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50: How to read references to Speaker, Deputy Speaker, and member with authority to act as Speaker during period following general election

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"What 'Speaker' means after a New Zealand general election"

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This proposed law change applies after a general election in New Zealand. When you read this Act, a reference to the Speaker means the person who was the Speaker before the election. A reference to the Deputy Speaker means the person who was the Deputy Speaker before the election. You also need to know that a reference to a member with authority to act as Speaker means a person who could act as Speaker before the election, as explained in section 48(3). However, this rule about the Speaker does not apply to some specific sections, such as section 102, section 110, section 126, and section 131. These sections are about appointing certain officials, and the rule about the Speaker does not apply to them, as well as to some clauses in Schedule 4, such as clause 5, clause 11, and clause 12.

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50How to read references to Speaker, Deputy Speaker, and member with authority to act as Speaker during period following general election

  1. This section applies to the period following a general election.

  2. During that period, a reference in this Act—

  3. to the Speaker is a reference to the person who held the office of Speaker immediately before the dissolution or expiration of the Parliament before the general election; and
    1. to the Deputy Speaker is a reference to the person who held the office of Deputy Speaker immediately before the dissolution or expiration of the Parliament before the general election; and
      1. to a member with authority to act as Speaker is a reference to a person who was a member with authority to act as Speaker within the meaning of section 48(3) immediately before the dissolution or expiration of the Parliament before the general election.

        1. However, subsection (2)(a) does not apply to the references to the Speaker in the following sections:

        2. section 102 (which relates to appointing the Clerk):
          1. section 110 (which relates to appointing an acting Clerk):
            1. section 126 (which relates to appointing the chief executive):
              1. section 131 (which relates to appointing an acting chief executive):
                1. clause 5 of Schedule 4 (which relates to the Clerk resigning their office):
                  1. clause 11 of Schedule 4 (which relates to the chief executive resigning):
                    1. clause 12 of Schedule 4 (which relates to the Speaker suspending or removing the chief executive).