Chap. 1
The Parliament.
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CHAPTER I.
THE PARLIAMENT.
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| Part 1. General. |
Part I.—GENERAL.
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Legislative power.
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1. The legislative power of the Commonwealth shall be
vested in a Federal Parliament, which shall consist of the Queen,
a Senate, and a House of Representatives, and which is herein-after
called "The Parliament," or "The Parliament of the Commonwealth."
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| Governor-General. |
2. A Governor-General appointed by the Queen shall be
Her Majesty's representative in the Commonwealth, and shall have
and may exercise in the Commonwealth during the Queen's pleasure,
but subject to this Constitution, such powers and functions of
the Queen as Her Majesty may be pleased to assign to him.
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Salary of
Governor-General.
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3. There shall be payable
to the Queen out of the Consolidated Revenue fund of the Commonwealth,
for the salary of the Governor-General, an annual sum which, until
the Parliament otherwise provides, shall be ten thousand pounds.
The salary of a Governor-General
shall not be altered during his continuance
in office.
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Provisions relating to
Governor-General.
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4. The provisions of this Constitution relating to the
Governor-General extend and apply to the Governor-General for
the time being, or such person as the Queen may appoint to administer
the Government of the Commonwealth; but no such person shall be
entitled to receive any salary from the Commonwealth in respect
of any other office during his administration of the Government
of the Commonwealth.
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Sessions
of Parliament.
Prorogation
and dissolution.
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5. The Governor-General may
appoint such times for holding the sessions of the Parliament
as he thinks fit, and may also from time to time, by Proclamation
or otherwise, prorogue the Parliament, and may in like manner
dissolve the House
of Representatives.
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Summoning
Parliament. |
After any general election the Parliament shall be summoned to
meet not later than thirty days after the day appointed for the
return of the writs.
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First session.
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The Parliament shall be summoned to meet not later than six months
after the establishment of the Commonwealth.
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Yearly session
of Parliament.
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6. There shall be a session of the Parliament once at
least in every year, so that twelve months shall not intervene
between the last sitting of the Parliament in one session and
its first sitting in the next session.
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Chapter I PartII |
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