Precedency Act 1871 (SA)

ANNO TRICESIMO QUINTO

A. D. 1571.

No. 8.

An Act to provide for the Regulation of Pvecedency in 8ozcth

Aust.l-aliu.

[Reserved, 23rd November, 18'71.1

HEREAS there is no State Church in the Province of Soutll Preatnblc.

Australia, and all religious bodies tl~ercin are on an cqml footing: wnd whereas the Table of Prececlcnce at present in force in the said Provincc was framed originally for other Colonies, and is entirely unsuited to the circumstances of the said Province, by reason that it gives precedence to certain ministers of religion and leads to uihappy differences wllicll are better avoided; and it is desirable to give power to the Governor, as hereinafter mentioned,

to franle rules for regulating precedence within the said Province-

Be it therefore Enacted by the Governor of the Yrovince of South

Australia, with the advice and co~iseut of the Legislative Council and IIouse of Assembly of the said Province, in this prcscnt Parliament assembled, as follows:

1. The Governor, by and with the advice of the Executive c,,, ,, ,, ,, ,~~~~

Council, may from time to time make and alter rules or tables of rules to r w l a t o

prccedencc.

precedence for regulating the precedency of all persons withill the Proaince of South Australia! and from and after the nlctlring or dtering of such rules the precedence of all persons within the said Province shall be according to mch rules or any alteration thereof: Provided that no precedence shall be thereby given to any ecclesi- astical person or minister of' religion within the said Yrovince: Provided also that nothing herein slrall all'ect Her Majesty's pre- rogativc in any case where Her Majesty shall think fit to exercise

2. Until

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Until tulea made	-	2. Until the Governor shall make rules under the power herein-
preeent table of pro-

eodence to be in force.	before contained, the table of precedence in force in the said Province
on the twenty-fifth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, shall regulate the precedency of all persons therein, except as regards ecclesiastical persons and ministers of religion; but -no ecclesiastical person or minister of religion shall, after the passing of this Act, be entitled to any precedence within the said Province.

I reserve this Bill for the signification of Her Majesty's

pleasure thereon. a.

JAMES FERGUSSON, Governor.

Adelaide: Printed by authority by W. C. Cox, Government Printer, North-terrace.