South Australian Current Acts

CONSTITUTION ACT 1934 - SECT 37

37—Quorum etc

        (1)         The House of Assembly shall not be competent to proceed with the dispatch of business unless there are present, including the Speaker or a person chosen to preside in the Speaker's absence, at least seventeen members of the House.

        (2)         All questions which arise in the House of Assembly shall be decided by the majority of votes of the members present, other than the Speaker or person aforesaid.

        (3)         When the votes are equal the Speaker or person aforesaid shall have the casting vote.

        (4)         Where a question arises in the House of Assembly with respect to the passing of the second or third reading of any Bill and in relation to that question the Speaker, or person aforesaid has not exercised a casting vote, the Speaker or person aforesaid may indicate concurrence or nonconcurrence in the passing of the second or third reading of that Bill.