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Section 5 Of The Constitution Of Australia
Section 5 of the Constitution of Australia empowers the Governor-General of Australia to prorogue the Australian Parliament, thereby bringing the current legislative session to an end. Prorogation clears all business pending before Parliament and allows the Houses to be called back on a particular date without triggering an election. The date for the new session of Parliament may be specified either in the proroguing proclamation or when the Governor-General summons the Houses to meet again. Text The full text of the section is: The Governor-General may appoint such times for holding the sessions of the Parliament as he thinks fit, and may also from time to time, by Proclamation or otherwise, prorogue the Parliament, and may in like manner dissolve the House of Representatives. Summoning Parliament After any general election the Parliament shall be summoned to meet not later than thirty days after the day appointed for the return of the writs. First session The Parliament sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor-General Of Australia
The governor-general of Australia is the representative of the monarch, currently King Charles III, in Australia.Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australiaofficial website Retrieved 1 January 2015. The governor-general is appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of government ministers. The governor-general has formal presidency over the Federal Executive Council and is commander-in-chief of the Australian Defence Force. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prorogue
Prorogation in the Westminster system of government is the action of proroguing, or interrupting, a parliament, or the discontinuance of meetings for a given period of time, without a dissolution of parliament. The term is also used for the period of such a discontinuance between two legislative sessions of a legislative body. Ancient Rome In the constitution of ancient Rome, ''prorogatio'' was the extension of a commander's ''imperium'' beyond the one-year term of his magistracy, usually that of consul or praetor. Prorogatio developed as a legal procedure in response to Roman expansionism and militarization. This usage is unrelated to the modern parliamentary term. Australia In Australia, prorogation is the end of a session in the Australian Parliament pursuant to section 5 of the Constitution of Australia. Canada Prorogation is the end of a session in the Parliament of Canada. New Zealand Prorogation is the end of a session in the New Zealand Parliament pursuant to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
