CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT (SPEAKER) ACT 2007
 
 
- As at 5 July 2007
 
- Act 31 of 2007
 
 
 
 
 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS
 


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

1. Name of Act

2. Commencement

3. Amendment of Constitution Act 1902 No 32

4. Repeal of Act


SCHEDULE 1

 

CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT (SPEAKER) ACT 2007
- LONG TITLE
 
 
An Act to amend the Constitution Act 1902 to enable the Speaker to take part in
debates or discussions, and to vote, when not presiding in the Legislative
Assembly.
 

CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT (SPEAKER) ACT 2007
- SECT 1
Name of Act
 
 
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Constitution Amendment (Speaker) Act 2007.
 

CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT (SPEAKER) ACT 2007
- SECT 2
Commencement
 
 
2 Commencement
This Act commences on the date of assent to this Act.
 

CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT (SPEAKER) ACT 2007
- SECT 3
Amendment of Constitution Act 1902 No 32
 
 
3 Amendment of Constitution Act 1902 No 32
The Constitution Act 1902 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.
 

CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT (SPEAKER) ACT 2007
- SECT 4
Repeal of Act
 
 
4 Repeal of Act
     (1) This Act is repealed on the day following the day on which this
     Act commences.
     (2) The repeal of this Act does not, because of the operation of
     section 30 of the Interpretation Act 1987, affect any amendment made
     by this Act.
 

CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT (SPEAKER) ACT 2007
- SCHEDULE 1
 
 
SCHEDULE 1 – Amendments
(Section 3)
[1] Section 31 Speaker
Insert after section 31 (3):
     (4) The Speaker may, when not presiding:
          (a) take part in any debate or discussion, and
          (b) vote on any question,
     which may arise in the Legislative Assembly.
[2] Section 32 Quorum and determination of questions
Omit “the Speaker” from section 32 (1).
Insert instead “the Member presiding”.
[3] Section 32 (2)
Omit the subsection. Insert instead:
     (2) All questions which may arise in the Legislative Assembly shall
     be decided by the majority of the votes of the Members present other
     than the Member presiding, and when the votes are equal the Member
     presiding shall have a casting vote.
 

CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT (SPEAKER) ACT 2007
- NOTES
 

Note:
The Act was repealed by sec 4 (1) of this Act with effect from 5.7.2007.




 

CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT (SPEAKER) ACT 2007
- NOTES
 

Historical notes
The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

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Table of amending instrumentsConstitution Amendment (Speaker) Act
2007 No 31. Assented to 4.7.2007. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.