Responsible government in the Dominions: Responsible government in the Dominions

Responsible government in the Dominions (Vol. 2)

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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-

Collection:: Economics Books

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Identifikator:: 1896935052

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-238139

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

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Volume count:: Vol. 2

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Pr.

Year of publication:: 1912

Scope:: XI Seiten, Seiten 570-1100

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Part IV. The federations and the union // Chapter II. The commonwealth of Australia

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950 THE FEDERATIONS AND THE UNION [PART Iv of public affairs should accept an arrangement which sanc- tions the abolition of their separate existence! No question of their legal competence of course arose, if for no other reason because the Act to be passed was not to be passed by them at all, but by the Imperial Parliament, which is entitled to do what it thinks fit in the matter. The real justification for being ready to do without a referendum was no doubt the fact that there was no substantial dissatisfaction, at any rate in three of the Colonies, while the referendum in the fourth as a matter of fact did not alter the state of affairs as far as regards it, and the Parliament was clearly shown to be in sympathy with the popular feeling on the question. The preamble ignores the referendum in Natal, mainly no doubt in the interests of simplicity. § 2. THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNION The provisions of the Constitution as to the Executive Government 2 of the Union are very closely modelled on those of the Australian Constitution. The Executive Government is declared by s. 8 to be vested in the King, and is to be exercised by the Sovereign in person or by a Governor-General as his representative. The provision for the personal exercise of the power is new : it does not occur in the Australian or Canadian Constitutions, though it is not excluded by either, but a curious problem arises as to the exact position of His Majesty if he did as a matter of fact visit either Canada or Australia. Tt is clear from the Constitutions of either country that the Governor- General would continue to exercise all his functions, and the somewhat curious position would arise that the Sovereign had no exact constitutional position in one of his own dominions. For example, any Bill passed by the Parliament ! Colonial Parliaments are of course not in any way bound by law to consult the constituencies on important measures: for example, in 1907 the Commonwealth Parliament increased members’ salaries in the face of a good deal of adverse feeling in the country, and in 1910 Tasmania and in 1911 Western Australia followed suit, while South Australia pre- ferred a referendum (Act No. 1025. 1910). Cf. p. 923, n. 1. * sg. 8-17.

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