Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) In this section
—
disallowance period , in relation to a
disallowance resolution of which notice is given in a House of Parliament,
means the period of 30 sitting days of the House after the day on which the
notice is given;
disallowance resolution means a resolution that an
amending Act be disallowed;
notice period , in relation to an amending Act
laid before a House of Parliament under section 7, means the period of 14
sitting days of the House after the day on which the amending Act is laid
before it.
(2) An amending Act
has effect for the purposes of this Part if the amending Act is laid before
each House of Parliament under section 7 and either —
(a) no
notice of a disallowance resolution is given in either House within the notice
period; or
(b) at
least 1 notice of a disallowance resolution is given in a House within the
notice period and, for each such notice, 1 of the following applies —
(i)
the notice is withdrawn or discharged within the
disallowance period;
(ii)
the disallowance resolution is lost in the House or not
agreed to within the disallowance period.
(3) For the purposes
of this section and section 7 —
(a) the
period specified in section 7, a notice period or a disallowance period
continues to run even though a House of Parliament is prorogued or dissolved
or expires; and
(b)
notice of a disallowance resolution given in a House of Parliament, or a
motion that an amending Act be disallowed in the House, does not lapse even
though the House is prorogued or dissolved or expires.