300Unavailability of Speaker

300 Unavailability of Speaker (1) This section applies to the following sections: (a) section 189 (Investigation report—presentation to Legislative (b) section 190 (Investigation report—publication on website); (c) section 191 (Investigation report—Ministerial response about ACT public service entity); (d) section 213 (Special report—presentation to Legislative (e) section 214 (Special report—publication on website);

(f) section 215 (Special report—Ministerial response about ACT public service entity); (g) section 278 (Inspector’s special report—presentation to Legislative Assembly); (h) section 279 (Inspector’s special report—publication on website). (2) In a section mentioned in subsection (1): Speaker includes— (a) if the Speaker is unavailable—the Deputy Speaker; and (b) if both the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker are unavailable— the clerk of the Legislative Assembly. unavailable— (a) the Speaker is unavailable if— (i) the Speaker is absent from duty; or (ii) there is a vacancy in the office of Speaker; or (iii) the Speaker has an actual or perceived conflict of interest that would prevent the Speaker from properly carrying out the functions of Speaker under this Act; or (iv) the Speaker cannot for any reason exercise the functions of the Speaker; and (b) the Deputy Speaker is unavailable if— (i) the Deputy Speaker is absent from duty; or (ii) there is a vacancy in the office of Deputy Speaker; or (iii) the Deputy Speaker has an actual or perceived conflict of interest that would prevent the Deputy Speaker from properly carrying out the functions of Speaker under this

(iv) the Deputy Speaker cannot for any reason exercise the functions of the Speaker.