cHAP.1v] ALTERATION OF THE CONSTITUTION 431 
In 1907 the Australian States Constitution Act! validated 
without special mention all Bills which for any reason were 
informal, but which had received the royal assent. It also laid 
down the follow'ng rules regarding reservation of Bills :— 
L.—(1) There shall be reserved, for the signification of His 
Majesty’s pleasure thereon, every Bill passed by the Legis- 
lature of any State forming part of the Commonwealth of 
Australia which— 
(a) alters the constitution of the Legislature of the State 
or of either House thereof ; or 
(b) affects the salary of the Governor of the State ; or 
(¢) is, under any Act of the Legislature of the State passed 
after the passing of this Act, or under any provision 
contained in the Bill itself, required to be reserved ; 
but, save as aforesaid, it shall not be necessary to so reserve 
any Bill passed by any such Legislature - 2 
Provided that— 
(a) nothing in this Act shall affect the reservation of Bills 
in accordance with any instructions given to the 
Governor of the State by His Majesty ; and 
it shall not be necessary to reserve a Bill for a 
temporary law which the Governor expressly declares 
necessary to be assented to forthwith by reason of 
some public and pressing emergency ; and 
it shall not be necessary to reserve any Bill if the 
Governor declares that he withholds His Majesty’s 
assent, or if he has previously received instruc- 
tions from His Majesty to assent and does assent 
accordingly to the Bill. 
(2) For the purposes of thissection a Bill shall not be treated 
as a Bill altering the constitution of the Legislature of a State 
or of either House thereof by reason only that the Bill— 
(a) creates, alters, or affects any province, district, or 
town, or division of a province, district, or town, 
which returns one or more members to either House 
of the Legislature ; or 
(b) fixes or alters the number of members to be elected for 
any such province, district, or town, or division of a 
province, district, or town : or 
7 Edw. VIL c. 7. 
* This includes reservation in New South Wales under Act No. 32 of 
1902, 5. 7; in Victoria under 18 & 19 Vict. c. 55, sched. s. 60; in Queensland 
ander Act 31 Viet. No. 38, s. 9; in South Australia under Act No. 2 of 1855-6, 
S. 3¢; and in Western Australia under 53 & 54 Vict. c. 26. sched. 5. 73. 
(¢)