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Parliament Bill

Clerk and Office of the Clerk - Clerk - Appointment, functions, duties, powers, and delegations

103: Clerk’s functions, duties, and powers

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"The Clerk's Jobs and Responsibilities"

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The proposed law says the Clerk has many jobs. You will lead and manage the Office of the Clerk. You will make sure the employees do their jobs and follow the rules. You will also advise the House of Representatives and its members on how things are done. The Clerk's jobs include writing down what happens in the House of Representatives. You will produce and publish official reports of what happens. You will tell the public what is happening and teach them about Parliament. You will help Parliament work with other parliaments. The Clerk is responsible to the Speaker for managing the office well. The Clerk has the power to do what is needed to perform their jobs. This power is given to the Clerk and the Office of the Clerk under the proposed law and other laws.

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Part 5Clerk and Office of the Clerk
Clerk: Appointment, functions, duties, powers, and delegations

103Clerk’s functions, duties, and powers

  1. The functions, duties, and powers of the Clerk are—

  2. to lead and manage the Office of the Clerk:
    1. to ensure that the employees of the Office of the Clerk—
      1. perform the functions and duties and exercise the powers conferred or imposed on them by law or by the rules and practice of the House of Representatives; and
        1. maintain—
          1. proper standards of integrity and conduct; and
            1. concern for the public interest:
          2. to advise the House of Representatives, the Speaker, and members on matters of parliamentary practice and procedure, and parliamentary law:
            1. to note all proceedings of the House of Representatives and its committees:
              1. to produce and publish the official report of the proceedings of the House of Representatives and its committees:
                1. to communicate to the public the proceedings of the House of Representatives and its committees:
                  1. to educate the public about Parliament and support the public to engage with Parliament:
                    1. to support Parliament to engage with other parliaments:
                      1. to perform any other function or duty or exercise any other power conferred or imposed on the Clerk by law or by the rules and practice of the House of Representatives.

                        1. The Clerk is responsible to the Speaker for managing the Office of the Clerk efficiently, effectively, and economically.

                        2. The Clerk has all the powers that are reasonably necessary to perform the functions and duties and exercise the powers conferred or imposed under this Act or other legislation on—

                        3. the Clerk; or
                          1. the Office of the Clerk.