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AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY (SELF-GOVERNMENT) ACT 1988

Table of Provisions

PART I--PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Short title  
  • 2 Commencement  
  • 3 Interpretation  
  • 4 Meaning of day on which election held  
  • 5 Meaning of day on which result of election declared  
  • 6 Powers includes functions and duties  

PART II--AUSTRALIAN--CAPITAL TERRITORY

  • 7 Establishment of body politic  

PART III--LEGISLATIVE--ASSEMBLY

DIVISION 1--Constitution of Assembly
  • 8 Legislative Assembly  
  • 9 Oath or Affirmation of Allegiance  
  • 10 Term of office of member  
  • 11 Presiding Officer of Assembly  
  • 12 Vacation of office by Presiding Officer  
  • 13 Resignation of members  
  • 14 Disqualification of member  
  • 15 Conflict of interest  
  • 16 Dissolution of Assembly by Governor-General  
  • DIVISION 2--Procedure of Assembly
  • 17 Times of meetings  
  • 18 Procedure at meetings  
  • 19 Resolution of no confidence in Chief Minister  
  • 20 Minutes of meetings  
  • 21 Standing rules and orders  

PART IV--POWERS--OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

  • 22 Power of Assembly to make laws  
  • 23 Matters excluded from power to make laws  
  • 24 Powers, privileges and immunities of Assembly  
  • 25 Notification of enactment  
  • 26 Special procedures for making certain enactments  
  • 27 Crown may be bound  
  • 28 Inconsistency with other laws  
  • 29 Avoidance of application of enactments to Parliament  
  • 30 Judicial notice  
  • 31 Publication of enactments  
  • 33 Application of Acts Interpretation Act  
  • 34 Certain laws converted into enactments  

PART V--THE--EXECUTIVE

  • 36 Australian Capital Territory Executive  
  • 37 General powers of Executive  
  • 38 Executive matters not limited by Schedule 4  
  • 38A Executive's powers under Commonwealth Acts  
  • 39 Membership of Executive  
  • 40 Chief Minister for the Territory  
  • 41 Ministers for the Territory  
  • 42 Presiding Officer or Deputy Presiding Officer not to be a Minister  
  • 43 Ministerial portfolios  
  • 44 Deputy Chief Minister for the Territory  
  • 45 Resignation of Ministers  
  • 46 Vacation of office by Ministers  
  • 47 Vacancies in all Ministerial offices  
  • 48 Resolution of no confidence in Chief Minister  

PART VA--THE--JUDICIARY

  • 48A Jurisdiction and powers of the Supreme Court  
  • 48AA ACT laws may give concurrent jurisdiction to the Federal Court of Australia  
  • 48B Retirement age of Judges etc. of the Supreme Court  
  • 48C Judicial commission  
  • 48D Removal of a judicial officer from office  

PART VII--FINANCE

  • 57 Public money  
  • 58 Withdrawals of public money  
  • 59 Financial relations between Commonwealth and Territory  
  • 60 Borrowing from Commonwealth  
  • 65 Proposal of money votes  

PART VIII--ELECTIONS--TO ASSEMBLY

  • 66 Interpretation  
  • 66A Part to bind Crown  
  • 66B Election of members  
  • 67 Qualifications of candidates  
  • 67A General elections  
  • 67B Electoral enactment  
  • 67C Qualifications of electors  
  • 67D Territory electorates  

PART IX--MISCELLANEOUS

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