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 Legislature
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 instructions
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.
(¢)
