Gendered language in the Joint Standing Rules and Orders of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly
Procedure and Privileges Committee (Council)· 20 August 2025general_report
This WA parliamentary committee report recommends updating the Joint Standing Rules and Orders of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly to use gender-neutral language. This follows previous efforts to modernize the language in the Legislative Council's Standing Orders. The report urges the Legislative Council to re-adopt a resolution passed in the previous Parliament and invite the Legislative Assembly to concur.
Impact
The changes will affect the language used in official parliamentary documents, promoting inclusivity. It primarily impacts the operation and perception of the WA Parliament.
public_sectorgender neutral languagestanding orderslegislative councillegislative assemblyjoint rulesparliamentary procedureWestern Australiathe SovereignHis Excellencyparliamentary reform
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Questions on Notice
Track QoNs, answers, response times, and portfolios.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.