Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00815:section:24
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00815
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 24
Character Range: 20476–21374

24  Election of Speaker
 (1) The Legislative Assembly shall, before proceeding to the despatch of any other business, choose a member of the Legislative Assembly to be the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and, as often as the office of Speaker becomes vacant, the Legislative Assembly shall again choose a member to be the Speaker.
 (2) The Speaker continues to hold his or her office until:
 (a) the Legislative Assembly first meets after a general election of the Legislative Assembly that takes place after his or her election under subsection (1);
 (b) he or she resigns his or her office by writing signed by him or her and delivered to the Administrator;
 (c) he or she ceases to be a member of the Legislative Assembly otherwise than by reason of the dissolution of the Legislative Assembly; or
 (d) he or she is removed from office by the Legislative Assembly;
whichever first happens.