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
- 69A Acts that bind States to bind Territory
- 69 Trade and commerce to be free
- 70 Validity of certain actions
- 73 Remuneration and allowances
- 74 Regulations