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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964 THE FEDERATIONS AND THE UNION [PART TV bankruptcy, insanity, conviction of treason or murder or any other crime punished by twelve months’ imprisonment without the option of a fine, and the holding of an office of profit under the Crown within the Union. From this last disqualification are exempted persons who are Ministers of State in the Union, or are in receipt of pensions or of naval or military half or retired pay. This exemption saves ministers from having to face re-election on the acceptance of office, a practice which is inconvenient and is gradually disappearing in the Dominions. Members of the Provincial Councils * are also disqualified from holding seats as members of Parliament, and a member of one House cannot be a mem- ber of the other. Seats in either House are vacated on the occurrence of any of the disqualifications set forth above, and also if the member ceases to hold the proper qualifications or does not attend, unless with special leave, for a whole session of Parliament. Members of both Houses are to receive salaries at the rate of £400 a year as against £300 a year in the original draft, less £3 (originally £2) for each day’s absence—not an extravagant remuneration in view of the cost of living in South Africa. The privileges of Parlia- ment are to be such as are declared by Parliament,? and in the meantime those of the House of Assembly of the Cape. Both Houses can make rules and orders for the conduct of their business, and until they do so the rules and orders at present in force in the Legislative Council and House of Assembly of the Cape shall apply to the Senate and the House of Assembly of the Union. In the case of joint ses- sions of the Houses, which will be convened by the Governor- General by message, the Speaker of the Assembly shall ! In Canada this result was not originally contemplated, but opinion changed, and in 1873 the rule of exclusion became general—though a member of the Legislative Council of Quebec can also be a senator of Canada. In Australia it was desired by several members of the Federal Convention that state members of Parliament and Government should have places in the Commonwealth Parliament (Sydney Federal Debates, Pp. 1009 seq.), but jealousy prevailed and both states and Parliament oxcluded the other. ' See Aet No. 21 of 1911.

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