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Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988
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C2023C00008 (C25)
13 December 2022
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Part I—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Interpretation
4 Meaning of day on which election held
5 Meaning of day on which result of election declared
6 Powers includes functions and duties
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Part II—Australian Capital Territory
7 Establishment of body politic
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Part III—Legislative Assembly
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Division 1—Constitution of Assembly
8 Legislative Assembly
9 Oath or Affirmation of Allegiance
10 Term of office of member
11 Presiding Officer of Assembly
12 Vacation of office by Presiding Officer
13 Resignation of members
14 Disqualification of member
15 Conflict of interest
16 Dissolution of Assembly by Governor General
Division 2—Procedure of Assembly
17 Times of meetings
18 Procedure at meetings
19 Resolution of no confidence in Chief Minister
20 Minutes of meetings
21 Standing rules and orders
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Part IV—Powers of Legislative Assembly
22 Power of Assembly to make laws
23 Matters excluded from power to make laws
24 Powers, privileges and immunities of Assembly
25 Notification of enactment
26 Special procedures for making certain enactments
27 Crown may be bound
28 Inconsistency with other laws
29 Avoidance of application of enactments to Parliament
30 Judicial notice
31 Publication of enactments
33 Application of Acts Interpretation Act
34 Certain laws converted into enactments
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Part V—The Executive
36 Australian Capital Territory Executive
37 General powers of Executive
38 Executive matters not limited by Schedule 4
38A Executive’s powers under Commonwealth Acts
39 Membership of Executive
40 Chief Minister for the Territory
41 Ministers for the Territory
42 Presiding Officer or Deputy Presiding Officer not to be a Minister
43 Ministerial portfolios
44 Deputy Chief Minister for the Territory
45 Resignation of Ministers
46 Vacation of office by Ministers
47 Vacancies in all Ministerial offices
48 Resolution of no confidence in Chief Minister
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Part VA—The Judiciary
48A Jurisdiction and powers of the Supreme Court
48AA ACT laws may give concurrent jurisdiction to the Federal Court of Australia
48B Retirement age of Judges etc. of the Supreme Court
48C Judicial commission
48D Removal of a judicial officer from office
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Part VII—Finance
57 Public money
58 Withdrawals of public money
59 Financial relations between Commonwealth and Territory
60 Borrowing from Commonwealth
65 Proposal of money votes
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Part VIII—Elections to Assembly
66 Interpretation
66A Part to bind Crown
66B Election of members
67 Qualifications of candidates
67A General elections
67B Electoral enactment
67C Qualifications of electors
67D Territory electorates
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Part IX—Miscellaneous
69A Acts that bind States to bind Territory
69 Trade and commerce to be free
70 Validity of certain actions
73 Remuneration and allowances
74 Regulations
Schedule 2—Commonwealth Acts and provisions to become enactments
Schedule 4—Matters concerning which the Executive has power to govern the Territory
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Schedule 5—Laws and provisions other than those that shall become enactments
Part 1—Ordinances of the Territory
Part 2—Acts of the Parliament of New South Wales in force in the Territory
Part 3—Imperial Acts in force in the Territory
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history