Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) For all purposes, the Chairperson of Committees holding office on the Assembly's expiry or dissolution continues to hold the office until the day before the Assembly's first sitting day after a general election.
(2) To remove doubt, it is declared that subsection (1) applies to the Chairperson of Committees acting as Speaker under section 16(3) for the purposes of section 15(1).
(3) Subsection (1) applies even if the Chairperson of Committees--
(a) is not a candidate for election as a member at the general election; or
(b) is a candidate for election as a member at the general election and is not elected.