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 1

2 Commencement 2

3 Schedule(s) 2

Schedule 1—Amendments 3

Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 3

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Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.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

Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988

 1 Subsections 8(2) and (3)

Repeal the subsections, substitute:

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 13 February 2013

Senate on 13 March 2013]

(28/13)

 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.