New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PARLIAMENTARY PRECINCTS ACT 1997 - SECT 4

4 Presiding Officers

(1) In this Act, "Presiding Officer" means the President of the Legislative Council or the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.

(2) A reference in this Act to a Presiding Officer includes a person for the time being exercising the functions vested in a Presiding Officer apart from this Act.

(3) A reference in this Act to the Presiding Officers is a reference to those Officers acting jointly.

(4) However, functions conferred on the Presiding Officers by this Act may be exercised by either of them in accordance with arrangements entered into between them or in accordance with usage.

(5) No person is concerned to inquire whether any function referred to in subsection (4) has been exercised by both of the Presiding Officers or, if exercised by one of them, whether it was exercised in circumstances contemplated by any such arrangement or by usage.