Section 50
Decision of the Chair is final
of State Legislative Assembly Standing Orders
(1)
The Speaker in the Assembly or the Chairman in Committee shall be responsible for the observance of the rules of order in the Assembly and Committee respectively and his decision on any point of order shall not be open to appeal and shall not be reviewed by the Assembly except upon a substantive motion moved for that purpose. Notwithstanding anything in Standing Order No. 31
(Manner of Giving Notices) such a motion shall not require more than two clear days’ notice.
(2)
The decision of Speaker upon any point of interpretation of any of these Standing
Orders, or upon any matter of practice, shall, subject to a substantive motion moved for that purpose, be final, and Speaker may from time to time issue rulings thereon.
(3)
Where in making any decision there has been a failure on the part of the House or any Committee thereof to comply with any provision of the Standing Order in the proceeding leading to the decision, such failure shall be treated at an
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irregularity and shall not nullify the proceedings or the decision resulting therefrom.
(4)
All matters not specifically in these Orders and all questions relating to the detailed working of these Orders shall be regulated in such manner, not inconsistent with these Orders, as Speaker may from time to time direct.