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Speaker, Deputy Speaker, and parliamentary precincts - Speaker and Deputy Speaker - Delegation of Speaker’s functions, duties, and powers

42: Speaker may delegate functions, duties, and powers to Deputy Speaker

You could also call this:

"The Speaker can share some of their work with the Deputy Speaker."

The Speaker can give some of their jobs to the Deputy Speaker. This includes jobs the Speaker has because of this Act or the Public Finance Act 1989. You will not be able to give the Deputy Speaker all of your jobs. The Speaker cannot give the Deputy Speaker certain jobs, such as making some important decisions or appointments. These jobs include issuing determinations under section 84(1), 87A, or 88(1), making recommendations to the Governor-General about appointing the Clerk under section 102 or the chief executive under section 126, appointing someone to act as Clerk under section 110, appointing someone to perform the chief executive's jobs under section 131, or suspending or removing the chief executive from office under clause 12 of Schedule 4.

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41: Speaker may delegate functions and duties only if Act expressly authorises such delegation, or

"The Speaker can share jobs with others only if the law says it's okay."

43: Speaker may delegate functions, duties, and powers under Public Finance Act 1989 to head of parliamentary agency, or

"The Speaker can pass some money jobs to the head of a parliamentary agency."

Part 3Speaker, Deputy Speaker, and parliamentary precincts
Speaker and Deputy Speaker: Delegation of Speaker’s functions, duties, and powers

42Speaker may delegate functions, duties, and powers to Deputy Speaker

The Speaker may delegate to the Deputy Speaker any function, duty, or power of the Speaker provided for in this Act or in the Public Finance Act 1989, other than the functions and duties specified in subsection (2).
The Speaker must not delegate the following functions, duties, or powers to the Deputy Speaker:
issuing determinations under section 84(1), 87A, or 88(1):
making a recommendation to the Governor-General under section 102 about appointing the Clerk or under section 126 about appointing the chief executive:
appointing a person under section 110 to act as Clerk:
appointing a person under section 131 to perform all or any of the functions and duties and exercise the powers of the chief executive:
suspending or removing the chief executive from office under clause 12 of Schedule 4.