REPRESENTATION ACT 1948 - Incorporating all amendments by legislation made to
31 July 1980
- Reprinted as at 31 July 1980 (HISTACT CHAP 239 #DATE 31:07:1980)
*1* The Representation Act 1948 (a) as shown in this reprint comprises Act No. 16, 1948 as amended by the other Acts specified in the following table: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Application, saving Number Date Date of or transitional Act and year of Assent commencement provisions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Representation Act 1948 16, 1948 18 May 1948 18 May 1948 Representation Act 1949 44, 1949 27 Oct 1949 24 Nov 1949 - Statute Law Revision Act 1973 216, 1973 19 Dec 1973 31 Dec 1973 Ss. 9 (1) and 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) This citation is provided for by the Amendments Incorporation Act 1905 and the Acts Citation Act 1976. REPRESENTATION ACT 1948 - TABLE OF PROVISIONS
TABLE
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. (Repealed)
4. Number of Senators
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REPRESENTATION ACT 1948 - LONG TITLE
An Act to increase the Numbers of Senators and for other purposes
SECT
REPRESENTATION ACT 1948 - PREAMBLE
Amended by No. 216, 1973, s. 3
SECT
WHEREAS it is provided by section seven of the Constitution that, until the
Parliament otherwise provides, there shall be six senators for each Original
State, and that the Parliament may make laws increasing or diminishing the
number of senators for each State, but so that equal representation of the
several Original States shall be maintained and that no Original State shall
have less than six senators:
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SECT
BE it therefore enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and
the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:
REPRESENTATION ACT 1948 - SECT. 1.
Short title
SECT
1. This Act may be cited as the Representation Act 1948.*1*
See notes to first article of this Chapter.
REPRESENTATION ACT 1948 - SECT. 2.
Commencement
SECT
2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the
Royal Assent.*1*
Section 3 repealed by No. 216, 1973, s. 3
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See notes to first article of this Chapter.
REPRESENTATION ACT 1948 - SECT. 4.
Number of Senators
Substituted by No. 216, 1973, s. 3
SECT
4. The number of Senators for each State shall be ten.
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Sections 5-8 repealed by No. 216, 1973, s. 3
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