Queensland
CONSTITUTION ACT
AMENDMENT ACT 1922
Reprinted as in force on 6 June 2002
(includes amendments up to Act No. 3 of 1971)
This is the reprint current on the repeal date
Reprint No. 2A
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the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel
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Queensland
CONSTITUTION ACT AMENDMENT ACT
1922
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section
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Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Abolition of Legislative Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Repeal etc. of certain enactments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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ENDNOTES
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Index to endnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Date to which amendments incorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table of earlier reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Tables in earlier reprints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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CONSTITUTION ACT AMENDMENT ACT 1922
[as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before 6 June 2002]
An Act to amend the Constitution of Queensland by abolishing the
Legislative Council
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Constitution Act Amendment Act 1922, and
shall be read and construed with and as an amendment of the Constitution
Act 1867.
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Abolition of Legislative Council
(1) The Legislative Council of Queensland is abolished.
(2) The office of member of the said Legislative Council is abolished.
(3) All offices constituted or created in or in connection with the said
Legislative Council are abolished.
(4) The Parliament of Queensland (or as sometimes called the
Legislature of Queensland) shall be constituted by His Majesty the King
and the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled.
(5) Any reference in any Act, rule, regulation, instrument, or writing
whatsoever to the legislature, or to the Parliament, or to both Houses of
Parliament, or other reference, which, if this Act had not been passed,
would be deemed to include a reference to the Legislative Council, shall be
construed to refer only to His Majesty the King and the Legislative
Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, or only to the said
Legislative Assembly, as the context may require.
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Repeal etc. of certain enactments
All enactments or provisions contained in any Act or order in council
relating to the Constitution of Queensland which are inconsistent with any
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of the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed to the extent of any such
inconsistency.
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ENDNOTES
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Index to endnotes
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Date to which amendments incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
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Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
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Table of earlier reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
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Tables in earlier reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
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List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
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List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
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Date to which amendments incorporated
This is the reprint date mentioned in the Reprints Act 1992, section 5(c). Accordingly, this
reprint includes all amendments that commenced operation on or before 6 June 2002.
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Key to abbreviations in list of legislation and annotations
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Reprints Act 1992
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Statutory Instruments Act 1992
Statutory Instruments Regulation 1992
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Table of earlier reprints
TABLE OF EARLIER REPRINTS
[If a reprint number includes a roman letter, the reprint was released in unauthorised,
electronic form only.]
Reprint No.
1
2
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Amendments included
Reprint date
to Act No. 3 of 1971
to Act No. 3 of 1971
16 February 1996
7 June 1996
Tables in earlier reprints
TABLES IN EARLIER REPRINTS
Name of table
Reprint No.
Obsolete and redundant provisions
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List of legislation
Constitution Act Amendment Act 1922 12 Geo 5 No. 32
date of assent 23 March 1922
commenced on date of assent
rep 6 June 2002 (2001 No. 80 s 95(1) sch 3)
amending legislation—
Legislative Assembly Act Amendment Act 1971 No. 3 s 3
date of assent 14 April 1971
commenced on date of assent
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List of annotations
Existing privileges of members of the Council
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om 1971 No. 3 s 3
Repeal etc. of certain enactments
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amd R1 (see RA s 40)
SCHEDULE
om R1 (see RA s 40)
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© State of Queensland 2002