President of the South Australian Legislative Council

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parliamentary office position in the Parliament of South Australia presiding officer speaker of an upper house

The President of the South Australian Legislative Council is the presiding officer who oversees proceedings, maintains order, and represents the upper house of the Parliament of South Australia.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
President of the Legislative Council of South Australia	1
President of the South Australian Legislative Council canonical	1
Speaker of the South Australian Legislative Council (as presiding officer of the unicameral body before 1857)	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	parliamentary office ⓘ position in the Parliament of South Australia ⓘ presiding officer ⓘ speaker of an upper house ⓘ
analogousTo	President of the Australian Senate ⓘ speakers and presidents of other Australian state upper houses ⓘ
appointedBy	Legislative Council of South Australia ⓘ surface form: South Australian Legislative Council
chamber	Legislative Council of South Australia ⓘ surface form: South Australian Legislative Council
country	Australia ⓘ
electedBy	members of the South Australian Legislative Council ⓘ
governmentBranch	legislative branch ⓘ
hasPower	to interpret and apply standing orders ⓘ to order the withdrawal of disorderly members from the chamber ⓘ to suspend members for disorderly conduct ⓘ
inception	19th century ⓘ
jurisdiction	South Australia ⓘ
legalFramework	Constitution of South Australia ⓘ surface form: Constitution Act 1934 (South Australia) standing orders of the South Australian Legislative Council ⓘ
levelOfGovernment	Government of South Australia ⓘ surface form: state government of South Australia
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Adelaide ⓘ South Australia ⓘ
officeHolderMustBe	member of the South Australian Legislative Council ⓘ
officeType	non-ministerial parliamentary office ⓘ
partOf	Parliament of South Australia ⓘ Legislative Council of South Australia ⓘ surface form: South Australian Legislative Council
reportsTo	Legislative Council of South Australia ⓘ surface form: South Australian Legislative Council
represents	Legislative Council of South Australia ⓘ surface form: South Australian Legislative Council
responsibility	announcing the results of divisions ⓘ authorising the publication of the proceedings of the Council ⓘ calling on members to speak ⓘ chairing certain committees or panels when required ⓘ enforcing the standing orders of the South Australian Legislative Council ⓘ ensuring proceedings comply with the rules of the Council ⓘ maintaining order in the South Australian Legislative Council ⓘ managing the business of the chamber in consultation with party leaders ⓘ presiding over sittings of the South Australian Legislative Council ⓘ protecting the rights and privileges of the Legislative Council ⓘ putting questions to the vote ⓘ representing the Legislative Council on ceremonial occasions ⓘ ruling on points of order ⓘ
seatOfOffice	Parliament House, Adelaide ⓘ
selectionMethod	election by members of the upper house ⓘ
style	Madam President ⓘ Mr President ⓘ
termLength	serves while holding the confidence of the Council ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Parliament of South Australia → hasPresidingOfficer → President of the South Australian Legislative Council ⓘ

Standing Orders of the Parliament of South Australia → enforcedBy → President of the South Australian Legislative Council ⓘ

this entity surface form: President of the Legislative Council of South Australia

Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly → precededBy → President of the South Australian Legislative Council ⓘ

this entity surface form: Speaker of the South Australian Legislative Council (as presiding officer of the unicameral body before 1857)