8AAssent to Bills

8A Assent to Bills

8A Assent to Bills

(1) Except as otherwise provided by this Act, every Bill—

(a) shall be presented to the Governor for Her Majesty’s assent after its passage through the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly, and

(b) shall become an Act of the Legislature when it is assented to by the Governor in the name and on behalf of Her Majesty.

(2) Nothing in subsection (1) (b) precludes Her Majesty from assenting to a Bill while Her Majesty is personally present in the State.

(3) Every Bill shall, on becoming an Act, be transmitted to and enrolled in a public repository of State documents.

s 8A: Ins 1987 No 64, Sch 1 (2). Am 2013 No 40, Sch 6.2 [5].