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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976 THE FEDERATIONS AND THE UNION [PART IV birth or descent would not also be subjected ; the alteration of the criminal law, except in so far as related to the trial and punishment of offences punishable in a summary way ; and the regulation of the course of inheritance of real or personal property or legislation affecting wills. The laws passed by the Provincial Councils were to be assented to or reserved or disallowed by the Superintendent, subject to any instructions which the Governor might from time to time give him. All Bills affecting the extent of the electoral districts of the Council, or establishing new electoral districts, or altering the number of members for the districts, or the number of members of the Council, or the limits of new towns, required reservation. The Governor was empowered to disallow any Bill assented to by the Superintendent within three months after its receipt by him. The term was originally in the Bill fixed at two years, but it was reduced to three months while the Bill was passing through the Imperial Parliament, thus preventing, in view of the existing facilities of communication, any disallowance at the request of the Imperial Government, and leaving it to the discretion of the Governorwhat Acts should be disallowed. Similarly any reserved Bill had to be assented to within three months, or it became of no effect, and so the Governor was forced to act on his own discretion in deciding whether a reserved Bill should be allowed to come into force. The Councils consisted of members elected by voters in the provinces who had the same qualifications as voters for the General Assembly. The Provincial Council lasted for four years, and it could be prorogued by the Superintendent, provided that there should be a session once every year, so that not more than twelve months should intervene between the last sitting in one session and the first sitting in the next session. The Superintendent was not empowered to dissolve the Provincial Council, but the Governor had the power to dissolve it. The position of the Superintendent was peculiar. He was elected by persons duly qualified in each province to elect members for the Provincial Councils. and he held office until

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