Use of Standing Orders 94(a), 94(b), and 187(b) in the 44th Parliament

Justin Kavanagh made this Freedom of Information request to Department of the House of Representatives

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Justin Kavanagh
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Dear Department of the House of Representatives,

I am writing to request certain information regarding the use of Standing Orders 94(a) and 94(b) in the House, and 187(b) in the Federation Chamber. The information I am requesting concerns the period beginning 12 November 2013 and ending 5 March 2015.

For each instance a Member was directed to leave under 94(a), or a Member was named and suspended under 94(b), or a Member was directed to leave the Federation Chamber under 187(b), in the above listed period, I respectfully request:

• The name of the Member;
• The date the Member was directed to leave or named;
• The reason the Member was directed to leave or named; and
• The time period during which the member was withdrawn from the Chamber or suspended from the service of the House.

Yours faithfully,
Justin Kavanagh

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Henare Degan left an annotation ()

Here's a request from a while back on the same subject:

https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/l...

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