Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated ActsAnd whereas an Act was passed in the ninth year of the reign of His late Majesty King George the Fourth intituled 'An Act to provide for the administration of justice in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land and for the more effectual government thereof and for other purposes relating thereto' which Act was continued by 3 Acts passed successively in the seventh year of the reign of His late Majesty in the first and in the second years of the reign of Her Majesty and was afterwards continued with amendments by 2 Acts passed in the third and in the fourth years of the reign of Her Majesty and whereas so much of the said first-recited Act as relates to the constitution of a Council in New South Wales will be superseded by this Act.
Be it enacted that so much of the said Acts or any of them as relates to the constitution appointment and powers of a Council in New South Wales therein mentioned shall continue until the first writs shall issue for the election of members of the Legislative Council under this Act and from and after the issue of such writs shall be repealed and that subject to the provision hereinafter contained the other parts of the said recited Acts which but for the passing of this Act would expire at the end of this session of Parliament shall become permanent both with respect to the said Colony of New South Wales and the said Colony of Van Diemen's Land.
Provided always that nothing herein contained shall extend or be construed to extend to repeal or abrogate any law or ordinance made in pursuance of the said recited Acts or any of them but that every such law or ordinance shall hereafter be as valid and effectual as if every part of the said recited Acts had been hereby made permanent.
Provided also that it shall be lawful for the Governor and Legislative Council of the said colony in exercise of the powers to them respectively granted by this present Act and in the manner and subject to the rules hereinbefore prescribed to repeal vary or alter all or any part of the said recited Acts or any of them or any law or ordinance made in pursuance thereof.