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CONSTITUTION (ONE VOTE ONE VALUE) AMENDMENT BILL 2017

South Australia

Constitution (One Vote One Value) Amendment Bill 2017

A BILL FOR

An Act to amend the Constitution Act 1934


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Contents

Part 1—Preliminary


1Short title


2Commencement and operation


3Amendment provisions


Part 2—Amendment of Constitution Act 1934


4Substitution of section 77


77Basis of redistribution



The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

This Act may be cited as the Constitution (One Vote One Value) Amendment Act 2017.

2—Commencement and operation

The commencement and operation of this Act is subject to the operation of the Referendum (One Vote One Value) Act 2017


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3—Amendment provisions

In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a specified Act amends the Act so specified.

Part 2—Amendment of Constitution Act 1934

4—Substitution of section 77

Section 77—delete the section and substitute:

77—Basis of redistribution

(1) The paramount principle that the Commission must apply in making an electoral redistribution is that the number of electors in each electoral district should (as at the first polling day for which the order is to be effective) be equal.

(2) The operation of section 83 is subject to the principle set out in subsection (1)


(such that the principle set out in subsection (1)


prevails to the extent of any inconsistency in the application of that principle and the provisions of section 83 in the making of an electoral redistribution).

 


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