NSW Liberal Bronwyn Bishop will be installed as the Speaker at the first matter of business once the Parliament opens on Tuesday. The prominent veteran has already indicated she will not be withdrawing from the Liberal Party's weekly party-room meetings during sittings after she takes the chair.

Parliament: NSW Liberal Bronwyn Bishop will be installed as Speaker. Credit:Alex Ellinghausen

It is also expected that the prestigious Deputy Speaker position will go to veteran Queensland Nationals MP Bruce Scott, in a decision that flouts an understanding that the Speaker and Deputy Speaker should come from different sides of the House.

The manager of government business, Education Minister Christopher Pyne will introduce the changes on Wednesday - the first day of actual business after Tuesday's largely ceremonial opening. "There will be changes to the standing orders that will better enable the operation of the House of Representatives under a majority government,'' he told Fairfax Media. ''The changes will be introduced Wednesday morning.''

Known for parading her extensive understanding of the standing orders during her frequent points of order through the last term, Ms Bishop has a reputation as one of the more stridently partisan figures in Canberra. While it has been reported that Prime Minister Tony Abbott has instructed her to rule with a firm but even hand in a bid to lower the temperature, Labor MPs doubt that she can make the transition from political warrior to parliamentary peacemaker.