The Government of the Realm is bound to summon the Reichsrat should one-third of the members of the Reichsrat demand it.
A member of the Government of the Realm shall preside over the meetings of the Reichsrat. The members of the Government of the Realm may take part in the proceedings of the Reichsrat and of its Committees; they are bound to do so if summoned. They are entitled to be heard at their request at any time of the proceedings.
The Government of the Realm, and also each member of the Reichsrat may propose resolutions there.
The Reichsrat shall regulate its procedure by Standing Orders.
The plenary sessions of the Reichsrat are public. Publicity may be suspended by standing order in particular discussions.
The voting shall be decided by simple majority.
The Reichsrat shall be kept informed of the course of current business by the Ministers. The competent Committees of the Reichsrat shall be consulted by the Ministers in matters of importance.
Bills shall be introduced by the Government, or from the body of the House.
Acts of the Realm shall be passed by the Reichstag.
Bills proposed by the Government require the consent of the Reichsrat. Should the Government and the Reichsrat fail to come to an agreement, the Government may nevertheless introduce its Bill, but must append the dissenting opinion of the Reichsrat. Should the Reichsrat pass a Bill from which the Government dissents, the Government must introduce such Bill in the Reichstag together with an exposition of its own views.
The President of the Realm shall have laws, constitutionally passed, properly engrossed, and shall proclaim them, within a month, in the Gazette of the Realm.
Acts of the Realm, unless otherwise provided, come into force on the fourteenth day after the date of publication of the Gazette in the capital of the Realm.[29]
Proclamation of an act of the Realm shall be deferred for two months on request of one-third of the Reichstag. Laws which the Reichstag and the Reichsrat declare to be urgent may be proclaimed by the President of the Realm notwithstanding this request.
An Act passed by the Reichstag must, before being proclaimed, be submitted to a plebiscite, should the President of the Realm so decide within a month.