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CONSTITUTION ACT 1889 - SECT 74

CONSTITUTION ACT 1889 - SECT 74

74 .         Appointment to offices under the Government of the Colony to be vested in the Governor

                The appointment to all public offices under the Government of the Colony hereafter to become vacant or to be created, whether such offices be salaried or not, shall be vested in the Governor in Council, with the exception of the appointments of officers liable to retire from office on political grounds, which appointments shall be vested in the Governor alone. Provided always, that this enactment shall not extend to minor appointments which by Act of the Legislature or by order of the Governor in Council may be vested in heads of departments or other officers or persons within the Colony.