Statutory Rules 1989 No. 31

A.C.T. Self-Government (Consequential Provisions) Regulations

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the A.C.T. Self-Government (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988.

Dated 25 January 1989.

N. M. STEPHEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

Graham Richardson

Minister of State for the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories

Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the A.C.T. Self-Government (Consequential Provisions) Regulations.

Broadcasting Act—modifications

2. The Broadcasting Act 1942 is modified as set out in the Schedule.

SCHEDULE Regulation 2

MODIFICATIONS

Broadcasting Act 1942

After subsection 116(3):

Insert the following subsection:

“(3a) Subsection (3) applies to the first general election for the Legislative Assembly of the Australian Capital Territory as if all the words from and including ‘, being parties’ to the end of the subsection were omitted.”.

(S. R. 11/89)—Cat. No, 16/19.1.1989

SCHEDULE—continued

Paragraph 116 (4) (a):

After “issued” insert “or, in the case of a general election for the Legislative Assembly of the Australian Capital Territory, the pre-election period within the meaning of the Australian Capital Territory (Electoral) Act 1988 has begun”.

Subsection 116 (6) (definition of “election period”):

Omit the definition, substitute:

“election period”, in relation to an electron means the period that begins:

(a) in relation to a general election for the Legislative Assembly of the Australian Capital Territory—on the day that is the first day of the pre-election period within the meaning of the Australian Capital Territory (Electoral) Act 1988; or

(b) in any other case—on the day on which the writ for the election is issued;

and ends at the close of the poll on the polling day for the election;”.

Subsection 117 (4) (subparagraph (b) (ii) of the definition of “required period”):

Omit the subparagraph, substitute:

“(ii) if that period ends before the day on which the writ for the election is returned or, in the case of a general election for the Legislative Assembly of the Australian Capital Territory, the day on which the result of the election is declared under section 283 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 as applied by the Australian Capital Territory (Electoral) Act 1988—the day on which the writ is so returned or the result is so declared, as the case may be;”.

NOTE

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 25 January 1989.

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