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Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Amendment (Disallowance and Amendment Power of the Commonwealth) Bill 2009

  • - C2009B00264
A Bill for an Act to abolish the power of the Commonwealth executive government to disallow or amend any Act of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian Capital Territory, and for related purposes
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Registered 27 Nov 2009
Introduced Senate 26 Nov 2009

2008‑2009

 

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

 

THE SENATE

 

 

 

Presented and read a first time

 

 

 

 

 

Australian Capital Territory (Self‑Government) Amendment (Disallowance and Amendment Power of the Commonwealth) Bill 2009

 

No.      , 2009

 

(Senator Bob Brown)

 

 

 

A Bill for an Act to abolish the power of the Commonwealth executive government to disallow or amend any Act of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian Capital Territory, and for related purposes

  

  

Contents

1............ Short title............................................................................................ 1

2............ Commencement.................................................................................. 2

3............ Schedule(s).......................................................................................... 2

4............ Objects of Act.................................................................................... 2

Schedule 1—Amendment of the Australian Capital Territory (Self‑Government) Act 1988           3

 

A Bill for an Act to abolish the power of the Commonwealth executive government to disallow or amend any Act of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian Capital Territory, and for related purposes

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1  Short title

                   This Act may be cited as the Australian Capital Territory (Self‑Government) Amendment (Disallowance and Amendment Power of the Commonwealth) Act 2009.

2  Commencement

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                   Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

4  Objects of Act

                   The objects of this Act are to:

                     (a)  remove the Governor‑General’s power under the Australian Capital Territory (Self‑Government) Act 1988 to disallow or amend any Act of the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory; and

                     (b)  ensure that the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory has exclusive legislative authority and responsibility for making laws for the Australian Capital Territory.

Schedule 1—Amendment of the Australian Capital Territory (Self‑Government) Act 1988

1  Section 35

Repeal the section.