Constitution Act 1867
An Act to consolidate the laws relating to the Constitution of the State of Queensland
Part 1 Preliminary
1A Short title
This Act may be cited as the Constitution Act 1867.
Part 2 The Legislature
1 Legislative Assembly
There shall be within the said Colony of Queensland a Legislative Assembly.
2 Legislative Assembly constituted
Within the said Colony of Queensland Her Majesty shall have power by and with the advice and consent of the said Assembly to make laws for the peace welfare and good government of the colony in all cases whatsoever.
2A The Parliament
(1)The Parliament of Queensland consists of the Queen and the Legislative Assembly referred to in sections 1 and 2.(2)Every Bill, after its passage through the Legislative Assembly, shall 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.
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Part 3 The Governor
11A Office of Governor
(1)The Queen’s representative in Queensland is the Governor who shall hold office during Her Majesty’s pleasure.(2)Abolition of or alteration in the office of Governor shall not be effected by an Act of the Parliament except in accordance with section 53.(3)In this Act and in every other Act a reference to the Governor shall be taken—(a)to be a reference to the person appointed for the time being by the Queen by Commission under Her Majesty’s Royal Sign Manual to the office of Governor of the State of Queensland; and(b)to include any other person appointed by dormant or other Commission under the Royal Sign Manual to administer the Government of the State of Queensland.
11B Definition of Royal Sign Manual
In section 11A the expression Royal Sign Manual means the signature or royal hand of the Sovereign.
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Part 4 Crown land
30 Legislature empowered to make laws regulating sale and other disposal of waste lands
Subject to the provisions contained in the Imperial Act of the 18th and 19th Victoria chapter 54 and of an Act of the 18th and 19th years of Her Majesty entitled An Act to repeal the Acts of Parliament now in force respecting the Disposal of the Waste Lands of the Crown in Her Majesty’s Australian Colonies and to make other provisions in lieu thereof which concern the maintenance of existing contracts it shall be lawful for the legislature of this State to make laws for regulating the sale letting disposal and occupation of the waste lands of the Crown within the said State.