Senate Elections (Queensland) Act 1982

No. 31 of 1982

An Act to make provision for the Senators for the State of Queensland to be chosen by the people of that State voting as one electorate

[Assented to 21 May 1982]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Senate Elections (Queensland) Act 1982.

Choosing of Senators for Queensland

2. (1) Senators for the State of Queensland shall be directly chosen by the people of that State voting as one electorate.

(2) The Parliament of the State of Queensland may not make laws pursuant to section 7 of the Constitution dividing that State into divisions and determining the number of senators to be chosen for each division.