The Constitution Act 1889 Amendment Act 1894 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

ANNO QUINQUAGESIMO OCTAVO

VICTORIE REGLNiE

No. 15

An Act to further amend The Constitution Act, 1889.'

[Assented to 8th November, 1894.

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with Preamble	the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legis-
lative .	Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament

assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :—

58 VICTORIA. No. 15

The Constitution Act, 1889, Amendment Act, 1894

Short title 1. This Act may be cited as The Constitution Act, 1889, Amend- ment Act, 1894:

Amendment of	2. The words Five hundred pounds ' occurring in the thirty-second
section 32 of

"Elie Constitu-	section of The Constitution Act, 1889 ' (hereinafter called the Princi-
tion Act, 1989'	pal Act), are hereby repealed, and the words Two hundred pounds '
(52 Vie., No. 23)	are hereby substituted in lieu thereof.
Commencement	3. No action or other proceeding to recover any forfeiture, penalty, or sum of money under the Principal Act shall be commenced except within three months after the time at which the right to bring such action or to take such proceeding first arose.
of action
Plaintiff to give	4. No action or other proceeding for the recovery of any penalty, forfeiture, or sum of money in respect of the breach or violation of any of the provisions of the Principal Act shall be commenced unless and until the plaintiff shall pay into Court the sum of One hundred pounds as security for all such costs as may be awarded to the defen- dant in such action or proceeding, and such sum shall abide the order of the Court or a Judge.
security for
costs

No action shall	5. No action or other legal proceedings shall lie or be further
lie against

members under	maintained or continued, if already commenced, against any member
sections 24, 25,	of Parliament for any violation of Sections twenty-four, twenty-five,
or 32 of Princi-
pal Act for any-	or thirty-two of the Principal Act alleged to have been committed
thing done prior	before the passing of this Act.
to this Act

No action to lie6. No action or other legal proceedings shall lie or be maintained

against oflicia/s against the President of the Legislative Council, or the Speaker of the

of either Rouse Leaislative Assembly, or against the Chairman of. Committees, or other

officer of either House of Parliament, or any member of the Police b

Force, for anythina done by, or under the warrant, or by the direction

of, such President, Speaker, or other officer, under or purporting to° be under the standing orders or other the order or resolution of the House in which he presides, or of which he is an officer, as the case may be, or under or purporting.to be under the provisions of

sf Vic,, No. 4 An Act for defining the Privileges, Immunities, and Powers of the

Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, respectively.'

ALEX. C. ONSLOW,

GOVERNOR'S DEPUTY.