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'''Chapter I''' of the [[Constitution of Australia]] establishes the [[Parliament of Australia]] and its role as the legislative branch of the [[Government of Australia]].<ref name=Parliament>{{cite web|title=Chapter I - The Parliament|url=http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/C2004C00469/Html/Text#param9|work=[[Constitution of Australia]]|accessdate=27 August 2012}}</ref> The chapter consists of 60 sections which are organised into 5 parts.
'''Chapter I''' of the [[Constitution of Australia]] establishes the [[Parliament of Australia]] and its role as the legislative branch of the [[Government of Australia]].<ref name=Parliament>{{cite web|title=Chapter I - The Parliament|url=http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/C2004C00469/Html/Text#param9|work=[[Constitution of Australia]]|access-date=27 August 2012}}</ref> The chapter consists of 60 sections which are organised into 5 parts.


==Part I: General==
==Part I: General==

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Chapter I of the Constitution of Australia establishes the Parliament of Australia and its role as the legislative branch of the Government of Australia.[1] The chapter consists of 60 sections which are organised into 5 parts.

Part I: General

Part I contains 6 sections:

Part II: The Senate

Part II contains 17 sections:

  • Section 7: The Senate
  • Section 8: Qualification of electors
  • Section 9: Method of election of senators
  • Section 10: Application of State laws
  • Section 11: Failure to choose senators
  • Section 12: Issue of writs
  • Section 13: Rotation of senators
  • Section 14: Further provision for rotation
  • Section 15: Casual vacancies
  • Section 16: Qualifications of senator
  • Section 17: Election of President
  • Section 18: Absence of President
  • Section 19: Resignation of senator
  • Section 20: Vacancy by absence
  • Section 21: Vacancy to be notified
  • Section 22: Quorum
  • Section 23: Voting in the Senate

Part III: The House of Representatives

Part III contains 17 sections:

Part IV: Both Houses of the Parliament

Part IV consists of 10 sections:

Part V: Powers of the Parliament

Part V consists of 10 sections:

References

  1. ^ "Chapter I - The Parliament". Constitution of Australia. Retrieved 27 August 2012.

External links

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