Electoral (Resignation of Members) Amendment Bill 2002* (Qld)

Queensland

ELECTORAL (RESIGNATION OF MEMBERS) AMENDMENT BILL 2002

Queensland

ELECTORAL (RESIGNATION OF MEMBERS) AMENDMENT BILL 2002

TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title. 2... eee eens 4 2 Commencement. ......... 0... eee eee eee eee eens 4 3 Act amended ...... 0... 00. ec cee eens 4 PART 2—AMENDMENTS TO COMMENCE ON ROYAL ASSENT 4 Insertion of pt9A 2.0... eee eee eee eee 4

PART 9A—RESIGNATION OF MEMBERS

Division 1—Preliminary

177A Definitions... 0... 0.0.6. 4 177B Meaning of "resignation without due cause"................54. 5 177C_ Meaning of "resignation because of ill health"................. 5 177D Meaning of "resignation because of a personal emergency"....... 6 Division 2—Recovery of by-election costs 177E Member liable to pay by-election costs..................00004 7 177F Evidence of commission's expenditure................00.000. 7 177G Member's salary and superannuation may be retained to satisfy liability cee ee eee eee 7 177H_ Speaker to give documents to Premier and Leader of the Opposition 9 1771 Retained salary and superannuation may be used to satisfy liability 9 177) When retained salary and superannuation must be paid to member . 9 177K Preservation of confidentiality..................... 0000 eee 10 SCHEDULE ....................0... 11

AMENDMENTS TO COMMENCE ON 6 JUNE 2002

A BILL FOR

An Act to amend the Electoral Act 1992

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Electoral (Resignation of Members) Amendment Bill 2002

The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

PART 1—PRELIMINARY

1__ Short title

This Act may be cited as the Electoral (Resignation of Members) Amendment Act 2002.

2 Commencement

The schedule commences on 6 June 2002.

3. Act amended This Act amends the Electoral Act 1992.

PART 2—AMENDMENTS TO COMMENCE ON ROYAL ASSENT