Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsIf the Presiding Officer of either House of the Parliament resigns his or her office or his or her seat, he or she shall, for the purposes of the exercise of any powers or functions by the Presiding Officer of that House under a law of the Commonwealth, be deemed to continue to be the Presiding Officer of that House (whether or not that House is dissolved, or the House of Representatives expires, after he or she so resigns) until a Presiding Officer is chosen by that House.