Queensland Consolidated Acts

ACTS INTERPRETATION ACT 1954 - SECT 29

29 Legislative Assembly’s resolutions to be interpreted not to exceed authority

(1) A resolution of the Legislative Assembly, or a committee of the Legislative Assembly, made under an Act is to be interpreted as operating—

(a) to the full extent of, but not to exceed, the Legislative Assembly’s constitutional powers; and

(b) subject to the Act ; and

(c) distributively.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1) , if part of a resolution would, apart from this section, be interpreted as exceeding authority—

(a) the resolution is valid to the extent to which it does not exceed authority; and

(b) the remainder of the resolution is not affected.

(3) Without limiting subsection (1) , if the application of part of a resolution to a person, matter or circumstance would, apart from this section, be interpreted as exceeding authority, the part’s application to other persons, matters or circumstances is not affected.

(4) This section applies to an Act in addition to, and without limiting, any provision of the Act .