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CLAUSE NOTES
Constitution Amendment (Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal People) Bill
2016
Clause 1: Short title
Clause 1 specifies the short title to be used when citing the Act.
Clause 2: Commencement
Clause 2 provides for the Act to commence on the day on which it receives the Royal
Assent.
Clause 3: Principal Act
Clause 3 provides that the Principal Act to which the amendments apply is the
Constitution Act 1934.
Clause 4: Preamble amended
Clause 4 inserts a new paragraph into the Preamble of the Principle Act that is a
statement of acknowledgement and recognition of Tasmanian Aboriginal people as
Tasmania’s First People.
Clause 5: Repeal of Act
Clause 5 is a standard provision included in all amendment Acts that provides for the
repeal of the amending Act after its provisions have come into effect and been
incorporated into the Principal Act.