Editing Australian Senate (section)

===Casual vacancies===
{{see also|Casual vacancies in the Australian Parliament|List of Australian Senate appointments}}
Section 15 of the Constitution provides that a [[Casual vacancies in the Australian Parliament|casual vacancy]] of a State senator shall be filled by the State Parliament.<ref>{{Cite Legislation AU|Cth|act|coaca430|Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act|15}}</ref> If the previous senator was a member of a particular political party the replacement must come from the same party, but the State Parliament may choose not to fill the vacancy, in which case Section 11 requires the Senate to proceed regardless. If the State Parliament happens to be in recess when the vacancy occurs, the Constitution provides that the State Governor can appoint someone to fill the place until fourteen days after the State Parliament resumes sitting.<ref>{{Cite Legislation AU|Cth|act|coaca430|Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act|11}}</ref>