Re: The G-G and the law

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From: Gregory Bond
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 1997 00:00

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Strictly according to the Constitution, the GG can withold consent for
a law "at His Majesty's Pleasure".  However, the immensely strong
convention is that the GG acts on the advice of the Parliament, and
for him to refrain in this case would cause a constitutional crisis
that would dwarf 1975.

[One of the changes mooted as an alternative to the republic is to
enshrine this convention in the Constitution so that it is quite clear
the GG (or president) has no option but to do what the Parliament
directs.]

Greg.
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Gregory Bond               Burdett Buckeridge & Young Ltd, Melbourne, Australia
<mailto:gnb@bby.com.au>                            <http://www.bby.com.au/~gnb>

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From: Gregory Bond <gnb@bby.com.au>
Subject: Re: The G-G and the law
Date: 1997/03/26
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