President of the Senate
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The President of the Senate is the principal parliamentary officer who chairs and oversees proceedings in the Australian Senate, ensuring its rules and procedures are followed.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| President of the Senate (Australia) | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
parliamentary office
ⓘ
position in the Parliament of Australia ⓘ presiding officer ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | legislative branch of Australia ⓘ |
| canBeRemovedBy | resolution of the Senate ⓘ |
| castingVote | does not have a special casting vote ⓘ |
| chambersPresidedOver | Senate of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Section 17 of the Constitution of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| createdBy | Australian Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1901 ⓘ |
| deputy |
Chair of Committees
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Deputy President of the Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedBy | members of the Australian Senate ⓘ |
| electionMethod | elected by secret ballot of senators ⓘ |
| eligibleFrom | must be a sitting senator ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Sir Richard Chaffey Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOffice | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Australian Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeType | non-ministerial parliamentary office ⓘ |
| officialInsignia | Coat of Arms of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryHouse | upper house ⓘ |
| partOf | Parliament of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedence | ranks after the Governor-General and before the Speaker of the House of Representatives in official order of precedence ⓘ |
| residence | Canberra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibility |
announces results of divisions
ⓘ
calls on senators to speak ⓘ can direct a senator to leave the chamber for disorderly conduct ⓘ can order a senator to withdraw unparliamentary remarks ⓘ ensures fair opportunity for debate ⓘ oversees Senate budget and administrative matters ⓘ oversees administration of the Department of the Senate ⓘ protects the rights of all senators ⓘ puts questions to a vote ⓘ rules on points of order ⓘ |
| role |
chairs proceedings of the Australian Senate
ⓘ
ensures Senate rules and procedures are followed ⓘ interprets and applies standing orders of the Senate ⓘ maintains order in the Senate ⓘ presides over joint sittings of Parliament when required by law ⓘ represents the Senate in its relations with external bodies ⓘ represents the Senate in its relations with the Governor-General ⓘ represents the Senate in its relations with the House of Representatives ⓘ |
| seatOfParliament | Parliament House, Canberra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | The Honourable ⓘ |
| termLength | continues in office while holding a seat in the Senate and retaining confidence of the Senate ⓘ |
| tieOutcome | in the event of a tie the question is resolved in the negative ⓘ |
| votingRight | votes as an ordinary senator ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Australian Senate
subject surface form:
Senate of Australia