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2002
The Parliament of
the
Commonwealth of
Australia
HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first
time
Australian
Capital Territory Legislation Amendment Bill
2002
No. ,
2002
(Transport and Regional
Services)
A Bill for an Act to amend laws
relating to the Australian Capital Territory, and for related
purposes
Contents
A Bill for an Act to amend laws relating to the
Australian Capital Territory, and for related purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
This Act may be cited as the Australian Capital Territory Legislation
Amendment Act 2002.
This Act commences on the day after it receives the Royal
Assent.
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repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any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.
1 Subsection 16(9)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
(9) A person holding office, or acting as, Chief Executive of the Chief
Minister’s Department must not be appointed as a Commissioner under this
section.
(10) If the name of the office of Chief Executive, or of the Chief
Minister’s Department, is changed, a reference in subsection (9) to
that office or Department is to be taken to be a reference to the office or
Department under the new name.
2 Subsection 46(1)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
(1) A person holding office as Chief Minister vacates the
office:
(a) when the person resigns the office; or
(b) when the person ceases to be a member (not because of a general
election); or
(c) immediately before a Chief Minister is elected after:
(i) the next general election; or
(ii) the passing of a resolution of no confidence in the Chief
Minister.
(1A) A person holding office as a Minister (other than the Chief Minister)
vacates the office:
(a) when the person resigns the office; or
(b) when the person ceases to be a member (not because of a general
election); or
(c) when the person is dismissed from office by the Chief Minister;
or
(d) immediately before another Chief Minister is elected after:
(i) the next general election; or
(ii) the passing of a resolution of no confidence in the Chief
Minister.
3 Subsection 48(1)
Repeal the subsection.
4 Subsection 48(4)
Repeal the subsection.
5 Subsections 67(2) to (5)
Repeal the subsections.
6 Subsection 67A(1)
Omit “, 67D and 67E”, substitute “and
67D”.
7 Section 67E
Repeal the section.
8 Section 68
Repeal the section.
9 Subsection 70(1) (definition of
office)
Omit “, Head of Administration, Associate Head of
Administration,”.
10 Schedule 4
Omit “the Head of Administration, Associate Heads of
Administration”.
11 Schedule 4
Omit “, the Head of Administration, an Associate Head of
Administration”.
12 Schedule 4
Omit “or a member of the staff”, substitute “or a member
of the public service”.
1 Subsection 43(6)
After “but”, insert “, subject to
subsection (6A),”.
2 After subsection 43(6)
Insert:
(6A) If the full-time member is precluded from being present by
section 42, then:
(a) if the full-time member is the Chairperson—any 3 members
constitute a quorum; or
(b) if the full-time member is not the Chairperson—the Chairperson
and any other 2 members constitute a quorum.