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

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

You could also call this:

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

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The Speaker can give some of their jobs to someone else. You need to know that the Speaker can only do this if the Act says they can. The Speaker cannot give away the power to give jobs to someone else. The Speaker has to follow the rules in the Act when giving jobs to someone else. You should look at what the Act says about delegation to understand this better. The Act is important because it says what the Speaker can and cannot do. The Speaker is in charge of some important things, and they have to make sure they are doing their job correctly. The Act helps the Speaker know what they can delegate and what they cannot. This is an important part of the proposed Parliament Bill.

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Speaker and Deputy Speaker: Delegation of Speaker’s functions, duties, and powers

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

  1. The Speaker may delegate a function, duty, or power of the Speaker under this Act.

  2. However, the Speaker may delegate a function, duty, or power under subsection (1) only if the delegation is expressly authorised by this Act.

  3. The Speaker must not delegate the power to delegate under subsection (1).