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CONSTITUTION (BASIC DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES) AMENDMENT BILL 2004

House of Assembly—No 48

As laid on the table and read a first time, 10 November 2004

South Australia

Constitution (Basic Democratic Principles) Amendment Bill 2004

A Bill For

An Act to amend the Constitution Act 1934.



Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Short title

2 Commencement

3 Amendment provisions

Part 2—Amendment of Constitution Act 1934

4 Insertion of Part 1A

Part 1A—Basic democratic principles

1A Basic democratic principles



The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

This Act may be cited as the Constitution (Basic Democratic Principles) Amendment Act 2004.

2—Commencement

This Act will come into operation on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

3—Amendment provisions

In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a specified Act amends the Act so specified.


Part 2—Amendment of Constitution Act 1934

4—Insertion of Part 1A

After section 1 insert:

Part 1A—Basic democratic principles

1A—Basic democratic principles

(1) The members of the Parliament are to be elected on a democratic basis.

(2) They are representatives of all people resident in their respective electorates and, in exercising their parliamentary functions—

(a) are not bound by orders or instructions; and

(b) are subject only to their conscience.

(3) The electoral system must—

(a) allow for participation by all adult residents of the State in the electoral process on a free and equal basis; and

(b) provide for the direct election of parliamentary representatives by the electors; and

(c) provide for a system of voting in which the elector votes secretly and cannot be required to disclose his or her vote.

 


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