Australian Capital Territory (Self‑Government) Amendment Act 2013

No. 28, 2013

An Act to amend the Australian Capital Territory (Self‑Government) Act 1988, and for related purposes

Contents

1 Short title

2 Commencement

3 Schedule(s)

Schedule 1—Amendments

Australian Capital Territory (Self‑Government) Act 1988

Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Amendment Act 2013

No. 28, 2013

An Act to amend the Australian Capital Territory (Self‑Government) Act 1988, and for related purposes

[Assented to 30 March 2013]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1  Short title

  This Act may be cited as the Australian Capital Territory (Self‑Government) Amendment Act 2013.

2  Commencement

  This Act commences on the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.

3  Schedule(s)

  Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Australian Capital Territory (Self‑Government) Act 1988

1  Subsections 8(2) and (3)

Repeal the subsections, substitute:

 (2) The Assembly is to consist of:

 (a) such number of members as is provided by enactment (subject to subsection (3)); or

 (b) until provision is made—17 members.

 (3) An enactment providing for the number of members of the Assembly (or an enactment amending or repealing such an enactment) has no effect unless it is passed by a number of members at least equal to two‑thirds of the number of members provided for, at that time, by or in accordance with subsection (2).

 (4) Subsection (3) has effect despite anything else in this Act.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 13 February 2013

Senate on 13 March 2013]