Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

ELECTORAL ACT 1992 - SECT 6A

    (1)     A member of the electoral commission is an independent officer of the Legislative Assembly.

    (2)     The functions, powers, rights, immunities and obligations of the member of the electoral commission are as stated in this Act and any other law in force in the ACT.

Note     A law in force in the ACT includes a territory law and a Commonwealth law.

    (3)     There are no implied functions, powers, rights, immunities or obligations arising from the member of the electoral commission being an independent officer of the Legislative Assembly.

    (4)     The powers of the Legislative Assembly to act in relation to the member of the electoral commission are as stated in this Act and any other law in force in the ACT.

    (5)     In subsection (4):

"Legislative Assembly" includes—

        (a)     the members of the Legislative Assembly; and

        (b)     the committees of the Legislative Assembly.

    (6)     There are no implied powers of the Legislative Assembly arising from the member of the electoral commission being an independent officer of the Legislative Assembly.