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CONSTITUTION OF QUEENSLAND 2001 - SECT 4A
Particular amendments of this Act
4A Particular amendments of this Act
(1) This section applies to a Bill for an Act to amend this Act respecting the
constitution, powers or procedure of the Parliament. Note— See the
Australia Act 1986 (Cwlth) , section 6 .
(2) The Bill must not be presented
to the Governor for assent unless the Bill has been passed by an
absolute majority of the Legislative Assembly.
(3) The Bill has no effect as
an Act if assented to after presentation in contravention of subsection (2) .
(4) For deciding whether the Bill has been passed by an absolute majority of
the Legislative Assembly— (a) if the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly or
Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly presiding exercises a casting vote
in favour of the ‘ayes’, the casting vote is counted; and
(b) if an
absent member of the Legislative Assembly votes by proxy or another method
allowed under an Act and the vote cast is in favour of the ‘ayes’, the
vote is counted.
(5) In this section—
"absolute majority" , of the Legislative Assembly, means a majority of the
number of members of the Legislative Assembly under section 11 .
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