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CONSTITUTION (GENDER NEUTRAL LANGUAGE) AMENDMENT BILL 2003

[BIL135-C.HAL]

House of AssemblyNo. 127

[As received from the Legislative Council and read a first time, 2 April 2003]

South Australia

[Prepared by the Parliamentary Counsel on the instructions of the Hon. D. Laidlaw, M.L.C.]

CONSTITUTION (GENDER NEUTRAL LANGUAGE) AMENDMENT BILL 2003

A Bill For

An Act to amend the Constitution Act 1934.

[OPC-LC]


Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1.Short title

Part 2—Amendment of Constitution Act 1934

2.Amendment of Constitution Act 1934


The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:


Part 1—Preliminary

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Constitution (Gender Neutral Language) Amendment Act 2003.

Part 2—Amendment of Constitution Act 1934

Amendment of Constitution Act 1934

2. The Constitution Act 1934 is amended as follows:

Provision amended

How amended

Section 6(1)(a)

Delete "he" and substitute:

the Governor

Section 6(1)(b)

Delete "he" and substitute:

the Governor

Section 13(4)(d)

Delete "his" and substitute:

that person's

Section 13(5)

After "his" insert:

or her

After "himself" insert:

or herself

Section 14(1)

Delete "his" and substitute:

the member's

Delete "he is"

Section 15(1)

After "his" wherever occurring insert:

or her

Section 16(1)

After "his" wherever occurring insert:

or her

Section 16(2)

Delete "his"

Section 17(1)(a)

Delete "give his attendance" and substitute:

attend

Section 17(1)(c)

Delete "he" and substitute:

the member

Section 17(1)

Delete "his" and substitute:

the member's

Section 24

Delete "to him"

After "his" insert:

or her

Section 25(1)

After "his" insert:

or her

After "he" wherever occurring insert:

or she

Section 26(1)

Delete "his" and substitute:

the President's

Section 26(3)

Delete "his" first occurring and substitute:

a

Delete "his" second occurring

Section 30(1)

After "his" wherever occurring insert:

or her

Section 30(2)

Delete "his"

Section 31(1)(a)

Delete "give his attendance" and substitute:

attend

Section 31(1)(c)

Delete "he" and substitute:

the member

Section 31(1)

Delete "his" and substitute:

the member's

Section 34(1)

Delete "his" and substitute:

that member's

Section 35

Delete "to him"

After "his" insert:

or her

Section 36(1)

After "he" wherever occurring insert:

or she

Section 37(1)

Delete "his" and substitute:

the Speaker's

Section 37(4)

Delete "his" first occurring and substitute:

a

Delete "his" second occurring

Section 39

Delete "he" and substitute:

the member

Section 39(b)

Delete "his" wherever occurring and substitute in each case:

"the member's"

Section 42(1)

Delete "he" and substitute:

the member

Delete "Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth the Second, Her" and substitute:

[insert title of the Sovereign, His/Her]

Section 42(2)

Delete ", His heirs," and substitute:

and the Sovereign's heirs

Delete ", and the name of the Sovereign for the time being shall be substituted as occasion requires"

Section 45(1)

Delete "his" and substitute:

the member's

Section 45(2)

Delete "he" first occurring and substitute:

the candidate

After "he" second occurring insert:

or she

Section 46(1)

Delete "his" and substitute:

the person's

Section 46(2)

Delete "he" and substitute:

the person

Section 47(2)

Delete "he" and substitute:

the member

After "his" wherever occurring insert:

or her

Section 54A(1)

Delete "he" wherever occurring and substitute in each case:

the member

Section 54(2)

Delete "he" and substitute:

the person

Section 55(1)(f)

Delete "His Majesty's"

Section 55(2)

Delete "by him"

After "approved" insert:

by the Governor

Section 56

Delete "he" and substitute:

the Governor

Delete "him" and substitute:

the Governor

Delete "His Majesty's"

Section 58(2)

After "he" insert:

or she

Section 64A(3)

Delete "Her Majesty or"

Section 66(1)

Delete "he" and substitute:

the person

Section 69(1)

Delete "him" wherever occurring and substitute in each case:

the Governor

Delete "his" and substitute:

the Governor's

Section 70

After "his" wherever occurring insert:

or her

Section 73(3)

Delete "he" wherever occurring and substitute in each case:

the Governor

Delete "his" and insert:

, the Governor's

Section 73(4)

Delete "he" and substitute:

the Governor

Section 74

Delete ", notwithstanding the demise of the King or of His Heirs and Successors, and notwithstanding any law, usage, or practice to the contrary" and substitute:

until their retirement according to law

Section 75

Delete "King, His Heirs and Successors," and substitute:

Governor

Section 78(6)

Delete "his" and substitute:

the member's

Section 84(a)

After "his" insert:

or her

Section 88(2)

Delete "Her Majesty or"

 


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