President of the Legislative Council

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The President of the Legislative Council is the principal presiding officer who oversees debates, maintains order, and represents the upper house of the Parliament of South Australia.

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Label Occurrences
President of the Legislative Council canonical 3

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary office ⓘ
position in the Parliament of South Australia ⓘ
presiding officer ⓘ
analogousTo President of the Senate of Australia ⓘ
Speaker of the House of Assembly of South Australia ⓘ
appointedBy Legislative Council of South Australia ⓘ
belongsTo Westminster-style parliamentary system ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
electedBy members of the Legislative Council of South Australia ⓘ
ensures compliance with standing orders of the Legislative Council ⓘ
governmentalBody Parliament of South Australia ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver conduct of business in the Legislative Council ⓘ
hasSeatIn Legislative Council chamber ⓘ
jurisdiction South Australia ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
legalBasis Constitution Act 1934 (South Australia) ⓘ
standing orders of the Legislative Council of South Australia ⓘ
legislativeHouse upper house of the Parliament of South Australia ⓘ
locatedIn Adelaide ⓘ
South Australia ⓘ
officeHolderType member of the Legislative Council of South Australia ⓘ
officeInauguratedIn 19th century ⓘ
officeType parliamentary presiding officer ⓘ
speaker-like role ⓘ
parliamentaryChamber Legislative Council of South Australia ⓘ
partOf Parliament of South Australia ⓘ
represents Legislative Council of South Australia ⓘ
upper house of the Parliament of South Australia ⓘ
requires membership of the Legislative Council of South Australia ⓘ
role announces results of divisions and votes ⓘ
calls on members to speak during debates ⓘ
can order members to withdraw for disorderly conduct ⓘ
ensures observance of parliamentary rules and procedures ⓘ
maintains order in the Legislative Council ⓘ
may suspend sittings in cases of serious disorder ⓘ
oversees debates in the Legislative Council ⓘ
principal presiding officer of the Legislative Council of South Australia ⓘ
puts questions to a vote ⓘ
represents the Legislative Council ⓘ
selectionMethod election by members of the Legislative Council ⓘ
styleOfAddress Madam President ⓘ
Mr President ⓘ
symbolizes authority of the Legislative Council ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Legislative Council of South Australia → presidingOfficerTitle → President of the Legislative Council ⓘ
Legislative Council of South Australia → hasSpeakerTitle → President of the Legislative Council ⓘ
subject linked to: Legislative Council
Standing Orders of the Legislative Council → usedBy → President of the Legislative Council ⓘ