Odgers' Australian Senate Practice Thirteenth Edition

Chapter 5 - Officers of the Senate: parliamentary administration

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Before proceeding to any other business, the Senate chooses a senator to be the President of the Senate.1 The President and other officers of the Senate perform functions to enable the orderly and regular conduct of its proceedings.

The President of the Senate

Election and vacation of office of President

Title and precedence of President

Deputy President and Chair of Committees

Temporary Chairs

Rulings of the Chair

Questions to the President

Absence of President and Deputy President

Voting by President and Deputy President

The Clerk of the Senate

The Department of the Senate

Senate’s appropriations and staffing

Other Departments

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