Thursday saw the Council continue its consideration of amendments to the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 – a bill that would decriminalise abortion in New South Wales and instead regulate it as a health matter.
New sessional orders update – Part 2
See how new sessional orders relating to debate in the House are being used in Part 2 of our sessional orders update.
In the House – Wednesday 7 August 2019
On Wednesday, the House debated a Matter of Public Importance concerning Crown Resorts; and a bill about online betting was introduced.Meanwhile, the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill passed the LA. More news on this coming soon.
New sessional orders update – Part 1
See how new sessional orders relating to Questions are being used in Part 1 of our sessional orders update.
Disallowing delegated legislation
Learn how the Parliament can disallow forms of delegated legislation.
Delegated legislation: Law making by the Executive
Learn how the executive makes laws on behalf of the Parliament and the reasons why Parliament delegates its law making powers.
Parly101 – Balancing Act: President’s rulings v The will of the House
Learn what fundamental principles guide a Chair when called on to make a difficult ruling and what happens if the Council doesn’t like a President's ruling.
Parly101: How the rules and orders of the Council came to be
Let us take you on a brief trip back in time to discover how the rules and orders that guide and inform Parliament today came about and how even ancient rules can still be applied.
Point of order Mr President!
Put yourself in the shoes of the President and rule on a point of order. Let us know your ruling!
Breaking up is hard to do – Disagreements between the Houses
Following on from last week's Valentine's special on love notes, this week we're exploring what happens when the honeymoon wears off and the Houses have a disagreement.