Sessional Orders are motions passed by the Legislative Assembly which enable it to do certain things and take certain actions not overed by Standing Orders or are designed to supersede a particular Standing Order of the duration of a parliamentary session.

Section 11 of the Parliament of Qld Act 2001 requires the Legislative Assembly to prepare and adopt, from time to time, Standing Rules and Orders for the conduct of parliamentary business. These Standing Orders govern the conduct of business and proceedings in the House and are to be read in conjunction with any Sessional Orders and the practices of the House.

The Right-of-Reply relates to statements made in the Legislative Assembly which refer to a person or corporation either by name, or in such a way as to allow them to be readily identified, and to statements which, had they been made outside Parliament, could reasonably be considered actionable in a court of law. The Ethics Committee has the responsibility of advising the Legislative Assembly as to individual requests for a Citizen’s Right-of-Reply.