Responsible government in the Dominions: Responsible government in the Dominions

Responsible government in the Dominions (Vol. 1)

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Press

Year of publication:: 1912-

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URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-236504

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Volume count:: Vol. 1

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Pr.

Year of publication:: 1912

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Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Part I. Introductory

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CHAP. 11] LEGAL BASIS 73 In the case of Western Australia there is more conscious effort to provide for ministerial responsibility. There is made provision for the payment of pensions to officers removed on political grounds: there is also a provision exactly like that in force in New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia, vesting the appointments of officers in the hands of the Governor in Council, except in the case of political offices, or of minor offices, which could be left by Act or order of the Governor in Council to the disposal of the heads of departments. A Civil List is provided with five ministerial salaries in return for the surrender of the Crown revenues. S. 24 of the Constitution lays down that officers holding offices of profit under the Crown shall lose office on election to the Parliament, but it excepts from the operation of this rule the five executive offices (one of which must be held by a member of the Legislative Council) of the Govern- ment liable to be vacated on political grounds, which shall be designated and declared by the Governor in Council within one month of the coming into operation of the Act. Mem- bers of Parliament accepting political office were to vacate their seats, but to be liable to re-election or, while the Council was nominee, to renomination. The Act 63 Vict. No. 19 continues these provisions, but also provides definitely for the position of the Executive Government as follows — 43. (1) There may be six principal executive offices of the Government liable to be vacated on political grounds and no more. (2) The said offices shall be such six offices as shall be designated and declared by the Governor in Council from time to time to be the six principal executive offices of the Government for the purposes of this Act. (3) One at least of such executive offices shall always be held by a member of the Legislative Council. the last sub-section repeating a provision as to the Council contained in s. 13 of the Constitution. The royal instructions recognize the right of the Governor to select such persons as he thinks fit to make up the Executive Council, and, as will be seen, the Acts do not actually refer in terms to the con- stitution of the Executive Council at all.

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