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Senate Elections (Queensland) Act 1982

Authoritative Version
Act No. 31 of 1982 as made
An Act to make the provision for the Senators for the State of Queensland to be chosen by the people of that State voting as one electorate
Date of Assent 21 May 1982
Date of repeal 21 Feb 1984
Repealed by Commonwealth Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 1983

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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.