Western Australian Current Acts

CONSTITUTION ACT 1889 - SECT 47

47 .         Council may proceed to business although full number of vacancies not filled at general election

        (1)         Upon any general election the Legislative Council shall be competent to proceed to the despatch of business, at the time appointed by the Governor for that purpose, notwithstanding that the electors shall have failed to elect the required number of members to serve in the Legislative Council.

        (2)         Subsection (1) does not apply if the general election has wholly failed or has been declared to be absolutely void.

        [Section 47 inserted: No. 40 of 1987 s. 4; amended: No. 20 of 2021 s. 4.]

[ 48.         Deleted: 57 Vict., No. 14 s. 2.]