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13Amendment of Constitution Act of Queensland.

(1)The Constitution Act 1867-1978 of the State of Queensland is in this section referred to as the Principal Act.

(2)Section 11A of the Principal Act is amended in subsection (3)—

(a)by omitting from paragraph (a)—

(i)“and Signet”; and

(ii)“constituted under Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom”; and

(b)by omitting from paragraph (b)—

(i)“and Signet”; and

(ii)“whenever and so long as the office of Governor is vacant or the Governor is incapable of discharging the duties of administration or has departed from Queensland”.

(3)Section 11B of the Principal Act is amended—

(a)by omitting “Governor to conform to instructions” and substituting “Definition of Royal Sign Manual”;

(b)by omitting subsection (1); and

(c)by omitting from subsection (2)—

(i)“(2)”;

(ii)“this section and in”; and

(iii)“and the expression "Signet' means the seal commonly used for the sign manual of the Sovereign or the seal with which documents are sealed by the Secretary of State in the United Kingdom on behalf of the Sovereign”.

(4)Section 14 of the Principal Act is amended in subsection (2) by omitting “, subject to his performing his duty prescribed by section 11B,”.

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