There are some rulings that I am supposed to give. Hon Watson, one of those concerns you.
The first ruling is on the objection by the hon Harris, which was based on Rule 47. This was during the plenary of 4 June this year.
Rule 47(1) provides that:
No member, while addressing the Council, may reflect upon any decision of the Council taken in the same annual session, except for the purpose of moving that such decision be amended or rescinded.
Mr Harris averred that a motion similar in substance had already been moved in the Council and now appeared before the line on the Order Paper. He further requested that the motion be ruled out of order.
After perusal of the records of the Council, I would like to inform the House that a motion similar in substance has not been moved. Since there is no evidence in support of the point of order raised by Mr Harris, I therefore rule that Mr Maine's motion was not in contravention of Rule 47. However, since the motion was objected to prior to Mr Harris's raising his point of order, it will become a notice of motion and will be printed in full on the next Order Paper.