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"Entrenched" Provisions in the States' Constitutions

The following summary is taken from the 1999 Issues Paper of the Queensland Constitutional Review Commission. They themselves had copied it from a Discussion Paper of Western Australia's Commission on Government. I'll do an expanded version with more details of the "entrenched" and "entrenching" sections when I have time. ...JP

Procedures For The Alteration Of State Constitutions

STATEMatters that require a special procedureThe procedure required
NSW A Parliament with two Houses; compulsory voting; single member electorates for the Assembly; the term of the Assembly; aspects of the electoral system, including approximate equality of numbers of voters in electorates and districts; and optional preferential voting, the entrenching procedure itself. Approval at referendum, after passage of a bill by both Houses of Parliament
Vic The Crown; a Parliament with two Houses; Local Government; the Supreme Court and its jurisdiction; the expenses of the Executive Council; the entrenching procedure itself. Absolute majority in both Houses, at particular stages of passage of the amending bill
Qld A single House of Parliament; the term of the Legislative Assembly, the office of Governor; local government; the entrenching procedure itself. Approval at referendum, after passage of a bill by the Legislative Assembly
WA Two Houses of the Parliament; the powers and constitution of the Parliament; the office of Governor; the entrenching procedure itself. Approval at referendum, after passage of a bill, with absolute majorities, in both Houses
SA Two Houses of the Parliament; the powers of the Legislative Council; procedures for the resolution of deadlocks; electoral divisions, including the principle of independence of the Electoral Commissioner; local government; the entrenching procedure itself. Approval at referendum, after passage of a bill, with absolute majorities, in both Houses.
Tas. The term of the House of Assembly A two-thirds majority in the Assembly.

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Written by John Pyke, with a little help from DiDa!. Posted 25th April 2002.