Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (MEMBERS' STAFF) (NO 19 OF 1989)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I--PRELIMINARY SHORT TITLE

   1.      This Act may be cited as the Legislative Assembly (Members' Staff) Act 1989.  
   2.      This Act commences on the day on which the Act is notified in the Gazette.  
   3.      In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—“administrative unit” means an administrative unit into which the Public Service is divided pursuant to paragraph 54 (2) (a) of the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 of the Commonwealth; “Assembly” means the Legislative Assembly; “office-holder” means—  

   PART II--STAFF OF OFFICE-HOLDERS DETERMINATIONS BY CHIEF MINISTER

   4.      The Chief Minister may, by writing, determine that, having regard to the parliamentary duties of a member of the Assembly, the member ought to be empowered to employ staff under this Part.  
   9.      Nothing in this Part affects the power of an office-holder who is a member of the Assembly to employ staff under Part III.  

   PART III--STAFF OF MEMBERS MEMBERS MAY EMPLOY STAFF

   PART IV--MISCELLANEOUS POWERS MAY BE EXERCISED BY AUTHORISED PERSON

   14.     An office-holder or member of the Assembly may, in writing, authorise another person to exercise, on his or her behalf, a power conferred on the office-holder or member by Part II or III, and a person so authorised may exercise the power accordingly.  
   15.     The Executive may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act prescribing matters—