Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the South Australian House of Assembly
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Madam/Mr. Chairman (In committee)
 Chairman of Committees and Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly Parliament of South Australia | |
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 Crest of the House of Assembly | |
Incumbent vacant | |
| Style | Madam/Mr. Deputy Speaker (whilst presiding) Madam/Mr. Chairman (In committee) |
| Status | Deputy Presiding officer of the House and Presiding officer of the Committee of the whole |
| Reports to | Speaker of the House |
| Appointer | Elected by the House of Assembly |
| Term length | With the confidence of the House or until resignation |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution Act 1934 |
| Formation | 12 May 1875 |
| First holder | John Carr |
| Salary | $256,575 (including $186,600 salary + 37.5%) |
| Website | Official website |
Officially the Chairman of Committees but also known informally known as the Deputy Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly is the deputy presiding officer of the South Australian House of Assembly, the lower house of the Parliament of South Australia with the Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly being the senior presiding officer of that chamber.[1][2]
The Chairman of Committees and Deputy Speaker is elected by the Members of the House of Assembly to preside when the House forms itself into a Committee of the Whole of the membership of the House to consider Bills, or during a period where the Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly is absent in the chamber.[3]
The outgoing Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees is Labor MP Tony Piccolo, who was unsuccessful in being re-elected at the 2026 South Australian state election.[4]
