Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly

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The Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer responsible for maintaining order, overseeing debates, and ensuring parliamentary rules are followed in the legislature of Australia's Northern Territory.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary office ⓘ
position in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly ⓘ
presiding officer ⓘ
public office ⓘ
analogousTo Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives ⓘ
Speakers of other Australian state and territory lower houses ⓘ
appointedIn Northern Territory ⓘ
associatedWith Northern Territory Government ⓘ
basedOn Westminster parliamentary tradition in Australia ⓘ
surface form: Westminster parliamentary tradition
category Northern Territory politics ⓘ
Speakers of legislatures in Australia ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
electedBy members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly ⓘ
electionMethod elected by the Assembly from among its members ⓘ
governmentBranch legislative branch ⓘ
hasDuty to act impartially in the chair ⓘ
to protect the rights of all members ⓘ
to uphold the privileges of the Assembly ⓘ
hasPower to decide who has the call to speak ⓘ
to interpret standing orders ⓘ
to suspend members for disorderly conduct ⓘ
jurisdiction Northern Territory ⓘ
legislativeBody Northern Territory Legislative Assembly ⓘ
officeHoldersAre members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly ⓘ
officeLocation Parliament House, Darwin ⓘ
officeType Speaker ⓘ
oversees administration of the Legislative Assembly chamber ⓘ
partOf Northern Territory Legislative Assembly ⓘ
surface form: Parliament of the Northern Territory
presidesOver sittings of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly ⓘ
reportsTo Northern Territory Legislative Assembly ⓘ
responsibleFor calling members to speak ⓘ
enforcing standing orders ⓘ
ensuring parliamentary rules are followed ⓘ
ensuring procedures of the Assembly are observed ⓘ
maintaining decorum in the chamber ⓘ
maintaining order in the chamber ⓘ
managing the business of the Assembly ⓘ
overseeing debates ⓘ
ruling on points of order ⓘ
roleIn Northern Territory Legislative Assembly ⓘ
style The Honorable ⓘ
surface form: The Honourable

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Northern Territory Legislative Assembly → hasSpeaker → Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly ⓘ
Chamber of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly → usedBy → Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly ⓘ
NT Legislative Assembly → hasSpeaker → Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly ⓘ