Western Australian Consolidated Acts

CONSTITUTION ACTS AMENDMENT ACT 1899 - SECT 46

46 .         Powers of the 2 Houses in respect of legislation

        (1)         Bills appropriating revenue or moneys, or imposing taxation, shall not originate in the Legislative Council; but a Bill shall not be taken to appropriate revenue or moneys, or to impose taxation, by reason only of its containing provisions for the imposition or appropriation of fines or other pecuniary penalties, or for the demand of payment or appropriation of fees for licences, or fees for registration or other services under the Bill.

        (2)         The Legislative Council may not amend Loan Bills, or Bills imposing taxation, or Bills appropriating revenue or moneys for the ordinary annual services of the Government.

        (3)         The Legislative Council may not amend any Bill so as to increase any proposed charge or burden on the people.

        (4)         The Legislative Council may at any stage return to the Legislative Assembly any Bill which the Legislative Council may not amend, requesting by message the omission or amendment of any item or provision therein: provided that any such request does not increase any proposed charge or burden on the people. The Legislative Assembly, may if it thinks fit, make such omissions or amendments, with or without modifications.

        (5)         Except as provided in this section, the Legislative Council shall have equal power with the Legislative Assembly in respect of all Bills.

        (6)         A Bill which appropriates revenue or moneys for the ordinary annual services of the Government shall deal only with such appropriation.

        (7)         Bills imposing taxation shall deal only with the imposition of taxation.

        (8)         A vote, resolution, or Bill for the appropriation of revenue or moneys shall not be passed unless the purpose of the appropriation has in the same session been recommended by message of the Governor to the Legislative Assembly.

        (9)         Any failure to observe any provision of this section shall not be taken to affect the validity of any Act whether enacted before or after the coming into operation of the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1977 ¹ .

        [Section 46 inserted by No. 34 of 1921 s. 2; amended by No. 63 of 1950 s. 2; No. 28 of 1977 s. 2.]

[ 47, 47A.         Deleted by No. 40 of 1987 s. 14.]