Rules of the Legislative Assembly
HANSARD
110 (1) Hansard
Hansard means the edited transcript of the deliberations and proceedings of the Assembly and Committee of the Whole. Hansard shall be compiled, edited, printed and distributed under the authority of the Speaker.
(2) Daily transcript
The unedited transcript, commonly referred to as the “blues”, shall be produced daily and made available to each Member.
(3) Time limit for corrections
Every Member has until 10:00 a.m. of the sitting day following receipt of the unedited transcript to correct it as to grammar, obvious errors in transcription and other mistakes in form in accordance with Rule 110(4). Corrections may not affect the substance of the transcript.
(4) Editing
The Clerk shall provide for the editing of the transcript in accordance with the following:
(a) revisions shall be limited to correcting grammar, spelling and punctuation, ensuring that the correct parliamentary forms are observed, and minimizing repetition and redundancies;
b) revisions shall not include material alterations or amendments which would in any way tend to change the sense of what has been spoken;
c) a Member has no right to alter the report of any speech or remarks attributed to him or her in any way, and the Speaker shall determine whether or not a Member’s suggested correction shall be admitted;
d) unless a Member can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Speaker that he or she has been misreported, a Member may not change the sense of anything that he or she has been recorded as having said. A Member is not permitted to make any insertion as an afterthought or to strike out a passage which he or she regrets having spoken.
111
Hansard shall remain an accurate and, as far as possible, an exact report of what was said.
VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS
112
Votes and Proceedings means the official record of the Assembly and Committee of the Whole. The Votes and Proceedings shall be compiled, edited, and distributed under the authority of the Speaker