In the Parliament of Australia, a casual vacancy arises when a member of either house (the Senate or the House of Representatives):
- dies
- resigns mid-term
- is expelled from Parliament and their seat is declared vacant,
- is absent from (fails to attend) the house, without the permission of the house, for two consecutive months of a session, or
- is disqualified.
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