← State legislature: officers, procedure and money mattersLegislative Council presiding officesFind a topicSearchA Legislative Council chooses its Chairman and Deputy Chairman from its membersA Council presiding officer vacates office upon ceasing to be a Council memberCouncil presiding officers address resignations to each otherRemoval of a Council presiding officer requires the specified majority and noticeVacancy and absence use different Council chairing arrangementsA Council officer cannot preside while their own removal is consideredThe Council Chairman can speak and vote initially during own-removal proceedings
