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| Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
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| Style | The Honourable (Formal and Diplomatic) Mister/Madam/no title Speaker (Informal and within the House) |
| Appointer | Elected by the House of Representatives |
| Term length | At the House's pleasure; elected at the beginning of the new Parliament by a majority of the representatives-elect, and upon a vacancy during Parliament. |
| Constituting instrument | Section 35 of the Constitution of Australia |
| Inaugural holder | Sir Frederick Holder (1901) |
| Formation | 9 July 1900 |
| Deputy | Sharon Claydon (since 26 July 2022) |
| Salary | $369,700 (2019–20)[1] |
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The speaker of the Australian House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the Australian House of Representatives, the lower house of the Parliament of Australia. The counterpart in the upper house is the president of the Senate. The office of the speakership was established in 1901 by section 35 of the Constitution of Australia. The primary responsibilities of the office is to oversee house debates, determine which members may speak, maintain order and the parliamentary and ministerial codes of conduct during sessions and uphold all rules and standing orders.[2][3] The current speaker of the House of Representatives is Milton Dick, who was elected on 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Salary". Remuneration Tribunal. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ corporateName=Commonwealth Parliament; address=Parliament House, Canberra. "The Speaker". www.aph.gov.au. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Speaker of the House of Representatives - Parliamentary Education Office". peo.gov.au. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.