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BEAUMARIS VIC 3193 |
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Australian Constitution as in 1901 - Section 15 – Senate casual
vacancies The wording below is the form on 1901-01-01.
That was altered to its present form
by a 1977 referendum, and it
then became the longest section in the Constitution. If
the place of a senator becomes vacant before the expiration of his term of
service, the Houses of Parliament of the State for which he was chosen shall,
sitting and voting together, choose a person to hold the place until the
expiration of the term, or until the election of a successor as herein-after
provided, whichever first happens. But if the Houses of Parliament of the
State are not in session at the time when the vacancy is notified, the
Governor of the State, with the advice of the Executive Council thereof, may
appoint a person to hold the place until the expiration of fourteen days
after the beginning of the next session of the Parliament of the State, or
until the election of a successor, whichever first happens. At
the next general election of members of the House of Representatives, or at
the next election of senators for the State, whichever first happens, a successor
shall, if the term has not then expired, be chosen to hold the place from the
date of his election until the expiration of the term. The
name of any senator so chosen or appointed shall be certified by the Governor
of the State to the Governor-General. * * * * * * * |