Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) The Governor may,
by proclamation —
(a)
declare any Crown lands to be reserved for persons of Aboriginal descent;
(b)
alter the boundaries of any reserved lands;
(c)
declare that any land shall cease to be reserved for persons of Aboriginal
descent.
(2)(a) The power
conferred by subsection (1) shall not be exercised except as recommended by
the Minister and the Minister before presenting a recommendation to the
Governor on the exercise of the power shall refer the question to the
Authority and shall cause the report of the Authority together with his
proposed recommendation to the Governor to be laid before each House of
Parliament.
(b)
Either House of Parliament may pass a resolution rejecting the proposed
recommendation, of which resolution notice has been given within 14 sitting
days of such House after the proposed recommendation has been laid before it,
whether or not the 14 days or some of them occur in the same session of
Parliament or during the same Parliament as that in which the proposed
recommendation is laid before the House.
(c) The
Minister shall not present to the Governor a recommendation which —
(i)
is required to be laid before each House of Parliament
and has not been so laid; or
(ii)
is before either House of Parliament and is subject to
rejection; or
(iii)
has been rejected.