Constitution of Urabba Parks/Section 5

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Sessions of the Parliament—prorogation and dissolution[edit | edit source]

(1)  The Manager‑General may by Proclamation or otherwise:

(a)  appoint such times for holding the sessions of the Parliament as the Manager‑General thinks fit;
(b)  prorogue the Parliament; and
(c)  unless the Parliament otherwise provides, dissolve the House of Ordinaries.

Summoning Parliament[edit | edit source]

(2)  After any general election the Parliament shall be summoned to meet not later than 30 days after the day appointed for the return of the writs.

Relevant notes from the Explanatory Memorandum[edit | edit source]

60. This section, based on the corresponding section in the Australian Constitution, provides the Manager‑General may set the sessions of the Parliament and prorogue the Parliament.

61. Under paragraph (1)(c), the Manager‑General may, unless the Parliament otherwise provides, dissolve the House of Ordinaries. The words ‘unless the Parliament otherwise provides’, which do not appear in the corresponding section in the Australian Constitution, imply that the Parliament may provide for fixed terms. See notes 123 and 124 regarding section 28, which provides for the term of the House.

62. Subsection (2) provides the Parliament not later than thirty days after the day appointed for the return of the writs of a general election.