Statutory Rules 1989 No. 3961

A.C.T. Self-Government (Consequential

Provisions) Regulations2 (Amendment)

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

Dated 21 December 1989.

BILL HAYDEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

Clyde Holding

Minister of State for the Arts, Tourism

and Territories

Schedule 1

Schedule 1 to the A.C.T. Self-Government (Consequential Provisions) Regulations is amended:

(a) by omitting “Remuneration Tribunals Act 1973” and substituting “ ‘Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973”;

(b) by omitting from paragraph (fc) of the modification of subsection 3 (4) of the Remuneration Act 1973 “officers” and substituting “offices”;

“Subsection 7 (3):

Omit ‘and to the holders of substitute ‘, the offices of Head of Administration and Associate Head of Administration within the meaning of the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 and’.”;

(S.R. 416/89)—Cat. No 14/4.12.1989

(d) by omitting from paragraph (15) (b) of the modifications of section 7 of that Act “subsisting”;

(e) by adding at the end of that modification the following:

“Subsection 8 (4):

After ‘1922’ insert ‘or the office of Head of Administration or Associate Head of Administration within the meaning of the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988’.”;

(f) by inserting in its appropriate alphabetical position (determined on a letter-by-letter basis according to the citation of the Act to be modified) the following:

Judiciary Act 1903

Section 78aa:

After “includes” insert “the Australian Capital Territory and”.

Prices Surveillance Act 1983

Subsection 3 (1) (definition of “Commonwealth authority”):

Add at the end of paragraph (b) “that is specified in Schedule 3 to the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988”.

Subsection 3 (1) (definition of “law of the Commonwealth”):

Before “the Northern” in paragraph (a) insert “the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 or”.

Subsection 3 (1) (definition of “prescribed authority”):

(a) after “State,” in paragraph (a) insert “the Australian Capital Territory,”;

(b) after “State,” in paragraph (b) insert “of the Australian Capital Territory,”;

Paragraph 4 (1) (f):

After “other than” insert “the Australian Capital Territory or”.

Section 4:

Add at the end the following subsection:

“(3) A reference in this section to a body corporate incorporated in the Australian Capital Territory is a reference to a body corporate incorporated under a law of the Commonwealth or a law specified in Schedule 3 to the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988.”.

Subsection 5 (1):

After “State,” insert “of the Australian Capital Territory,”.

Public Accounts Committee Act 1951

Paragraph 8 (2) (a):

Before “the Northern Territory” insert “the Australian Capital Territory or”.

Subparagraph 8 (2) (b) (i):

Before “the Northern Territory” insert “the Australian Capital Territory or”.

Subsection 8 (6) (definition of “State”):

After “includes” insert “the Australian Capital Territory and”.

Public Leading Right Act 1985

Subsection 8 (2):

After “a State, by” insert “the Australian Capital Territory or”.

Racial Discrimination Act 1975

Section 6:

After “States,” insert “of the Australian Capital Territory,”.

Subsection 24f (9) (definition of “State”):

After “includes” insert “the Australian Capital Territory and”.

Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

Section 3b:

After “States” insert “, of the Australian Capital Territory”.

Paragraph 12 (a):

After “States” insert “, to the Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory”.

After subsection 27 (2):

Insert the following subsection:

“(2a) The Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory, or a person authorised by him or her to act under this subsection, may appoint one person to act as a scrutineer during the voting at a referendum at each place in that Territory where voting is being conducted.”.

After subsection 89 (3):

Insert the following subsection:

“(3a) The Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory, or a person authorised by him or her to act under this subsection, may appoint one person to act as a scrutineer during the scrutiny at each counting centre in the Territory.”.

Subsection 95 (2):

After “State” insert “, the Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory”.

Section 99:

After “States” insert “, to the Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory”.

Section 100:

After “State” insert “, by the Australian Capital Territory”.

Paragraph 101 (c):

After “the State” insert “, the Attorney-General of the Australian Capital Territory for and on behalf of the Territory”.

Subsections 105 (1) and (2):

After “States,” insert “the Attorney-General of the Australian Capital Territory”.

After subsection 105 (2):

Insert the following subsection:

“(2a) Where a petition of the kind referred to in section 100 is filed by the Australian Capital Territory, the Attorney-General of the Territory shall notify the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth, the Attorneys-General of the several States, the Attorney-General of the Northern Territory and the Electoral Commission of the filing of the petition.”.

Subsections 105 (3) and (4):

After “States” insert “, the Attorney-General of the Australian Capital Territory”.

Section 106:

After “State,” insert “of the Australian Capital Territory,”.

State and Territorial Laws and Records Recognition Act 1901

Section 2 (definition of “Court”):

After “State Act” insert “, enactment within the meaning of the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988”.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 21 December 1989.

2. Statutory Rules 1989 No. 3 as amended by 1989 Nos. 52, 88, 188, 209, 210, 234, 298, 299, 304, 391, 392, 393, 394 and 395.

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