Western Australian Consolidated Acts

CONSTITUTION ACT 1889

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Preamble
           Long Title

   PART I -- Parliamentary  

   2.      Legislature to be constituted in Western Australia  
   3.      Governor may fix place and time of sessions, prorogue Houses and dissolve Assembly  
   4.      A session every year  
   5.      First calling together of Legislature  
   6.      Appointment of members of Council  
   7.      Tenure of seats in Council  
   8.      Resignation of members of Council  
   9.      Appointment of President; who may take part in debate  
   12.     Convoking of Assembly  
   13.     Assembly may proceed to business although full number of members not elected at general election  
   15.     Election of Speaker  
   22.     Oath or affirmation of allegiance  
   34.     Standing Rules and Orders  
   35.     Salaries of President, Speaker, and officers  
   36.     Privileges of both Houses  

   PART II -- Electoral  

   38.     Electoral laws  
   41.     Electoral lists  

   PART III -- Elective Council  

   42.     Operation  
   43.     Certain sections to lapse  
   46.     Convoking of elected Council  
   47.     Council may proceed to business although full number of vacancies not filled at general election  
   49.     Election of President  

   PART IIIA -- The Governor  

   50.     Office of Governor  
   51.     Instructions to Governor  

   PART IIIB -- Local government  

   52.     Elected local governing bodies  
   53.     Certain laws not affected  

   PART IV -- Judicial  

   54.     Judges continued in the enjoyment of their offices during good behaviour  
   55.     But they may be removed by the Crown on the address of both Houses  

   PART V -- Legal  

   57.     Existing law saved  
   58.     Courts of justice, commissions, officers, etc.  
   59.     Custom duties may be imposed not differential  
   60.     Duties not to be levied on supplies for Governor or troops nor any duties inconsistent with treaties  
   61.     Separation of the Colony  
   62.     After separation, Act to apply to remaining part of Colony  

   PART VI -- Financial  

   63.     Liability of separated portion of Colony for public debt  
   64.     All duties and revenues to form Consolidated Account  
   65.     Consolidated Account permanently charged with expenses of collection  
   68.     No part of public revenue to be issued except on warrants from Governor  
   71.     Compensation to officers  
   72.     Consolidated Account to be appropriated by Act of the Legislature: certain charges not affected  

   PART VII -- Miscellaneous  

   73.     Legislature as constituted by this Act empowered to alter any of its provisions  
   74.     Appointment to offices under the Government of the Colony to be vested in the Governor  
   75.     Interpretation  
   76.     Operation of Act  
   77.     Act to be proclaimed  
   78.     Short title  
           SCHEDULE D  
           SCHEDULE E -- Oath and affirmation of office  
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[Reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as at 13 July 2007 ]