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Petitions are a way of contributing directly to the House on a matter that members of society feel strongly about. It is a way of ensuring parliamentary accountability and transparency. Petitions must be lodged with the Clerk, and has to follow parliamentary protocols.
All people shall be free to send letters or petitions to the King or Legislative Assembly and to meet and consult concerning matters about which they think it right to petition the King or Legislative Assembly to pass or repeal enactments provided that they meet peaceably without arms and without disorder.
The petitions is signed by a member who is to ensure that the petition respects the House's rules.
This strengthens the representational nature of the MP's work.
and signed by three or more persons.