POLI 221 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Royal Assent, Letters Patent
30 Mar 2018
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Answer those one first because items relevant to essay. Gg was an officer of the british government. Gg can use powers to reserve government legislation- did not have to give royal assent if it conflicted with imperial. Would send to the british government and they would decide if it was allowed or not. The powers of reservation and disallowance were extended to lieutenant governers because they were imperial officers of the federal government. Reservation and disallowance were used in the first decade after 1867. Over time, it fell by the way side- (cid:449)as(cid:374)"t used. Was(cid:374)"t re(cid:373)o(cid:448)ed fro(cid:373) (cid:272)o(cid:374)stitutio(cid:374) (cid:271)ut (cid:449)as (cid:374)ot used. British colonies contributed to war efforts diminish paternalistic role the belfour declaration. Ended the role of the gg in 1926. All members of common wealth are equal not inferior to britain. Except unless specified in the statute that it would still have effect. That british law would have affect in the colonies.
