Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives

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parliamentary office position in the Parliament of Australia presiding officer

The Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives is the presiding officer responsible for maintaining order, managing debates, and representing the lower house of the Australian Parliament.

Statements (125)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	parliamentary office → position in the Parliament of Australia → presiding officer →
appointedBy	Australian House of Representatives →
branchOfGovernment	legislative branch of Australia →
country	Australia →
electedBy	members of the Australian House of Representatives →
electionMethod	election by secret ballot →
electionTime	first meeting of a new Parliament → whenever a vacancy occurs →
hasPower	to adjourn the House in cases of grave disorder → to approve certain expenditures of the Department of the House of Representatives → to approve photography in the chamber under certain conditions → to approve the form of notices of motion → to approve the placement of television cameras in the chamber → to approve the use of the chamber for special events when the House is not sitting → to authorise publication of House documents → to authorise the broadcasting of House proceedings → to authorise the issue of parliamentary passes → to call members to order for persistent interjections → to call the House to order at the commencement of each sitting → to certify appropriation and supply bills for the purposes of section 53 of the Constitution → to chair the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Appropriations and Administration → to continue to preside while a dissent motion is debated → to control access to the floor of the House → to count the House for a quorum when requested → to decide on the admissibility of petitions → to decide whether to allow leave to be granted for certain actions → to decide whether to allow supplementary questions → to decide whether to allow the incorporation of material in Hansard → to decide who has the call to speak → to determine seating arrangements in the chamber → to determine the allocation of office accommodation for members within the parliamentary precincts → to determine the application of sub judice conventions → to determine the application of time limits on speeches → to determine the order of business in certain circumstances → to determine whether a matter is frivolous or vexatious for procedural purposes → to determine whether a matter of public importance is in order → to determine whether a motion is urgent and requires immediate consideration → to determine whether a motion of dissent from a ruling is in order → to determine whether answers are relevant during Question Time → to determine whether documents may be quoted from in the House → to determine whether interjections are disorderly → to determine whether motions are urgent → to determine whether personal explanations are in order → to determine whether questions are in order during Question Time → to determine whether strangers may be present in the chamber → to determine whether to accept a motion to suspend standing orders → to determine whether to accept points of order during divisions → to determine whether to allow a member to correct the record → to determine whether to allow a member to make a personal explanation → to determine whether to allow a member to raise a matter of privilege immediately → to determine whether to allow a member to speak again in a debate under specific standing orders → to determine whether to allow a motion to be moved by leave → to determine whether to allow debate on a motion without notice in certain circumstances → to determine whether to allow late presentation of documents or reports → to determine whether to allow the extension of speaking times → to determine whether to allow the incorporation of additional material in the parliamentary record → to determine whether to allow the moving of motions relating to the adjournment of the House → to determine whether to allow the moving of motions relating to the allocation of time to particular items of business → to determine whether to allow the moving of motions relating to the closure of debate → to determine whether to allow the moving of motions relating to the conduct of business → to determine whether to allow the moving of motions relating to the conduct of members in the chamber → to determine whether to allow the moving of motions relating to the management of the legislative program → to determine whether to allow the moving of motions relating to the suspension of a member → to determine whether to allow the re-arrangement of the order of business by leave → to determine whether to give precedence to a matter of privilege over other business → to direct a member to leave the chamber → to direct that offensive words be withdrawn → to enforce rules on relevance and repetition in debate → to enforce rules relating to offensive references to the judiciary and the Crown → to enforce time limits on questions and answers → to ensure that debate is conducted through the Chair → to ensure that only members vote in divisions → to ensure that proceedings are conducted in accordance with the rules and practices of the House → to ensure that the rules on quorums are observed → to ensure that the will of the majority is able to be expressed → to grant indulgence to members to explain personal matters → to grant precedence to particular matters → to grant the call to ministers for ministerial statements → to interpret and apply standing orders → to issue directions to the Serjeant-at-Arms → to issue writs for by-elections → to make statements to the House on procedural matters → to name a member for disorderly conduct → to order a member to withdraw unparliamentary language → to order strangers to withdraw from the chamber → to order the bells to be rung for divisions → to order the galleries to be cleared → to oversee administrative support for members of the House → to oversee security arrangements in the House of Representatives chamber → to oversee the conduct of divisions and tellers → to participate in inter-parliamentary relations on behalf of the House → to present addresses and resolutions of the House to the Governor-General → to prevent personal reflections on members → to protect minority rights within the House → to protect the rights of individual members to be heard → to put the question on a motion of dissent from a ruling → to read prayers or arrange for prayers to be read at the start of each sitting → to recall the House when it is adjourned → to refer matters of privilege to the Committee of Privileges and Members’ Interests → to regulate media access to the chamber and precincts → to regulate the use of electronic devices in the chamber → to represent the House at official and ceremonial occasions → to require documents quoted from to be tabled in certain circumstances → to rule on matters of privilege in the first instance → to rule on points of order → to suspend a member from the service of the House → to suspend the sitting temporarily → to table documents on behalf of the House →
legalBasis	Australian Constitution → standing orders of the House of Representatives →
legislativeChamberPresidedOver	Australian House of Representatives →
partOf	House of Representatives of Australia → Parliament of Australia →
represents	Australian House of Representatives → House of Representatives in its relations with external bodies → House of Representatives in its relations with the Crown → House of Representatives in its relations with the Senate →
responsibleFor	announcing the results of divisions and votes → calling members to speak during debates → enforcing the standing orders of the House of Representatives → maintaining order in the House of Representatives → managing debates in the House of Representatives → putting questions to a vote →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly →	equivalentOffice
President of the Australian Senate →	relatedOffice