Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) On the occurrence from any cause of a vacancy in the office of the Clerk (whether by reason of death, resignation, or otherwise), and in the case of absence from duty of the Clerk (from whatever cause arising), and so long as that vacancy or absence continues--
(a) the functions, powers and duties of the Clerk at the table of the Legislative Assembly shall be performed and exercised by the next most senior of the officers required to sit at the table who is present;
(b) a function, power or duty of the Clerk as the chief executive of the parliamentary service shall be exercised and performed--
(i) in the case where the absence of the Clerk is of a temporary nature--by a person to whom the function, power or duty has been delegated by the Clerk pursuant to section 25;
(ii) in any other case--by an officer appointed for the time being by the Speaker.
(2) The fact that a person exercises a function, duty or power of the Clerk shall, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be conclusive evidence of the authority of the person to do so.