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Western Australia Constitution Acts Amendment (Voting Ability in the Houses of Parliament) Bill 2002 CONTENTS 1. Short title 1 2. Commencement 2 3. The Act amended 2 4. Section 14 amended 2 5. Section 24 amended 3 157--1 page i Western Australia LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (Introduced by Mr Trenorden MLA) Constitution Acts Amendment (Voting Ability in the Houses of Parliament) Bill 2002 A Bill for An Act to amend the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 and for related purposes. The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Constitution Acts Amendment (Voting Ability in the Houses of Parliament) Act 2002. page 1 Constitution Acts Amendment (Voting Ability in the Houses of Parliament) Bill 2002 s. 2 2. Commencement This Act comes into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent. 3. The Act amended 5 The amendments in this Act are to the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899. 4. Section 14 amended Section 14 is amended by -- (a) inserting after the section designation "14." the 10 subsection designation "(1)"; and (b) inserting after subsection (1) the following subsection -- " (2) A Bill that expressly or impliedly provides for a change 15 in the voting structure of the Legislative Council, including altering the voting ability of the President as specified in subsection (1), shall not be presented for assent by or in the name of the Queen unless -- (a) the second and third readings of the Bill shall 20 have been passed with the concurrence of an absolute majority of the whole number of the members for the time being of the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council respectively; and 25 (b) the Bill has prior to such presentation been approved by the electors in accordance with the Referendums Act 1983. ". page 2 Constitution Acts Amendment (Voting Ability in the Houses of Parliament) Bill 2002 s. 5 5. Section 24 amended Section 24 is amended by -- (a) inserting after the section designation "24." the subsection designation "(1)"; and 5 (b) inserting after subsection (1) the following subsection -- " (2) A Bill that expressly or impliedly provides for a change in the voting structure of the Legislative Assembly, 10 including altering the voting ability of the Speaker as specified in subsection (1), shall not be presented for assent by or in the name of the Queen unless -- (a) the second and third readings of the Bill shall have been passed with the concurrence of an 15 absolute majority of the whole number of the members for the time being of the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council respectively; and (b) the Bill has prior to such presentation been 20 approved by the electors in accordance with the Referendums Act 1983. ".
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