Commonwealth Powers Act 1945 (WA)

COMMONWEALTH POWERS.

No. 57 of 1945.

AN ACT to refer a certain matter to the Parliament of

the Commonwealth for a certain limited period.

[Assented to 5th February, 1946.]

WHEREAS it is enacted by the Constitution of the men"""- so that the law shall extend only to States by whose Parliaments the matter is referred or which afterwards adopt the law; and whereas by the provisions of the Commonwealth Powers Act, 1943 (No. 4 of 1943), which was assented to on the twenty-second day of April, One thousand nine hundred and forty-three, and which by section one thereof was declared to come into operation on the First day of January, One thousand nine hundred and forty-four, the Parliament of this State referred to the Parliament of the Commonwealth the matters speci- fied in section two of the said Act, subject to the limita- tions and conditions contained in the said Act and for the period specified in the said Act in order that the Par- liament of the Commonwealth should have adequate powers to make laws with respect to the said matters in relation to post-war reconstruction; and whereas a certain matter, to wit Prices, was not so referred by the said Act; and whereas the Parliaments of certain States have already referred the said matter of Prices to the Parliament of the Commonwealth and at the request of the Commonwealth the Governments of other States

" Commonwealth of Australia that the Parliament of

the Commonwealth shall subject to the Constitution have

power to make laws for the peace, order and good govern-

ment of the Commonwealth with respect to matters

referred to the Parliament of the Commonwealth by the

are considering whether or not the Parliaments of those States should also refer to the Parliament of the Com- monwealth the matter of Prices aforesaid in order that with respect thereto the Commonwealth shall have adequate power to make laws in relation to post-war reconstruction, such reference to be subject to certain limitations and conditions and for a certain limited period ; and whereas it is deemed expedient that the Parliament of this State shall refer the said matter of Prices to the Parliament of the Commonwealth subject to the limitations and conditions contained in this Act and for the period specified in and limited by this Act: Be it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the auth- ority of the same, as follows :—

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Commonwealth Powers Act, 1945, and shall come into operation on the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and forty-six.

mencement.

This Act to be