Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A report required by this Act to be given to the Speaker must—
(a) if the Speaker is unavailable—be given to the Deputy Speaker; or
(b) if both the Speaker and Deputy Speaker are unavailable—be given to the clerk of the Legislative Assembly.
(2) For subsection (1), the Speaker or Deputy Speaker is unavailable if—
(a) he or she is absent from duty; or
(b) there is a vacancy in the office.