a) A member may introduce a bill in the National Assembly as envisaged in section 73(2) of the Constitution; b) a bill dealing with substantially the same subject matter may not be introduced more than once in the same annual session; c) all bills must subscribe to applicable pre-introductory procedures as set out in Rules 237 and 241, while a bill seeking to amend the Constitution must also comply with Rule 258; d) a member introducing a bill must publish the explanatory summary of the bill or the bill as it is to be introduced in the Government Gazette, and if the bill is published, the Gazette may contain an invitation for public comment to be submitted to the Secretary to Parliament; e) the Secretary to Parliament shall only be liable for costs incurred in the publication of bills; and f) a member introduces a bill in the Assembly by submitting to the Speaker- i) a copy of the bill or, if the bill as it is to be introduced was published in the Gazette, a copy of the Gazette; ii) a copy of the explanatory summary if the bill was not published; iii) a supporting memorandum which must - (aa) explain the objects of the bill; (bb) give an account of the expected financial implications for the state; and (cc) state the proposed classification of the bill; g) upon introduction the bill will be published in the Announcements, Tablings and Committee Reports; h) upon introduction the bill will be deemed to have been read a first time and must, together with all relevant documentation, be referred to the relevant committee for consideration and report; i) a committee to which a private member's bill has been referred must- i) provide reasonable notice to the member in charge of the bill before it considers the legislation; and ii) after due deliberation, consider a motion of desirability on the subject matter of the bill; (j) if the motion of desirability on the bill is rejected, the committee must immediately table its report on the bill; (k) if the motion of the desirability is adopted, the committee can proceed to deliberate on the details of the legislation and report accordingly; and (l) once the committee has reported on the bill referred to in (k), it must be placed on the Order Paper for its second reading.