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Western Australia
Constitution Acts Amendment (Voting Ability in
the Houses of Parliament) Bill 2002
CONTENTS
1. Short title 1
2. Commencement 2
3. The Act amended 2
4. Section 14 amended 2
5. Section 24 amended 3
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Western Australia
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
(Introduced by Mr Trenorden MLA)
Constitution Acts Amendment (Voting Ability in
the Houses of Parliament) Bill 2002
A Bill for
An Act to amend the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 and for
related purposes.
The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Constitution Acts Amendment
(Voting Ability in the Houses of Parliament) Act 2002.
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2. Commencement
This Act comes into operation on the day on which it receives
the Royal Assent.
3. The Act amended
5 The amendments in this Act are to the Constitution Acts
Amendment Act 1899.
4. Section 14 amended
Section 14 is amended by --
(a) inserting after the section designation "14." the
10 subsection designation "(1)"; and
(b) inserting after subsection (1) the following
subsection --
"
(2) A Bill that expressly or impliedly provides for a change
15 in the voting structure of the Legislative Council,
including altering the voting ability of the President as
specified in subsection (1), shall not be presented for
assent by or in the name of the Queen unless --
(a) the second and third readings of the Bill shall
20 have been passed with the concurrence of an
absolute majority of the whole number of the
members for the time being of the Legislative
Assembly and the Legislative Council
respectively; and
25 (b) the Bill has prior to such presentation been
approved by the electors in accordance with the
Referendums Act 1983.
".
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5. Section 24 amended
Section 24 is amended by --
(a) inserting after the section designation "24." the
subsection designation "(1)"; and
5 (b) inserting after subsection (1) the following
subsection --
"
(2) A Bill that expressly or impliedly provides for a change
in the voting structure of the Legislative Assembly,
10 including altering the voting ability of the Speaker as
specified in subsection (1), shall not be presented for
assent by or in the name of the Queen unless --
(a) the second and third readings of the Bill shall
have been passed with the concurrence of an
15 absolute majority of the whole number of the
members for the time being of the Legislative
Assembly and the Legislative Council
respectively; and
(b) the Bill has prior to such presentation been
20 approved by the electors in accordance with the
Referendums Act 1983.
".
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