Deputy Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly

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parliamentary office position in the Parliament of New South Wales presiding officer

The Deputy Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly is a presiding officer who assists and stands in for the Speaker in managing debates and maintaining order in the lower house of the New South Wales Parliament.

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	parliamentary office → position in the Parliament of New South Wales → presiding officer →
appointedBy	New South Wales Legislative Assembly →
associatedWith	Government of New South Wales → Official Opposition in New South Wales → surface form: Opposition of New South Wales
canBeRemovedBy	resolution of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly →
chamber	New South Wales Legislative Assembly →
constitutionalContext	New South Wales Constitution and standing orders →
country	Australia →
governmentBranch	legislative branch of New South Wales →
hasLanguage	English →
hierarchicalPosition	deputy to the Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly →
inception	19th century →
jurisdiction	procedures of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly →
legalSystem	Westminster-style parliamentary system →
legislativeBodyType	lower house →
locatedInJurisdiction	New South Wales →
officeHolderType	member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly →
partOf	New South Wales Legislative Assembly → Parliament of New South Wales →
reportsTo	Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly →
requiresQualification	must be an elected member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly →
responsibility	calling on members to speak → ensuring orderly conduct of members during debates → ensuring rules and procedures are followed in the chamber → issuing rulings on points of order when presiding → putting questions to a vote →
role	assists the Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly → chairs the committee of the whole when required → enforces the standing orders of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly → helps maintain order in the chamber → presides over debates in the absence of the Speaker →
seat	Parliament House, Sydney →
selectionMethod	elected by members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly →
similarTo	Deputy Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives → Deputy Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly →
styleOfAddress	Madam Deputy Speaker → Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons → surface form: Mr Deputy Speaker
termLength	for the duration of a Parliament unless removed or replaced →
typeOf	deputy presiding officer →
worksWith	Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly →

Referenced by (2)

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

Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly → hasDeputy → Deputy Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly →

New South Wales Constitution and standing orders of the Legislative Assembly → sourceOfAuthorityFor → Deputy Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly →