House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2) 52 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Parliamentary Procedure Parliamentary Procedure Standing Orders Suspension STANDING ORDERS SUSPENSION The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL House of Assembly Cheltenham Premier Minister for State Development The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier, Minister for State Development) (15:38): I move, without notice: That standing and sessional orders be and remain so far suspended as to enable the speaking times for the debate on the motion of the Premier to be limited to 30 minutes each for the mover and the lead speaker for the opposition; and 10 minutes for any other member and the mover in reply. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: A quorum not being present—ring the bells. A quorum having been formed: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Quorum present. Mrs REDMOND House of Assembly Mrs REDMOND: Madam Speaker, I am a little puzzled; my reading of standing order 399 is that: When it is moved without notice to suspend any Standing or sessional order or orders, the Speaker counts the House and if a majority of all of the Members is not present, the bells are rung for up to three minutes, during which time no Member may leave the Chamber... You allowed the Premier to read the entire motion before counting the house. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: No, the Premier read the motion and then went into the suspension of standing orders. So, he did read the motion. I am not sure whether you were here; you might have been on your way down. The motion now is that standing and sessional orders be suspended to enable speaking times for the debate on the motion of the Premier to be limited to 30 minutes each for the mover and the lead speaker for the opposition, and 10 minutes for any other member and the mover in reply. I think you were actually here, but I think you were busy. Mrs REDMOND House of Assembly Mrs REDMOND: Madam Speaker, the other part of it was that you spoke about a quorum, when in fact it is a majority of the whole house. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Yes; we had an absolute majority. We waited until we had an absolute majority, so I have accepted the motion now. Is there a seconder to the motion? The Hon. P.F. Conlon House of Assembly The Hon. P.F. Conlon: Yes, ma'am. Motion carried.