CONSTITUTION ACT 1889 - SECT 2
CONSTITUTION ACT 1889 - SECT 2
2 . Legislature to be constituted in Western Australia
(1) There shall be, in
place of the Legislative Council now subsisting, a Legislative Council and a
Legislative Assembly: and it shall be lawful for Her Majesty, by and with the
advice and consent of the said Council and Assembly, to make laws for the
peace, order, and good Government of the Colony of Western Australia and its
Dependencies: and such Council and Assembly shall, subject to the provisions
of this Act, have all the powers and functions of the now subsisting
Legislative Council.
(2) The Parliament of
Western Australia consists of the Queen and the Legislative Council and the
Legislative Assembly.
(3) Every Bill, after
its passage through the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly,
shall, subject to section 73, be presented to the Governor for assent by or in
the name of the Queen and shall be of no effect unless it has been duly
assented to by or in the name of the Queen.
[Section 2 amended: No. 59 of 1978 s. 4.]