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CONSTITUTION OF QUEENSLAND 2001 - SECT 78

78 Procedure for Bill ending system of local government

(1) This section applies for a Bill for an Act ending the system of local government in Queensland.

(2) The Bill may be presented for assent only if a proposal that the system of local government should end has been approved by a majority vote of the electors voting on the proposal.

(3) The Bill has no effect as an Act if assented to after presentation in contravention of subsection (2).

(4) The vote about the proposal must be taken on a day that is more than 1 month but less than 6 months before the Bill is introduced in the Legislative Assembly.

(5) The vote must be taken in the way prescribed by an Act.

(6) An elector may bring a proceeding in the Supreme Court for a declaration, injunction or other remedy to enforce this section either before or after the Bill is presented for assent.

(7) In this section--

elector means a person entitled to vote at a general election for members of the Legislative Assembly.



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