Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsAct No. 60 of 1933 as amended
This compilation was prepared on 8 July 2008
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 73 of 2008
The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section
The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney-General's Department, Canberra
Contents
1 Short title [see Note 1]
2 Commencement [see Note 1]
3 Interpretation
4 Proclamation by Governor-General fixing date on which Order in Council shall come into operation [see Note 2]
5 Acceptance of Ashmore Islands and Cartier Island
6 Application of Northern Territory laws
6A Criminal Code does not apply
7 Ordinance may amend or repeal adopted laws
8 Application of Commonwealth Acts
9 Ordinances
10 Tabling of Ordinances
10A Ordinance not to be re-made while required to be tabled
10B Ordinance not to be re-made while subject to disallowance
10C Disallowed Ordinance not to be re-made unless resolution rescinded or House approves
10D Regulations, rules and by-laws
11 Powers and functions under adopted laws
11A Arrangements with Northern Territory
12 Courts of Northern Territory to have jurisdiction in Territory
13 Grant of pardon, remission etc.
Notes
WHEREAS the islands named the Ashmore Islands and known as Middle, East and West Islands, and also the island named Cartier Island, being islands situated in the Indian Ocean off the North-West Coast of Australia, are islands over which His Majesty the King has sovereign rights:
AND WHEREAS by an Order in Council dated the twenty-third day of July, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-one made by His Majesty by virtue and in exercise of the power in that behalf in His Majesty vested, it was ordered that the said Ashmore Islands and Cartier Island should be placed under the authority of the Commonwealth of Australia and that the order should come into operation on such date, after legislation had been passed by the Parliament providing for the acceptance of the said islands and the government thereof, as might be fixed by Proclamation by the Governor -General of the Commonwealth of Australia:
AND WHEREAS the Parliament of the Commonwealth is willing that the Ashmore Islands and Cartier Island should be placed under the authority of, and be accepted as a Territory by, the Commonwealth:
AND WHEREAS by the Constitution it is provided that the Parliament may make laws for the government of any Territory placed by the King under the Authority of and accepted by the Commonwealth:
BE it therefore enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows: