Legislative Council Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2) 52 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Members Members Senate Vacancy SENATE VACANCY His Excellency the Governor, by message, informed the Legislative Council that the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, in accordance with section 21 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia, had notified him that, in consequence of the resignation on 14^th day of August 2012 of Senator Mary Jo Fisher, a vacancy has happened in the representation of this state in the Senate of the Commonwealth. The Governor has advised that by such vacancy having happened the place of a senator has become vacant before the expiration of her term within the meaning of section 15 of the constitution, and that such place must be filled by the houses of Parliament, sitting and voting together, choosing a person to hold it in accordance with the provisions of the said section. The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: I inform the council that, having conferred, I have arranged to call a joint meeting of the two houses for the purposes of complying with section 15 of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act on Wednesday 5 September 2012 at 10.15am. A formal notice will be distributed to all the members of the parliament.