Commonwealth Numbered Acts

NORTHERN TERRITORY (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1974 No. 30, 1974 - SECT 16

16. (1) In this section, the "relevant day" means the day immediately
preceding the day of the first general election of members of the Legislative
Assembly.

(2) Notwithstanding the amendments of the Principal Act made by this Act,
until and including the relevant day-

   (a)  the Legislative Council established by section 4 of the Principal Act
        continues in existence and has and may exercise all the powers
        conferred on it by the Principal Act;

   (b)  the Administrator's Council shall continue to be constituted in
        accordance with section 4ZA of the Principal Act;

   (c)  the Principal Act continues to apply to and in relation to the
        Legislative Council, the President and the Administrator's Council;

   (d)  subject to the Principal Act, the members of the Legislative Council
        continue to hold office;

   (e)  subject to the Principal Act, the President of the Legislative Council
        continues to hold office; and

   (f)  subject to the Principal Act, the members of the Administrator's
        Council continue to hold office.

(3) The amendments of the Principal Act made by this Act do not affect the
continuance in force of Ordinances in force immediately before the
commencement of this Act.

(4) Notwithstanding the amendments of the Principal Act made by this Act, an
Ordinance passed before the relevant day may come or be brought into force or
operation in accordance with that Ordinance.

(5) Notwithstanding the amendments of the Principal Act made by this Act,
sections 4Y and 4Z of the Principal Act continue to apply after the relevant
day to and in relation to Ordinances made by the Legislative Council.

(6) In relation to an Ordinance made by the Legislative Council on or before
the relevant day, being an Ordinance that has not been assented to on or
before that day-

   (a)  the provisions of sections 4V, 4W and 4X of the Principal Act continue
        to apply, and the Ordinance may be assented to, or be otherwise dealt
        with, in accordance with those provisions; and

   (b)  for that purpose, those provisions have effect, in relation to
        anything to be done, after the relevant day, by or in relation to the
        Legislative Council under those provisions, as if the Legislative
        Assembly were the Legislative Council.

(7) Ordinances in force immediately before the relevant day and Ordinances
made by the Legislative Council and coming into force after that day may be
amended or repealed by Ordinances made by the Legislative Assembly.

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