Before or during any absence of the Speaker, the House of Representatives may choose a member to perform his duties in his absence.

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Before or during any absence of the Speaker, the House of Representatives may choose a member to perform his duties in his absence.

36.1 This section is to be deleted. The deletion of s.35 and the proposed s.58A(i) mean that the Speaker will no longer be a position recognised by the Constitution; hence it is not necessary for the Constitution to provide for what happens if the Speaker is absent. A similar change is to be made to s.18 concerning the President of the Senate.