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CONSTITUTION OF QUEENSLAND 2001 - SECT 19D
Postponed dissolution
19D Postponed dissolution
(1) The Governor may, by proclamation, postpone the dissolution of the
Assembly and the issue of a writ for a general election if— (a) the Governor
has ordered the postponement of the polling day under section 19B (3) ; and
(b) the Premier recommends, and the Leader of the Opposition agrees to, the
postponement.
(2) The dissolution may not be postponed to a day later than—
(a) the day that is 26 days before the postponed polling day; or
(b) the day
on which the Assembly would expire under section 19H .
(3) The proclamation
must state— (a) the day to which the dissolution has been postponed; and
(b) that the Assembly is dissolved on that day.
(4) On the day the Assembly
is dissolved, the Governor must issue a writ for a general election.
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