CONSTITUTION (AMENDMENT) ACT 1987 No. 64
NEW SOUTH WALES
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
1. Short title
2. Amendment of Act No. 32, 1902
3. Repeal of certain Imperial Acts
SCHEDULE 1—AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION ACT 1902
SCHEDULE 2—REPEALS
CONSTITUTION (AMENDMENT) ACT 1987 No. 64
NEW SOUTH WALES
Act No. 64, 1987
| An Act to amend the Constitution Act 1902 with respect to the office of |
Governor; and for other purposes. [Assented to 3 June 1987]
Constitution (Amendment) 1987
BE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Short title
This Act may be cited as the "Constitution (Amendment) Act 1987".
Amendment of Act No. 32, 1902
2. The Constitution Act 1902 is amended in the manner set forth in
Schedule 1.
Repeal of certain Imperial Acts
The enactments of the Parliament of the United Kingdom set out in
Schedule 2 are repealed in so far as they apply in New South Wales.
SCHEDULE 1
(Sec. 2)
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION ACT 1902
(1) Section 8 (Crown lands), section 9 (Shipping dues)—
Omit the sections.
(2) Section 8A—
After section 7B, insert: Assent to Bills
8A. (1) Except as otherwise provided by this Act, every Bill—
(a)
shall be presented to the Governor for Her Majesty's assent after its passage through the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly; and
(b)
shall become an Act of the Legislature when it is assented to by the Governor in the name and on behalf of Her Majesty.
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(2) Nothing in subsection (1) (b) precludes Her Majesty from assenting to a Bill while Her Majesty is personally present in the State.
(3) Part H A —
After Part II, insert:
PART IIA
THE GOVERNOR
Appointment of Governor
9A. (1) There shall continue to be a Governor of the State.
(2) The appointment of a person to the office of Governor shall be during Her Majesty's pleasure by Commission under Her Majesty's Sign Manual and the Public Seal of the State.
(3) Before assuming office, a person appointed to be Governor shall take the Oath or Affirmation of Allegiance and the Oath or Affirmation of Office in the presence of the Chief Justice or another Judge of the Supreme Court.
Appointment of Lieutenant-Governor and Administrator
9B. (1) There shall continue to be—
(a) a Lieutenant-Governor of the State; and (b) an Administrator of the State.
(2) The appointment of a person to the office of Lieutenant-
Governor shall be during Her Majesty's pleasure by Commissionunder Her Majesty's Sign Manual and the Public Seal of the State.
(3) The Administrator shall be—
(a) the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; or
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AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION ACT 1902—continued
(b)
if the Chief Justice is…