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This is a Bill, not an Act. For current law, see the Acts databases.
South Australia
Constitution (Basic Democratic Principles) Amendment Bill
2009
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:
This Act may be cited as the Constitution (Basic Democratic Principles)
Amendment Act 2009.
This Act will come into operation on a day to be fixed by
proclamation.
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
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.