s 19

Acting appointment as clerk

In force

(1)

The Speaker may appoint the following to act as clerk:

(a)

the deputy clerk;

(b)

in the absence of the deputy clerk—

(i)

any other member of the office’s staff; or

(ii)

if the Speaker is satisfied that no-one mentioned in subparagraph (i) is a suitable person—a suitable person.

Note For the making of acting appointments, see the Legislation Act, div 19.3.2.

(2)

In this section:

suitable person means a person who has extensive knowledge of, and experience in, relevant parliamentary law, practice and procedure.

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