Territory of Christmas Island

Administration Amendment Ordinance 2004 (No. 1)1

No. 2 of 20042

I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Ordinance under the Christmas Island Act 1958.

Dated 10 June 2004

P. M. JEFFERY

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command

IAN CAMPBELL

Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads

An Ordinance to amend the Administration Ordinance 1968

1 Name of Ordinance

This Ordinance is the Administration Amendment Ordinance 2004 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

This Ordinance commences on the date of its notification in the Gazette.

3 Amendment of Administration Ordinance 1968

Schedule 1 amends the Administration Ordinance 1968.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(section 3)

[1] Section 6, heading

substitute

6 Office of Administrator

[2] Subsection 7 (1)

omit

when the Administrator is absent from the Territory or unable, by reason of illness or incapacity,

insert

during any period, or during all periods, when the Administrator is absent from duty or is unable, for any reason,

[3] Paragraph 8 (2) (a)

omit

or the Administrator is absent from the Territory or unable, by reason of illness or incapacity,

insert

or during any period, or during all periods, when the Administrator is absent from duty or is unable, for any reason,

[4] Subparagraph 8 (2) (b) (ii)

omit

from the Territory or unable, by reason of illness or incapacity,

insert

from duty or is unable, for any reason,

[5] Section 9

omit

[6] Section 10A

omit

[7] Subsection 12 (1)

omit

Interpretation Ordinance 1958-1968,

insert

Interpretation Ordinance 1958,