Deputy President of the Australian Senate

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The Deputy President of the Australian Senate is the senator who assists and stands in for the President in presiding over Senate proceedings and maintaining order in the chamber.

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Deputy President of the Australian Senate canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary office
presiding officer
appliesToJurisdiction Parliament of Australia
surface form: federal parliament of Australia
appointedBy Senate of Australia
surface form: Australian Senate
assists President of the Australian Senate
belongsToCategory Australian parliamentary titles
offices in the Parliament of Australia
country Australia
electedBy members of the Australian Senate
governmentBranch legislative branch of Australia
hasAuthorityOver conduct of debate in the Australian Senate
hasDuty overseeing orderly conduct of senators during debate
supporting the President in administrative functions of the Senate
hasRole chairing Senate sittings in the absence of the President
ensuring compliance with Senate rules and procedures
ruling on points of order in the Senate
hierarchicalPosition second-highest presiding officer of the Australian Senate
inception 20th century
jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia
legalBasis Australian Constitution
standing orders of the Australian Senate
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Australian Capital Territory (enclaved within) (geographical context)
surface form: Australian Capital Territory

Canberra
officeHolderMustBe member of the Australian Senate
officeScope upper house of the Parliament of Australia
officeType deputy presiding officer
partOf Senate of Australia
surface form: Australian Senate

Parliament of Australia
positionHeldBy senator
presidesOver proceedings of the Australian Senate
responsibleFor maintaining order in the Senate chamber
selectionMethod election by senators
standsInFor President of the Australian Senate
style Senator
subordinateTo President of the Australian Senate
termOfOffice at the pleasure of the Senate
usedBy Australian federal legislature
workLocation Parliament House, Canberra

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President of the Australian Senate hasDeputy Deputy President of the Australian Senate
Chair of Committees of the Australian Senate worksWith Deputy President of the Australian Senate