Commonwealth of Australia Constitution
Writs for vacancies.
Status: in_forceRetrieved: 2026-08-18T19:36:36.719538+00:00Release: constitutions-global-20260821-v2
Whenever a vacancy happens in the House of Representatives, the Speaker shall issue his writ for the election of a new member, or if there is no Speaker or if he is absent from the Commonwealth the Governor-General in Council may issue the writ.
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