NSW Legislative Assembly adopts new Standing Orders
On 21 February 2007 the NSW Legislative Assembly adopted new
Standing Orders (to replace those adopted in 1994). Whilst essentially
only a "rebadging" of the old Standing Orders, use of the outdated
terminology can lead to confusion.
In relation to passage of bills the "new" flow chart is :
1. Introduction (previously Introduction)
2. Agreement in Principle (previously First Reading and Second
Reading)
3. Consideration in Detail (previously Consideration in
Committee)
4. Passing of Bill (previously Third Reading)
For an explanation of the changes, see Richard Torbays speech from the NSW Legislative Assembly, 8 May 2007
Raise the Bar would like to encourage the Parliament of NSW to take this opportunity to update their How Law is Made reference page