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S.O.11 Speaker - Election of - procedure after election of


11. After election:
      1. The elected Member shall be conducted to the Speaker's rostrum by two Members.
      2. Having been so conducted the Member elected makes acknowledgement to the House for the honour conferred and takes the Chair as Speaker. The Mace having lain under the Table shall be laid upon the Table.
      3. After the House congratulates the Speaker, a Minister shall inform the House where and at what time the Governor will receive the House for the purpose of presenting the Speaker.
      4. At the stated time the sitting may be adjourned or suspended and the House shall proceed, with any Members then present, to be received by the Governor.
      5. At such presentation the Speaker shall, in the name and on behalf of the House, lay claim to its undoubted rights and privileges.
      6. On return the Speaker shall report the making of the claim.
      7. A new Speaker filling a vacancy occurring during the currency of a Parliament does not lay claim to the privileges of the House.

The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands.