Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY (SELF-GOVERNMENT) ACT 1988 - SECT 46

             (1)  A person holding office as Chief Minister vacates the office:

                     (a)  when the person resigns the office; or

                     (b)  when the person ceases to be a member (not because of a general election); or

                     (c)  immediately before a Chief Minister is elected after:

                              (i)  the next general election; or

                             (ii)  the passing of a resolution of no confidence in the Chief Minister.

          (1A)  A person holding office as a Minister (other than the Chief Minister) vacates the office:

                     (a)  when the person resigns the office; or

                     (b)  when the person ceases to be a member (not because of a general election); or

                     (c)  when the person is dismissed from office by the Chief Minister; or

                     (d)  immediately before another Chief Minister is elected after:

                              (i)  the next general election; or

                             (ii)  the passing of a resolution of no confidence in the Chief Minister.

             (2)  A person who has vacated an office of Minister may be re‑elected or re‑appointed.