President of the Australian Senate

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parliamentary office position in the Parliament of Australia presiding officer

The President of the Australian Senate is the presiding officer and highest authority of Australia's upper house of Parliament, responsible for maintaining order, overseeing debates, and representing the Senate in its relations with the executive and other bodies.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	parliamentary office ⓘ position in the Parliament of Australia ⓘ presiding officer ⓘ
associatedWith	Australian Constitution ⓘ surface form: Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900
canBeRemovedBy	resolution of the Australian Senate ⓘ
constitutionalBasis	Section 17 of the Constitution of Australia ⓘ
country	Australia ⓘ
createdBy	Australian Constitution ⓘ
dateEstablished	1901 ⓘ
eligibility	must be a senator ⓘ
governmentBranch	Parliament of Australia ⓘ surface form: Legislative branch of Australia
hasAssistant	Chair of Committees of the Australian Senate ⓘ
hasDeputy	Deputy President of the Australian Senate ⓘ
houseType	upper house ⓘ
inauguralHolder	Sir Richard Baker ⓘ
jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ
languageOfOffice	English ⓘ
legislativeChamber	Senate of Australia ⓘ surface form: Australian Senate
officeLocation	Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ surface form: Senate wing of Parliament House, Canberra
partOf	Parliament of Australia ⓘ
protocolRank	one of the highest parliamentary offices in Australia ⓘ
relatedInstitution	Executive Government of the Commonwealth ⓘ surface form: Executive Government of Australia
relatedOffice	Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives ⓘ
reportsTo	Senate of Australia ⓘ surface form: Australian Senate
residenceOrSeat	Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
role	act as spokesperson for the Senate on ceremonial occasions ⓘ call senators to speak ⓘ chair meetings of the Senate ⓘ decide points of order ⓘ enforce the rules and standing orders of the Senate ⓘ ensure observance of parliamentary procedure ⓘ highest authority of the Australian Senate ⓘ maintain order in the Senate ⓘ oversee debates in the Senate ⓘ presiding officer of the Australian Senate ⓘ protect the rights of individual senators ⓘ put questions to a vote ⓘ represent the Senate in dealings with foreign parliamentary delegations ⓘ represent the Senate in dealings with the Governor-General ⓘ represent the Senate in dealings with the House of Representatives ⓘ represent the Senate in its relations with other bodies ⓘ represent the Senate in its relations with the executive government ⓘ
selectionMethod	elected by the members of the Australian Senate ⓘ
symbol	uses the Senate’s ceremonial mace and other parliamentary insignia ⓘ
termLength	customarily serves for the duration of a Parliament unless removed or resigned ⓘ serves while holding the confidence of the Senate ⓘ
votingRight	does not have a casting vote ⓘ has a deliberative vote as a senator ⓘ

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President of the New South Wales Legislative Council → comparedWith → President of the Australian Senate ⓘ