Parliamentary Service Act 1988
sec.7Speaker’s powers for administrative functions
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sec.7 Speaker’s powers for administrative functions
This section declares the powers and legal capacity of the Speaker in performing the administrative functions of the Speaker’s office, including the Speaker’s role in relation to the parliamentary service. The powers include all the powers, and the legal capacity, that an individual has in a private capacity. The powers may be exercised at any place. The powers are exercised for the Legislative Assembly. This section does not limit the Speaker’s powers. This part does not affect any power the Speaker has apart from this section to bind the Legislative Assembly by contract. s 7 sub 1995 No. 38 s 35 sch 1 amd 2011 No. 24 s 44 sub 2015 No. 3 s 7 (sec.7-ssec.1) This section declares the powers and legal capacity of the Speaker in performing the administrative functions of the Speaker’s office, including the Speaker’s role in relation to the parliamentary service. (sec.7-ssec.2) The powers include all the powers, and the legal capacity, that an individual has in a private capacity. (sec.7-ssec.3) The powers may be exercised at any place. (sec.7-ssec.4) The powers are exercised for the Legislative Assembly. (sec.7-ssec.5) This section does not limit the Speaker’s powers. This part does not affect any power the Speaker has apart from this section to bind the Legislative Assembly by contract.