Chair of Committees of the Australian Senate

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parliamentary office position in the Australian Senate

The Chair of Committees of the Australian Senate is a senior senator who assists in presiding over the Senate and often oversees detailed consideration of legislation in committee of the whole.

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Label	Occurrences
Chair of Committees of the Australian Senate canonical	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	parliamentary office ⓘ position in the Australian Senate ⓘ
appointedBy	Senate of Australia ⓘ surface form: Australian Senate
associatedWith	Australian parliamentary procedure ⓘ legislative scrutiny ⓘ
category	Australian parliamentary titles ⓘ Presiding officers of legislatures ⓘ
country	Australia ⓘ
duty	assists in presiding over the Senate ⓘ chairs the Senate when it is in committee of the whole ⓘ oversees detailed consideration of legislation in committee of the whole ⓘ presides over debate in the absence of the President of the Senate ⓘ supports the President of the Senate in managing chamber business ⓘ
governingDocument	Australian Constitution ⓘ surface form: Constitution of Australia standing orders of the Parliament of Australia ⓘ surface form: Standing Orders of the Australian Senate
governmentBranch	Parliament of Australia ⓘ surface form: Legislative branch of Australia
hasAuthorityOver	conduct of senators during committee of the whole ⓘ order in the Senate when presiding ⓘ
hasFunction	facilitates passage and amendment of legislation ⓘ manages procedural motions in committee of the whole ⓘ
hierarchicalRank	senior senator position ⓘ
jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
legislativeBody	Senate of Australia ⓘ surface form: Australian Senate
locatedIn	Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
meetsIn	Senate chamber ⓘ
officeHolderType	presiding officer ⓘ senator ⓘ
officeType	presiding chair ⓘ
partOf	Senate of Australia ⓘ surface form: Australian Senate Parliament of Australia ⓘ
positionHeldBy	member of the Australian Senate ⓘ
reportsTo	Senate of Australia ⓘ surface form: Australian Senate
responsibleFor	ensuring standing orders are followed in committee of the whole ⓘ maintaining order during detailed consideration of bills ⓘ putting questions on amendments and clauses in committee of the whole ⓘ
roleIn	Committee of the Whole ⓘ surface form: committee of the whole proceedings of the Australian Senate ⓘ
scopeOfWork	federal legislative process ⓘ
selectionMethod	elected by senators ⓘ
termLength	varies according to decisions of the Senate ⓘ
usedInSystem	Westminster-derived parliamentary system in Australia ⓘ
worksWith	Deputy President of the Australian Senate ⓘ President of the Australian Senate ⓘ

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President of the Australian Senate → hasAssistant → Chair of Committees of the Australian Senate ⓘ