
• 17. Committees ( 57 pages)
• 18. Witnesses ( 12 pages)
• 19. Chamber and Assembly proceedings ( 13 pages)

Appendices

• Appendix 1—Assemblies ( 1 page)
• Appendix 2—Speakers ( 1 page)
• Appendix 3—Deputy Speakers ( 1 page)
• Appendix 4—Assistant Speakers ( 3 pages)
• Appendix 5—Chief Ministers ( 1 page)
• Appendix 6—Leaders of the Opposition ( 3 pages)
• Appendix 7—Chronological list of ministries ( 31 pages)
• Appendix 8—Party affiliations in the Assembly ( 2 pages)
• Appendix 9—Clerks ( 1 page)
• Appendix 10—Sittings of the Assembly ( 1 page)
• Appendix 11—Legislation considered in the Assembly ( 4 pages)
• Appendix 12—Bills passed into law not introduced by the Executive ( 8 pages)
• Appendix 13—Statistics of Assembly proceedings ( 1 page)
• Appendix 14—Privilege matters raised ( 14 pages)
• Appendix 15—Committee reports on privilege ( 4 pages)
• Appendix 16—Application for a citizen’s right of reply ( 2 pages)
• Appendix 17—Committee reports on code of conduct matters raised ( 3 pages)

Index

• Index ( 61 pages)