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Constitution Amendment (Virtual
Attendance) Bill 2022
Contents
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1 Name of Act 2
2 Commencement 2
3 Amendment of Constitution Act 1902 No 32 2
I certify that this PUBLIC BILL, which originated in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, has finally
passed the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL and the LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY of NEW SOUTH WALES.
Clerk of the Parliaments
egislative Council
2022
New South Wales
Constitution Amendment (Virtual
Attendance) Bill 2022
Act No , 2022
An Act to amend the Constitution Act 1902 to enable members of Parliament to attend meetings
of Houses of Parliament remotely.
Constitution Amendment (Virtual Attendance) Bill 2022 [NSW]
The Legislature of New South Wales enacts--
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Constitution Amendment (Virtual Attendance) Act 2022.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on the date of assent to this Act.
3 Amendment of Constitution Act 1902 No 32
(1) Section 3, heading
Omit "Definitions". Insert instead "Interpretation".
(2) Section 3(2)-(4)
Insert at the end of the section--
(2) For sections 22H, 22I and 32, in relation to ascertaining a quorum for,
or determining a question in, a House of Parliament, a Member of
Parliament is taken to be present at a meeting of the House if the
Member attends the meeting remotely using an audio visual link in
accordance with--
(a) the Standing Rules and Orders of the House, or
(b) a resolution or sessional order of the House.
(3) Subsection (2) has effect for a House of Parliament only if the Presiding
Officer of the House has declared that--
(a) it will be impracticable for Members of the House to meet in
person during a specified period due to a public emergency,
including a public health crisis, natural disaster, major accident,
civil disturbance or act of terrorism, and
(b) a majority of the Members of the House have requested remote
attendance of the House be permitted under this section during
the specified period.
(4) A Member is taken to have made a request under subsection (3)(b) if the
following person has made the request on the Member's behalf--
(a) if the Member belongs to a party--the Member's party leader,
(b) a Member of Parliament nominated by the Member to the
Presiding Officer.
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