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Standing Orders
Chapter 4 - Absence of president, deputy president
and officers
13 Absence of President
(1) When the Senate at the commencement
of a sitting is informed by the Clerk of the absence of the President, the
Deputy President shall perform the duties and exercise the authority of
President in relation to all proceedings of the Senate until the next meeting
of the Senate, subject to any order of the Senate.
(2) If the Senate adjourns for more than
24 hours, the Deputy President shall continue to perform the duties and
exercise the authority of President for 24 hours only after the adjournment,
unless the Senate otherwise provides.
14 Absence of both officers
If both the President and the Deputy
President are absent, the senators present, if a quorum, shall elect a senator
present to act as President for that day only, the question being put to the
Senate by the Clerk.
15 Relief of President
(1) The Deputy President shall take the
chair whenever requested so to do by the President during a sitting of the
Senate, without any formal communication to the Senate.
(2) During the absence of the Deputy
President, the President may call upon any one of the Temporary Chairmen of
Committees to relieve temporarily in the chair, without any formal
communication to the Senate.
16 Absence of Clerk
In case of absence of the Clerk of the
Senate, the Clerk’s duties shall be performed by the Deputy Clerk, or, should
the latter be absent, by a Clerk Assistant.
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