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Constitution Amendment
(Lieutenant-Governor) Bill 2009
No , 2009
A Bill for
An Act to amend the Constitution Act 1902 in relation to the appointment of the Chief
Justice as the Lieutenant-Governor.
Clause 1 Constitution Amendment (Lieutenant-Governor) Bill 2009
The Legislature of New South Wales enacts: 1
1 Name of Act 2
This Act is the Constitution Amendment (Lieutenant-Governor) Act 3
2009. 4
2 Commencement 5
This Act commences on the date of assent to this Act. 6
3 Amendment of Constitution Act 1902 No 32 7
Section 9B Appointment of Lieutenant-Governor and Administrator 8
Insert after section 9B (5): 9
(6) Any act, matter or thing done or omitted by the Chief 10
Justice of the Supreme Court (before or after the 11
commencement of this subsection) in the capacity of 12
Lieutenant-Governor is taken to have been done or 13
omitted, and always to have been done or omitted, in the 14
capacity of Administrator if for any reason the Chief 15
Justice was not holding office as Lieutenant-Governor at 16
the relevant time. This subsection extends to any act, 17
matter or thing done or omitted as the Governor's deputy 18
under section 9D. 19
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