64 Qlleeltslaxtlr ANNO VICESIMO SEXTO E L IZ AB ETHAE S E C UND A E REG I N A E No. 9 of 1.077 An Act to am end the ConstitutionAct 1867-1972 in certain particulars by d ec laring wi th resp ec t to the Parlia m ent of Qu eens l an d , the composition thereof, the o ffi ce and functions of the Governor as the Q ueen's representative in Queensland and with respect to related matters ; and to provide m easures concerning the alteration of certain provisions of the Constitution of Queensland [RESERVED : HER MAJESTY'S ASSENT PROCLAIMED 5TH APRIL, 1977] Preamble. Whereas by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom dated the tenth day of June 1925 the office of Governor in and over the State of Queensland was constituted as therein provided; And whereas since that date appointments to that office (and to the office of Lieutenant - Governor ) have been made by Commission under the Royal Sign Manual and Signet;
Constitution Act Amendment Act 1977, No. 9 65 And whereas by a dormant Commission under the Royal Sign Manual and Signet dated the twenty-ninth day of October 1900 the Chief Justice or the Senior Judge for the time being of Queensland has been appointed to administer the Government of the State of Queensland whenever and so long as the office of Governor is vacant or the Governor is incapable of discharging the duties of administration or has departed from the State or is otherwise incapable of administering the Government thereof; And whereas by the said Letters Patent the Governor or other officer administering the Government of the State has been authorised and commanded to do and execute all things belonging to his office, according to the tenor of those Letters Patent and of his Commission and of an Order of Her Majesty Queen Victoria in Her Privy Council dated the sixth day of June 1859, and according to such Instructions as may from time to time be given to him under the Royal Sign Manual and Signet or by Order of Her Majesty in Her Privy Council or by Her Majesty through one of Her Principal Secretaries of State and according to such laws as are from time to time in force in the State of Queensland; And whereas Her Majesty may make appointments to the offices aforesaid and may revoke or alter the Letters Patent, Order in Council or Dormant Commission aforesaid, and may issue Instructions to the Governor or other officer administering the Government of the State of Queensland and may vary the same, and may signify or withhold Her assent to Bills passed by the Legislative Assembly of Queensland properly reserved for Her assent, in all such cases on the advice of the Secretary of State in the United Kingdom given, where consistent with constitutional practice, after consultation with the Premier of Queensland and no other person;