Clerk of the Senate (Australia)
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The Clerk of the Senate (Australia) is the senior parliamentary official responsible for advising the Australian Senate on procedure, overseeing its administrative support, and maintaining its official records.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Clerk of the Australian Senate | 1 |
| Clerk of the Senate (Australia) canonical | 1 |
| Clerk of the Senate of Australia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3227919 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Clerk of the Senate (Australia) Context triple: [Clerk of the Parliament of Queensland, relatedTo, Clerk of the Senate (Australia)]
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A.
President of the Australian Senate
The President of the Australian Senate is the presiding officer and highest authority of Australia's upper house of Parliament, responsible for maintaining order, overseeing debates, and representing the Senate in its relations with the executive and other bodies.
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B.
Clerk of the Parliament of Queensland
The Clerk of the Parliament of Queensland is the senior parliamentary officer responsible for advising on procedure, administering the legislature’s operations, and maintaining its official records.
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C.
Secretary of the Senate (California)
The Secretary of the Senate (California) is the nonpartisan chief administrative and parliamentary officer of the California State Senate, responsible for managing legislative records, overseeing floor procedures, and supervising Senate staff.
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D.
The Presiding Officer
The Presiding Officer is the impartial convener and highest authority of the Scottish Parliament, responsible for overseeing its proceedings and representing the institution.
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E.
Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives
The Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives is the presiding officer responsible for maintaining order, managing debates, and representing the lower house of the Australian Parliament.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Clerk of the Senate (Australia) Target entity description: The Clerk of the Senate (Australia) is the senior parliamentary official responsible for advising the Australian Senate on procedure, overseeing its administrative support, and maintaining its official records.
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A.
President of the Australian Senate
The President of the Australian Senate is the presiding officer and highest authority of Australia's upper house of Parliament, responsible for maintaining order, overseeing debates, and representing the Senate in its relations with the executive and other bodies.
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B.
Clerk of the Parliament of Queensland
The Clerk of the Parliament of Queensland is the senior parliamentary officer responsible for advising on procedure, administering the legislature’s operations, and maintaining its official records.
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C.
Secretary of the Senate (California)
The Secretary of the Senate (California) is the nonpartisan chief administrative and parliamentary officer of the California State Senate, responsible for managing legislative records, overseeing floor procedures, and supervising Senate staff.
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D.
The Presiding Officer
The Presiding Officer is the impartial convener and highest authority of the Scottish Parliament, responsible for overseeing its proceedings and representing the institution.
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E.
Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives
The Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives is the presiding officer responsible for maintaining order, managing debates, and representing the lower house of the Australian Parliament.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
parliamentary office
ⓘ
public office ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Governor-General of Australia ⓘ |
| appointmentOnAdviceOf |
President of the Australian Senate
ⓘ
surface form:
President of the Senate (Australia)
|
| branchOfGovernment | legislative branch ⓘ |
| chamber | Senate of Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Clerk of the Senate (Australia)
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surface form:
Clerk of the Australian Senate
Clerk of the Senate (Australia) ⓘ
surface form:
Clerk of the Senate of Australia
|
| hasFunction |
custody of Senate records and documents
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ensuring the orderly conduct of Senate business ⓘ interpreting and applying Senate standing orders ⓘ providing non-partisan procedural advice ⓘ supporting the legislative process in the Senate ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Clerk of the Senate ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Senate of Australia
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surface form:
Australian Senate
|
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Parliamentary Service Act 1999 (Australia)
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standing orders of the Parliament of Australia ⓘ
surface form:
standing orders of the Senate (Australia)
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| nonPartisan | true ⓘ |
| officeHoldersInclude |
Harry Evans
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Maureen Weeks NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Pye ⓘ Rosemary Laing ⓘ |
| partOf |
Office of the Secretary of the United States Senate
ⓘ
surface form:
Department of the Senate
Parliament of Australia ⓘ |
| positionInHierarchy | senior parliamentary official of the Senate ⓘ |
| relatedInstitution |
Parliament House, Canberra
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surface form:
Australian Parliament House
|
| relatedPosition | Clerk of the House of Representatives (Australia) ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
President of the Australian Senate
ⓘ
surface form:
President of the Senate (Australia)
|
| responsibleFor |
advising senators on parliamentary practice
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advising senators on standing orders ⓘ advising the President of the Senate ⓘ advising the Senate on parliamentary procedure ⓘ maintaining Journals of the Senate ⓘ maintaining Notice Paper of the Senate ⓘ maintaining official records of the Senate ⓘ maintaining the Senate’s procedural documentation ⓘ managing staff of the Department of the Senate ⓘ overseeing administrative support for the Senate ⓘ providing secretariat support to Senate committees ⓘ providing secretariat support to the Senate ⓘ |
| scopeOfAuthority | procedural matters of the Australian Senate ⓘ |
| sector | public sector of Australia ⓘ |
| typeOfTenure | parliamentary service appointment ⓘ |
| workLocation | Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Clerk of the Senate (Australia) Description of subject: The Clerk of the Senate (Australia) is the senior parliamentary official responsible for advising the Australian Senate on procedure, overseeing its administrative support, and maintaining its official records.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Clerk of the Australian Senate
this entity surface form:
Clerk of the Senate of Australia