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CONSTITUTION ACT 1889
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
Preamble
PART IA -- Preliminary
1. Short title
PART I -- Parliamentary
2. Legislature to be constituted in Western Australia
3. Governor may fix place and time of sessions, prorogue Houses and dissolve Assembly
4. A session every year
5. First calling together of Legislature
6. Appointment of members of Council
7. Tenure of seats in Council
8. Resignation of members of Council
9. Appointment of President; who may take part in debate
12. Convoking of Assembly
13. Assembly may proceed to business although full number of members not elected at general election
15. Election of Speaker
22. Oath or affirmation of allegiance
34. Standing Rules and Orders
35. Salaries of President, Speaker, and officers
36. Privileges of both Houses
PART II -- Electoral
38. Electoral laws
41. Electoral lists
PART III -- Elective Council
43. Certain sections to lapse
46. Convoking of elected Council
47. Council may proceed to business although full number of vacancies not filled at general election
49. Election of President
PART IIIA -- The Governor
50. Office of Governor
51. Instructions to Governor
PART IIIB -- Local government
52. Elected local governing bodies
53. Certain laws not affected
PART IV -- Judicial
54. Judges continued in the enjoyment of their offices during good behaviour
55. But they may be removed by the Crown on the address of both Houses
PART V -- Legal
57. Existing law saved
58. Courts of justice, commissions, officers, etc.
59. Custom duties may be imposed not differential
60. Duties not to be levied on supplies for Governor or troops nor any duties inconsistent with treaties
61. Separation of the Colony
62. After separation, Act to apply to remaining part of Colony
PART VI -- Financial
63. Liability of separated portion of Colony for public debt
64. All duties and revenues to form Consolidated Account
65. Consolidated Account permanently charged with expenses of collection
68. No part of public revenue to be issued except on warrants from Governor
72. Consolidated Account to be appropriated by Act of the Legislature: certain charges not affected
PART VII -- Miscellaneous
73. Legislature as constituted by this Act empowered to alter any of its provisions
74. Appointment to offices under the Government of the Colony to be vested in the Governor
74A. Demise of the Crown
75. Interpretation
76. Operation of Act
77. Act to be proclaimed
SCHEDULE E -- Oath and affirmation of office
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