[Deleted. Provision for a Deputy Governor-General of Parliament is made by proposed sections 59A and 59B:
59A Deputy Governor-General of Parliament - duties, rights and powers
There shall be a Deputy Governor-General of Parliament, referred to as the Deputy Governor-General, who shall act as the Deputy Head of State of the Commonwealth of Australia exercising only the duties, rights and powers which are set out in this Constitution, including:
(i) The duty to convene and the right to preside over sessions of the Senate in accordance with such standing orders as are made pursuant to section 50 and the requirements of impartiality and fairness;
(ii) The duty to exercise any duty, the right to exercise any right and the power to exercise any power vested in the Governor-General, during any period in which that office is vacant, or the Governor-General is absent or otherwise unable to exercise the duty or power;
(iii) Powers incidental to the execution of the above duties and powers;
(iv) Such other powers in relation to the management of the Senate as are from time to time conferred on the Deputy Governor-General by the Senate’s Standing Orders; and
(v) Such other powers not inconsistent with the above as are from time to time conferred on the Deputy Governor-General by law.
59B Deputy Governor-General of Parliament - method of appointment
The Deputy Governor-General shall be appointed and may be removed by a resolution passed by two-thirds of the members of the Senate who vote on the resolution.]
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