Constitution Act Amendment Act 1978 (Qld)

339 ANNO VICESIMO SEPTIMO ELIZABETHAE SECUNDAE REGINAE No. 42 of 1978 An Act to amend the Constitution Act 1867-1978 in certain particulars [ASSENTED TO 8TH JUNE, 1978] BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:- 1. Short title and citation . (1) This Act may be cited as the Constitution Act Amendment Act 1978. (2) The Constitution Act 1867-1978 (being the ConstitutionAct1867-1977 as amended by the LegislativeAssembly Act and AnotherAct Amendment Act1978) is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act. (3) The Principal Act as amended by this Act may be cited as the Constitution Act1867-1978. 2. Amendment of s. 8. Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after the words " Speaker and " the words " for the manner in which its powers, privileges and immunities may be exercised and upheld and ".

340 Constitution Act Amendment Act 1978, No. 42 3. New s. 40A. The Principal Act is amended by inserting after the heading immediately preceding section 41 the following section:- " 40A. Powers, privileges and immunities of Legislative Assembly.. The powers, privileges and immunities to be held, enjoyed and exercised by the Legislative Assembly and the members and committees thereof shall be such as are defined by any Act or Acts so far as those powers, privileges and immunities are not inconsistent with this Act or any other Act and until so defined shall be those powers, privileges and immunities held, enjoyed and exercised for the time being by the Commons House of Parliament of the United Kingdom and its members and committees so far as those powers, privileges and immunities are not inconsistent with this Act or any other Act, whether held, possessed or enjoyed by custom, statute or otherwise.".