Constitution of Western Australia Bill 1997
Bill No.	61
Synopsis	The Bill seeks to overcome the worst deficiencies of the Constitution of Western Australia. It consolidates the Constitution Act 1889 and the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 into one Act. It re-orders the sections of these Acts so that they are arranged in five parts - Preliminary, the Parliament, the Executive Government, the Judiciary and Local Government - and further arranged by division. Obsolete sections of the 1889 and 1899 Acts are discharged.
	Private Members Bill introduced by Hon. John Alexander Cowdell MLC
Status	Referred to Standing Committee on Legislation 09/09/1998 This Act comes into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent
Current Bill
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Progress

Legislative Council   Date Note No. Related Documents Introduced   10/15/1997    First Reading   10/15/1997    Second Reading   10/15/1997    Second Reading Speech       Other Procedures   Date Note No. Related Links Referred to Standing Committee on Legislation    11/13/1997    Reinstated to the stage reached in the previous Session    08/13/1998    Referred to Standing Committee on Legislation    09/09/1998