Australia Act 1986

14 Amendment of Constitution Act of Western Australia.

(1) The Constitution Act 1889 of the State of Western Australia is in this section referred to as the Principal Act.

(2) Section 50 of the Principal Act is amended in subsection (3)—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (a)—

(i) “and Signet”; and

(ii) “constituted under Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom”;

(b) by omitting from paragraph (b)—

(i) “and Signet”; and

(ii) “whenever and so long as the office of Governor is vacant or the Governor is incapable of discharging the duties of administration or has departed from Western Australia”; and

(c) by omitting from paragraph (c)—

(i) “under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom”; and

(ii) “during a temporary absence of the Governor for a short period from the seat of Government or from the State”.

(3) Section 51 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting subsection (1); and

(b) by omitting from subsection (2)—

(i) “(2)”;

(ii) “this section and in”; and

(iii) “and the expression "Signet' means the seal commonly used for the sign manual of the Sovereign or the seal with which documents are sealed by the Secretary of State in the United Kingdom on behalf of the Sovereign”.