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CONSTITUTION ACT 1934
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART 1--Preliminary
1. Short title
2. Recognition of Aboriginal peoples
3. Recognition of importance of First Nations voices
PART 2--The legislature
Division 1--General provisions
4. Constitution of the Parliament
5. Powers of the Parliament
6. Place and time for holding Sessions of Parliament
7. Sessions of Parliament
8. Power of Parliament to alter this Act
9. Privileges of Parliament
10. Relative powers of Houses of Parliament
10A. Special provisions as to referendum
Division 2--Legislative Council
11. Number of members of Legislative Council
13. Casual vacancies
14. Term of service of Legislative Councillors
15. Order of retirement
16. Resignation of Legislative councillors
17. Vacation of seat in Council
19. Legislative Council district
23. Election of President of Legislative Council
24. Absence of President
25. Continuance of President in office after dissolution or retirement
26. Quorum of Council
Division 3--House of Assembly
27. Number of members of House of Assembly
28. Term of House of Assembly
28A. Early dissolution of House of Assembly
30. Resignation of seats in the Assembly
31. Vacation of seat in Assembly
32. Assembly districts
34. Election of Speaker
34A. Removal of Speaker
35. Absence of Speaker
36. Continuance in office of Speaker and Chairman of Committees after dissolution
37. Quorum etc
Division 4--Both Houses of Parliament
38. Privileges, powers etc of Council and Assembly
39. Privilege against legal proceedings abolished
40. Evidence of privileges
41. Settlement of deadlocks
42. Oath of allegiance
43. Determination of questions of vacancy
43A. Disqualification of members occupying seats in both Houses
44. Disqualification of Judges
45. Disqualification of members holding offices of profit
46. Effect of election of disqualified person
46A. Crown pensioners qualified for election
47. Prevention of membership of both Commonwealth and State Parliaments
48. Franchise for women
48A. Non-disqualification of women as members
54A. Provisions as to members of Parliamentary committees and royal commissions
55. Standing rules and orders
56. Governor's Message
57. Restoration of lapsed Bills
58. Provision as to President, Speaker, and officers
59. Governor's recommendation for money votes
Division 5--Money Bills
60. Interpretation of sections 60–63
61. Origin of money Bills and money clauses
62. Power of Council as to money clauses
63. Restriction on contents of ordinary appropriation Bill
64. Validity of Acts assented to
PART 2A--Local government
64A. Constitutional guarantee of continuance of local government in this State
PART 3--The executive
65. Number of Ministers of the Crown
66. Ministerial offices
67. Appointment of acting Ministers
67A. Parliamentary Secretaries
68. Appointment of officers
69. Powers of Governor's Deputy
70. Power of deputy of Lieutenant-Governor or Administrator
71. Signature of certain orders etc
71A. Validation of certain warrants etc
73. Governor's salary
73A. Costs associated with Governor's official duties
73B. Appropriation
PART 4--The judiciary
74. Tenure of office of Judges
75. Removal from office of Judges
75A. Operation of Part
PART 5--Electoral redistribution
Division 1--Preliminary
76. Definitions
77. Basis of redistribution
Division 2--Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission
78. The Commission
79. Incorporation of the Commission
80. Procedure etc at meetings
81. Staff
82. Electoral redistributions
83. Criteria
83A. Review
84. Application of Royal Commissions Act
85. Representations to the Commission
86. Order of the Commission
87. Moneys required for the purposes of the Commission
Division 3--Entrenchment of this Part
88. Special provisions as to referendum
PART 6--Miscellaneous
89. Demise of the Crown
Legislative history
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