What does the deputy clerk do?
There is a Deputy Clerk in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Like the Clerks, the Deputy Clerks are non-elected officials who help the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives run proceedings. They also record the actions and decisions of the Senate and House and assist with ceremonial occasions, such as the opening of Parliament and the swearing-in of new members of parliament.
The Clerk of the Senate
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The Clerk of the Senate
Paul Furness/DPS Auspic
Description
The Clerk of the Senate sitting at their desk in the Senate. The Clerk sit near the President of the Senate, who is sitting in an elevated chair behind them. At the Clerks desk there are books which contain the standing orders – rules – of the Senate. In front of the Clerk there are 2 hourglasses which they use to indicate how much time remains for a senator to reach the chamber before a vote begins.
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