AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY ELECTRICITY SUPPLY AMENDMENT ACT 1976

No. 5 of 1977

An Act to amend the Australian Capital Territory Electricity Supply Act 1962-1973.

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Australian Capital Territory Electricity Supply Amendment Act 1976.

(2) The Australian Capital Territory Electricity Supply Act 1962-1973 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Australian Capital Territory Electricity Supply Act 1962-1976.

Commencement.

2. (1) Subject to sub-section (2), this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(2) Sections 3, 4 and 5 shall be deemed to have come into operation on 17 July 1974.

Definitions.

3. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting the definition of “the Advisory Council”; and

(b) by inserting, after the definition of “the elected member”, the following definition: —

“ ‘the Legislative Assembly’ means the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly constituted under the Legislative Assembly Ordinance 1936-1974 of the Territory or, if that Ordinance is amended, under that Ordinance as so amended;”.

Constitution of Authority.

4. Section 6 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-section (3) the words “Advisory Council” and substituting the words “Legislative Assembly”;

(b) by omitting from sub-section (3) the words “the Council” (wherever occurring) and substituting the words “the Assembly”;

(d) by omitting from sub-section (8) the words “Advisory Council” and substituting the words “Legislative Assembly”;

(e) by omitting from sub-section (8) the words “that Council” (wherever occurring) and substituting the words “that Assembly”;

(f) by omitting from sub-section (10) the words “Advisory Council” (wherever occurring) and substituting the words “Legislative Assembly”;

(g) by omitting from sub-section (10) the words “that Council” (wherever occurring) and substituting the words “that Assembly”; and

(h) by omitting from sub-section (11) the words “Chairman of the Advisory Council” and substituting the words “President of the Legislative Assembly”.

Acting appointments.

5. Section 10 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (3) the words “Advisory Council” and substituting the words “Legislative Assembly”.

6. Section 11 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted: —

Remuneration, allowances, &c.

“11. (1) The Chairman shall be paid such remuneration as is determined by the Remuneration Tribunal.

“(2) The Chairman shall be paid such allowances as are prescribed.

“(3) An Acting Chairman shall be paid remuneration and allowances at the same respective rates as the Chairman.

“(4) The elected member shall be paid, in respect of his attendance at meetings of the Authority, such remuneration as is determined by the Remuneration Tribunal.

“(5) A person appointed to act in the place of, or in the vacant office of, the elected member shall be paid remuneration, in respect of his attendance at meetings of the Authority, at the same rate as the elected member.

“(6) A member other than the Chairman, or a person appointed to act in the place of, or in the vacant office of, such a member, is not entitled to be paid any travelling allowance but is entitled to be reimbursed such expenses as he reasonably incurs in performing his functions and exercising his powers under this Act.

“(7) This section has effect subject to the Remuneration Tribunals Act 1973-1975.”.

Additional amendments.

7. The Principal Act is amended as set out in the Schedule.

Validation.

8. Any act or thing done by the Australian Capital Territory Electricity Authority at a time during the period that commenced on 17 July 1974 and ended on the day immediately preceding the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, and any election by the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly of a member of the Assembly as a member of the Authority that took place at a time during that period, shall be deemed to have been as valid and effectual as it would have been if the amendments made by sections 3, 4 and 5 had been in force at that time.

SCHEDULE Section 7

ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS

1. The following provisions of the Principal Act are amended by omitting any number expressed in words that is used to identify a section of that Act, and substituting that number expressed in figures:—

Sections 4 (definitions of “the departmental member” and “the elected member”), 7(3), 18(4) and 29(3).

2. The following provisions of the Principal Act are amended by omitting the words “of this Act “and “of this section “(wherever occurring):—

Sections 4 (definitions of “the departmental member” and “the elected member”), 6(10), 7(3), 14(4), 18(4) and 29(3).

3. The Principal Act is further amended as set out in the following table:—

Provision	Amendment
Section 4.................	From the definition of “financial year” omit “the thirtieth day of June”, substitute “30 June”.
Sub-section 6(11)............	Omit “of this section”.
Paragraph 21(b).............	Omit “Public Service of the Commonwealth”, substitute “Australian Public Service”.
Section 31................	Omit “Public Service of the Commonwealth” (wherever occurring), substitute “Australian Public Service”.
Sub-section 36(3)............	Omit “One hundred dollars”, substitute “$100”.
Section 38................	Omit “Two hundred dollars”, substitute “$200”.