Queensland Consolidated Acts

CONSTITUTION OF QUEENSLAND 2001 - SECT 19E

19E Extraordinary dissolution

(1) The Governor may dissolve the Assembly and issue a writ for a general election if, before the normal dissolution day—

(a) each of the following happens—

(i) a no confidence motion is passed, or a confidence motion is defeated, in the Assembly;

(ii) a confidence motion is not passed in the Assembly within 8 days after the passage or defeat of the motion mentioned in subparagraph (i) ;

(iii) the Governor considers no government can be formed that will command the confidence of a majority of the Assembly; or

(b) the Assembly rejects a Bill for an ordinary annual appropriation Act; or

(c) the Assembly fails to pass a Bill for an ordinary annual appropriation Act before the day notified by the Governor, by a message given to the Assembly, that the appropriation is required.

(2) In this section—

"confidence motion" means a motion in the form ‘That this House has confidence in the government’.

"no confidence motion" means a motion in the form ‘That this House has no confidence in the government’.

"ordinary annual appropriation Act" means an Act that appropriates an amount from the consolidated fund for departments of government for a financial year.