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 V. Imperial control over dominion administration and legislation // Chapter I. The principles of imperial control

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cuap.1] PRINCIPLES OF IMPERIAL CONTROL 1007 sia media which would reconcile the interests on either side. Moreover, the existence of the great Dominions will more and more tend to produce a definite change in their Imperial relations which will lessen risks of conflict. It will be seen in the following discussion of the Imperial control of the legislation of the Dominions that the control steadily ceases to be coercive, and becomes the control which results from discussions between those with equal interests and rights which can be reconciled with justice to both sides. § 2. CoNTROL OVER LEGISLATION: MODE OF EXERCISE The control over Dominion legislation is exercised in two ways, either by the reservation of Bills or some method tanta- mount to reservation, such as the insertion of a suspending clause, or by the completion of legislation in the Dominion and disallowance by the Crown. It is also no doubt possible for the Governor to withhold his assent to a law, and it is too much to say that it will never be done.* But such refusal would be based nermally on ministerial advice, and the problem of the duty of a minister when his ministers advise him not to assent to a Bill which has passed both Houses is a serious one : the question has not often been raised, but in December 1877 the Governor of New Zealand was advised by the Premier not to assent to the Land Act passed in the session of Parliament which had just expired. The Bill had been introduced by the late Government, but ministers had taken it up for a time, but ultimately as passed it contained various amendments with which they were not satisfied, and they decided to ask the Governor to refuse his assent. The Governor declined to do so, thinking that the Ministry should have taken upon itself the responsibility for securing the defeat of the Bill in the House, and that he could not well decline to ratify the decision of the Legislature. The * Cases have occurred (e.g. in Western Australia as to Act No. 30 of 1902) where ministers havo procured the occurrence of delay on presenting a Bill for assent after passing the Houses, but such action is clearly improper. The Bill should be presented forthwith, and the only delay in delivering a Jecision must be that taken by the Governor himself to make up his mind.

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