Chapter I of the Constitution of Australia
Chapter I of the Constitution of Australia establishes the Parliament of Australia and its role as the legislative branch of the Government of Australia. The chapter consists of 60 sections which are organised into 5 parts.
Part I: General
Part I contains 6 sections:
Part II: The Senate
Part II contains 17 sections:
- Section 7: The Senate
- Section 8: Qualification of electors
- Section 9: Method of election of senators in the senate
- Section 10: Application of State laws
- Section 11: Failure to choose senators
- Section 12: Issue of writs
- Section 13: Rotation of senators
- Section 14: Further provision for rotation
- Section 15: Casual vacancies
- Section 16: Qualifications of senator
- Section 17: Election of President
- Section 18: Absence of President
- Section 19: Resignation of senator
- Section 20: Vacancy by absence
- Section 21: Vacancy to be notified
- Section 22: Quorum
- Section 23: Voting in the Senate
Part III: The House of Representatives
Part III contains 17 sections:
Part IV: Both Houses of the Parliament
Part IV consists of 10 sections:
Part V: Powers of the Parliament in Australia
Part V consists of 10 sections:
References
- ^ "Chapter I - The Parliament". Constitution of Australia. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
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