Statutory Rules 1990 No. 154¹

A.C.T. Self-Government (Consequential

Provisions) Regulations² (Amendment)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the A.C.T. Self-Government (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988.

Dated 18 June 1990.

BILL HAYDEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

Michael Duffy

Attorney-General for and on behalf of the Minister of State for the Arts, Tourism and Territories

Commencement

1. These Regulations commence on 1 July 1990.

Schedule 1

2. Schedule 1 to the A.C.T. Self-Government (Consequential Provisions) Regulations is amended by inserting in its appropriate alphabetical position (determined on a letter-by-letter basis according to the citation of the Act to be modified) the following:

Extradition Act 1988

Section 5 (definition of “magistrate”):

Before “the Northern Territory” (wherever occurring) insert “the Australian Capital Territory,”.

Paragraph 46 (1) (b):

Omit the paragraph, substitute the following paragraph:

“(b) arrange with:

(i) the Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory; or

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(ii) the Administrator of the Northern Territory or the Territory of Norfolk Island;

for the performance, by all or any of the persons who from time to time hold office as magistrates of that Territory, of the functions of a magistrate under this Act.”.

Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987

Subsection 3 (1): (definition of “Governor”):

Omit the definition, substitute the following definition:

“ ‘Governor’, means:

(a) in relation to the Australian Capital Territory—the Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory; and

(b) in relation to the Northern Territory—the Administrator of the Northern Territory;”.

Subsection 3 (1): (Definition of “State”):

Before “the Northern Territory” insert “the Australian Capital Territory and”.

Subsection 3 (1): (Definition of “Territory”):

Before “the Northern Territory” insert “the Australian Capital Territory or”.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 25 June 1990.

2. Statutory Rules 1989 No. 3 as amended by Statutory Rules 1989 Nos. 52, 88, 188, 209, 210, 234, 298, 299, 304, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397 and 398.

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