Dissolution of current Assembly before expiry in 1995
5 Dissolution of current Assembly before expiry in 1995
The current Assembly may be dissolved by the Governor under section 10 of the Constitution Act 1902, but only in the circumstances authorised by this section or section 6.
The current Assembly may be dissolved if:
a motion of no confidence in the Government is passed by the current Assembly (being a motion of which not less than 3 clear days’ notice has been given in the current Assembly), and
during the period commencing on the passage of the motion of no confidence and ending 8 clear days thereafter, the current Assembly has not passed a motion of confidence in the then Government.
After the motion of no confidence is passed, the current Assembly may not be prorogued before the end of that 8-day period and may not be adjourned for a period extending beyond that 8-day period, unless the motion of confidence has been passed.
The current Assembly may be dissolved if it:
rejects a Bill which appropriates revenue or moneys for the ordinary annual services of the Government, or
fails to pass such a Bill before the time that the Governor considers that the appropriation is required.
The current Assembly may be dissolved within 2 months before the current Assembly is due to expire on 3 March 1995 if the next general election would otherwise be required to be held during the same period as a Commonwealth election, during a holiday period or at any other inconvenient time.
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