Constitution of Tasmania
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The Constitution of Tasmania, also known as the Tasmanian Constitution, sets out the rules, customs and laws that provide for the structure of the Government of the Australian State of Tasmania. Like all state constitutions it consists of both unwritten and written elements which include:
- the Constitution Act 1934 (Tas)
- the Letters Patent of 2005 (which constitutes and outlines the roles and responsibilities of the Governor of Tasmania
- other important constitutional statutes like the Supreme Court Act 1959 or the Electoral Act 2004
- Constitutional conventions
- Common law
- any remaining applicable British legislation of a constitutional nature, like the Bill of Rights 1689
- the Federal Constitution
- the Australia Acts[1]
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Tasmanian Constitution | |
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Overview | |
Original title | Constitution Act 1934 (Tas), s. 1 |
Jurisdiction | Tasmania |
Ratified | 18 October 1934 (1934-10-18) |
Date effective | 1 January 1935 (1935-01-01) |
System | State Government |
Government structure | |
Branches | |
Chambers | |
Executive | See Tasmanian Government |
Judiciary | See Judiciary of Australia |
History | |
Amendments | 71 |
Last amended | Expansion of House of Assembly Act 2022 |
Supersedes | Constitution Act 1855 (Tas) |
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The Constitution Act 1934 has been described as the worst of state constitutions by constitutional academic George Williams, most notably for its omission of key institutions such as the Supreme Court and the Governor and lack of effective entrenchments.[1]