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S.O.16 Speaker - vacancy in Speakership


16. If a vacancy occurs in the office of the Speaker:
    (1) When the House is sitting the Clerk shall inform the House and the Deputy Speaker shall perform the duties of the Speaker until the election of a new Speaker which shall take precedence of all other business on the next sitting day.
    (2) When the House is not sitting a new Speaker shall be elected on the next sitting day and such election shall take precedence of all other business.

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.