Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 (WA)

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The Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 (WA) is a key Western Australian statute that restructured and defined the powers, composition, and functioning of the state's Parliament, particularly its Legislative Council.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament
Western Australian statute
amends Constitution Act 1889 (WA)
appliesTo state government institutions of Western Australia
bindingOn Parliament of Western Australia
executive government of Western Australia
citationJurisdiction Western Australian legislation
constitutionalStatus entrenched in part
country Australia
defines composition of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia
composition of the Legislative Council of Western Australia
powers of the Parliament of Western Australia
enactedBy Parliament of Western Australia
formsWith Constitution Act 1889 (WA)
Electoral Act 1907 (WA)
Parliamentary Privileges Act 1891 (WA)
key elements of the constitutional framework of Western Australia
governs disqualification of members of the Western Australian Parliament
electoral provinces or regions for the Legislative Council (historically)
filling of casual vacancies in the Legislative Council
qualification of members of the Western Australian Parliament
terms of office of members of the Legislative Council
vacation of seats in the Western Australian Parliament
jurisdiction Western Australia
language English
legalStatus in force with amendments
legalSystem common law
legislativeBodyAffected Legislative Assembly of Western Australia
Legislative Council of Western Australia
Parliament of Western Australia
partOf constitutional framework of Western Australia
region State of Western Australia
linked to: Western Australia
regulates functions of the Legislative Council of Western Australia
procedures of the Parliament of Western Australia
relatedTo bicameralism in Western Australia
electoral reform in Western Australia
state constitutional development in Australia
requiresForAmendment special procedures for certain provisions
shortTitle Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899
sourceOf parliamentary privilege provisions in Western Australia (in part)
subjectMatter amendment of constitutional provisions
composition of Parliament
electoral system
functions of Legislative Council
legislative powers
parliamentary structure
state constitution
typeOfLaw constitutional law

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Legislative Council of Western Australia constitutionalDocument Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 (WA)
President of the Western Australian Legislative Council legalBasis Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 (Western Australia)
linked to: Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 (WA)