The Governor-General will act for the Speaker in certain situations. You need to know that section 130 of the Electoral Act 1993 was repealed. This change happened on 28 February 2002, because of section 49 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2002, which you can find on the Electoral Amendment Act 2002 page.
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129: By-elections for members representing electoral districts, or
"What happens when a Parliament member's seat becomes empty and needs to be filled again"
131: Power to resolve in certain cases that by-election not be held, or
"When a by-election might not be held to fill an empty seat in Parliament"
