Wednesday, September 1, 2010

the little details of government...

on Brian's blog http://www.nottoomuch.com/
good to have it written down!
The last day for the return of the writs with the formal election results is — wait for it — 26 October 2010. (The Electoral Commission does its best to make it well before then.) The Parliament must meet within 30 days of the day appointed for the return of the writs (25 November 2010). A Prime Minister lacking the support of the majority of MPs could hang on until them. Only if the House failed to support the government would the PM then be obliged to resign. The first test of this would be the election of a Speaker.
and the Greens/government agreement: http://greens.org.au/greens_labor_deal
The full agreement is five pages and worth seeing.

 

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