CONSTITUTION ACT 1889
Table of Provisions
PART IA -- Preliminary
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
- 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
- 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
- 74A Demise of the Crown
- 75 Interpretation
- 76 Operation of Act
- 77 Act to be proclaimed
SCHEDULE E -- Oath and affirmation of office