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1 Now known as the Constitution Act 1889; short title amended (see note under s. 1). The Constitution Act 1889 was or is affected by —
An Act to augment Ministerial Salaries. 55 Vict. No. 23 (1892). (Repealed by 60 Vict. No. 18.)
The Officers of Parliament Act 1893. (56 Vict. No. 17). (Repealed by 63 Vict. No. 19.)
Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1933. (No. 25 of 1933). (Amended by Act No. 46 of 1963 s. 10. Repealed by Act No. 57 of 1965.)
Constitution Acts Amendment (Temporary) Act 1934. (No. 3 of 1934). (Expired on 31 December 1934 (see s. 4). Repealed by Act No. 57 of 1965.)
Judges’ Retirement Act 1937. (No. 8 of 1937).
Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1942. (No. 29 of 1942). (Amended by Act No. 45 of 1950 and Act No. 46 of 1963 s. 10. Repealed by Act No. 57 of 1965.)
2 I.e.: 13 and 14 Victoria c. 59 (1850) s. 32.
3 Section 6 was originally composed of three paragraphs. The second and third paragraphs were repealed by the Acts Amendment and Repeal (Disqualification for Parliament) Act 1984 s. 4. The first paragraph ceased to operate on 18 October 1893. See s. 43.
4 This provision ceased to operate on 18 October 1893. See s. 43.
5 Now see Electoral Act 1907.
6 Repealed section 42 provided for the postponement of the commencement of Part III. Under that section, Part III commenced 18 Oct 1893 (see Gazette 18 July 1893 p. 727).
7 Now see the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 s. 11.
8 Also see Judges’ Retirement Act 1937 s. 3.
9 Now see Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006.
10 Australia Act 1986 (U.K.) s. 9(2) and Australia Act 1986 (Cwlth) s. 9(2) (set out in the Schedules to the Australia Acts (Request) Act 1985 (WA)) read as follows:
No law or instrument shall be of any force or effect in so far as it purports to require the reservation of any Bill for an Act of a State for the signification of Her Majesty’s pleasure thereon.
11 Sections 69 and 70 and Schedules B and C have been repealed.
12 See Western Australia Constitution Act 1890 (U.K.) (53 and 54 Vict. c. 26) s. 2 which effected these repeals as from the proclamation of this Act in WA i.e. 21 October 1890. As to the proviso in s. 2 of that Act, now see Australia Act 1986 (U.K.) s. 7‑9. Paragraph (a) of the proviso reads as follows:
The provisions of the Acts of the session held in the 13th and 14th years of Her Majesty, chapter 59, and of the session held in the 5th and 6th years of Her Majesty, chapter 76 (being 2 of the Acts mentioned in the said schedule), which relate to the giving or withholding of Her Majesty’s assent to Bills, ... and the instructions to be conveyed to Governors for their guidance in relation to the matters aforesaid, and the disallowance of Bills by Her Majesty, shall apply to Bills to be passed by the Legislative Council and Assembly constituted under the scheduled Bill and this Act, and by any other legislative body or bodies which may at any time hereafter be substituted for the said Legislative Council and Assembly.
[Note the proviso was amended by the Australian States Constitution Act 1907 (U.K.) (7 Ed. VII c. 7).]
13 The Aborigines Act 1905 commenced on 23 April 1906 (see s. 1 and Gazette 20 Apr 1906 p. 1221, 21 Apr 1906 p. 1261 and 27 Apr 1906 p. 1263). It is not clear why there were 3 Gazettals.
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