Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC TERRITORY ACT 1954 - NOTES

Act No. 42 of 1954 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 10 October 2012
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 136 of 2012

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 Parliamentary Counsel, Canberra

Contents

1 Short title [see Note 1]

2 Commencement [see Note 1]

4 Definitions

5 Existing laws to cease to be in force

6 Laws of Australian Capital Territory to be in force

7 Powers and functions under applied laws

8 Application of Commonwealth Acts

9 Ordinance may amend or repeal adopted laws

10 A.C.T. courts to have jurisdiction in the Territory

11 Ordinances

12 Tabling of Ordinances in Parliament

12A Ordinance not to be re-made while required to be tabled

12B Ordinance not to be re-made while subject to disallowance

12C Disallowed Ordinance not to be re-made unless resolution rescinded or House approves

12D Regulations, rules and by-laws

13 Grant of pardon, remission etc

Notes

Preamble

WHEREAS the Australian Antarctic Territory was, by the Australian Antarctic Territory Acceptance Act 1933, accepted by the Commonwealth as a Territory under the authority of the Commonwealth:

AND WHEREAS the Australian Antarctic Territory has been governed by the Commonwealth under the provisions of that Act:

AND WHEREAS it is desirable to make other provision for the government of the Australian Antarctic Territory:

BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows: