CONSTITUTION ACT 1934

CONSTITUTION ACT 1934

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Recognition of Aboriginal peoples
   3.      Recognition of importance of First Nations voices

   PART 2--The legislature

           Division 1--General provisions

   4.      Constitution of the Parliament
   5.      Powers of the Parliament
   6.      Place and time for holding Sessions of Parliament
   7.      Sessions of Parliament
   8.      Power of Parliament to alter this Act
   9.      Privileges of Parliament
   10.     Relative powers of Houses of Parliament
   10A.    Special provisions as to referendum

           Division 2--Legislative Council

   11.     Number of members of Legislative Council
   13.     Casual vacancies
   14.     Term of service of Legislative Councillors
   15.     Order of retirement
   16.     Resignation of Legislative councillors
   17.     Vacation of seat in Council
   19.     Legislative Council district
   23.     Election of President of Legislative Council
   24.     Absence of President
   25.     Continuance of President in office after dissolution or retirement
   26.     Quorum of Council

           Division 3--House of Assembly

   27.     Number of members of House of Assembly
   28.     Term of House of Assembly
   28A.    Early dissolution of House of Assembly
   30.     Resignation of seats in the Assembly
   31.     Vacation of seat in Assembly
   32.     Assembly districts
   34.     Election of Speaker
   34A.    Removal of Speaker
   35.     Absence of Speaker
   36.     Continuance in office of Speaker and Chairman of Committees after dissolution
   37.     Quorum etc

           Division 4--Both Houses of Parliament

   38.     Privileges, powers etc of Council and Assembly
   39.     Privilege against legal proceedings abolished
   40.     Evidence of privileges
   41.     Settlement of deadlocks
   42.     Oath of allegiance
   43.     Determination of questions of vacancy
   43A.    Disqualification of members occupying seats in both Houses
   44.     Disqualification of Judges
   45.     Disqualification of members holding offices of profit
   46.     Effect of election of disqualified person
   46A.    Crown pensioners qualified for election
   47.     Prevention of membership of both Commonwealth and State Parliaments
   48.     Franchise for women
   48A.    Non-disqualification of women as members
   54A.    Provisions as to members of Parliamentary committees and royal commissions
   55.     Standing rules and orders
   56.     Governor's Message
   57.     Restoration of lapsed Bills
   58.     Provision as to President, Speaker, and officers
   59.     Governor's recommendation for money votes

           Division 5--Money Bills

   60.     Interpretation of sections 60–63
           61. Origin of money Bills and money clauses
   62.     Power of Council as to money clauses
   63.     Restriction on contents of ordinary appropriation Bill
   64.     Validity of Acts assented to

   PART 2A--Local government

   64A.    Constitutional guarantee of continuance of local government in this State

   PART 3--The executive

   65.     Number of Ministers of the Crown
   66.     Ministerial offices
   67.     Appointment of acting Ministers
   67A.    Parliamentary Secretaries
   68.     Appointment of officers
   69.     Powers of Governor's Deputy
   70.     Power of deputy of Lieutenant-Governor or Administrator
   71.     Signature and counter-signature of certain orders, warrants etc
   71A.    Validation of certain warrants etc
   73.     Governor's salary
   73A.    Costs associated with Governor's official duties
   73B.    Appropriation

   PART 4--The judiciary

   74.     Tenure of office of Judges
   75.     Removal from office of Judges
   75A.    Operation of Part

   PART 5--Electoral redistribution

           Division 1--Preliminary

   76.     Definitions
   77.     Basis of redistribution

           Division 2--Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission

   78.     The Commission
   79.     Incorporation of the Commission
   80.     Procedure etc at meetings
   81.     Staff
   82.     Electoral redistributions
   83.     Criteria
   83A.    Review
   84.     Application of Royal Commissions Act
   85.     Representations to the Commission
   86.     Order of the Commission
   87.     Moneys required for the purposes of the Commission

           Division 3--Entrenchment of this Part

   88.     Special provisions as to referendum

   PART 6--Miscellaneous

   89.     Demise of the Crown
           Legislative history
           The Parliament of South Australia enacts as
           follows: