... Official Record of the Debates ..., Volume 2Government Printer, 1897 - Australia |
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absolutely Adelaide admit adopted agree argument Assembly BARTON New South chamber clause colonies commonwealth constitution Convention deadlocks DEAKIN deal debate debts desire difficulty dissolution DOBSON double dissolution duties election electors equal representation F. W. HOLDER favour federal parliament feel free-trade G. H. REID gentleman give GLYNN HIGGINS house of representatives I. A. ISAACS inter-state commission interests J. H. GORDON learned friend learned member Legislative Council legislature LYNE majority matter MCMILLAN ment money bills number of members object opinion parlia population position present principle proposed provision Queensland ques question R. E. O'CONNOR railways reason refer referendum regard repre revenue Right Right Hon scheme senate Sir G Sir George Turner Sir J. W. DOWNER Sir JOHN FORREST South Australia South Wales SYMON tariff Tasmania taxation thing tion tralia Victoria vote Western Australia whole WISE words
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Page 38 - States shall indemnify the Commonwealth in respect of the debts taken over, and thereafter the interest payable in respect of the debts shall be deducted and retained from the portions of the surplus revenue of the Commonwealth...
Page 541 - The proposed law which appropriates revenue or moneys for the ordinary annual services of the Government shall deal only with such appropriation.
Page ix - Until the Parliament otherwise provides, any question respecting the qualification of a senator or of a member of the House of Representatives, or respecting a vacancy in either House of the Parliament, and any question of a disputed election to either House, shall be determined by the House in which the question arises.
Page xvi - That all fermented, distilled, or other intoxicating liquors or liquids transported into any State or Territory or remaining therein for use, consumption, sale, or storage therein shall, upon arrival in such State or Territory, be subject to the operation and effect of the laws of such State or Territory enacted in the exercise of its police powers to the same extent and in the same manner as though such liquids or liquors had been produced in such State or Territory, and shall not be exempt therefrom...
Page vii - The commonwealth shall be established, and the constitution of the commonwealth shall take effect, on and after the day so appointed. But the parliaments of the several colonies may at any time after the passing of this Act...
Page 229 - After the first general election, no Minister of State shall hold office for a longer period than three months unless he is or becomes a senator or a member of the House of Representatives.
Page xiii - Representatives, in the same or the next session, again passes the proposed law with or without any amendments which have been made, suggested, or agreed to by the Senate, and the Senate rejects or fails to pass it, or passes it with amendments to which the House of Representatives will not agree, the Governor-General may dissolve the Senate and the House of Representatives simultaneously.
Page xiv - Governor-General signifies, by speech or message to each of the Houses of the Parliament or by Proclamation, that it has received the assent of the Queen in Council.
Page viii - No adult person who has or acquires a right to vote at elections for the more numerous House of the Parliament of a State shall, while the right continues, be prevented by any law of the Commonwealth from voting at elections for either House of the Parliament of the Commonwealth.
Page 234 - ... six senators for each Original State. 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. The senators shall be chosen for a term of six years, and the names of the senators chosen for each State shall be certified by the Governor to the Governor-General.