Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) If it appears to the Presiding Officer of a House of the Parliament that a ground exists on which the House could terminate the appointment of the Clerk of the House, the Presiding Officer may, by notice in writing, suspend the Clerk from office.
(2) If the Presiding Officer of a House of the Parliament suspends the Clerk of the House from office, the Presiding Officer must cause a statement of the suspension setting out the ground of the suspension to be laid before the House not later than the first sitting day of the House after the day on which the suspension occurs.
(3) The suspension of the Clerk ends on the first occurrence of any one of the following:
(a) the appointment of the Clerk is terminated under section 60;
(b) the House passes a resolution removing the suspension;
(c) the prescribed period has elapsed after the day on which a statement of the suspension is laid before the House under subsection ( 2).
(4) For the purposes of paragraph ( 3)(c), the prescribed period in relation to a particular suspension is:
(a) 5 sitting days of the House concerned; or
(b) if the House concerned has, before those 5 sitting days have elapsed, passed a resolution specifying a greater number of sitting days (not exceeding 10 sitting days) in relation to the suspension--that greater number of sitting days.
(5) The suspension of a person from office as Clerk of the Senate or Clerk of the House of Representatives does not affect any entitlement of the person to be paid remuneration or allowances.