Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY (SELF-GOVERNMENT) ACT 1988

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Interpretation  
   4.      Meaning of day on which election held  
   5.      Meaning of day on which result of election declared  
   6.      Powers includes functions and duties  

   PART II--AUSTRALIAN--CAPITAL TERRITORY

   7.      Establishment of body politic  

   PART III--LEGISLATIVE--ASSEMBLY

           Division 1--Constitution of Assembly

   8.      Legislative Assembly  
   9.      Oath or Affirmation of Allegiance  
   10.     Term of office of member  
   11.     Presiding Officer of Assembly  
   12.     Vacation of office by Presiding Officer  
   13.     Resignation of members  
   14.     Disqualification of member  
   15.     Conflict of interest  
   16.     Dissolution of Assembly by Governor - General  

           Division 2--Procedure of Assembly

   17.     Times of meetings  
   18.     Procedure at meetings  
   19.     Resolution of no confidence in Chief Minister  
   20.     Minutes of meetings  
   21.     Standing rules and orders  

   PART IV--POWERS--OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

   22.     Power of Assembly to make laws  
   23.     Matters excluded from power to make laws  
   24.     Powers, privileges and immunities of Assembly  
   25.     Notification of enactment  
   26.     Special procedures for making certain enactments  
   27.     Crown may be bound  
   28.     Inconsistency with other laws  
   29.     Avoidance of application of enactments to Parliament  
   30.     Judicial notice  
   31.     Publication of enactments  
   33.     Application of Acts Interpretation Act  
   34.     Certain laws converted into enactments  

   PART V--THE--EXECUTIVE

   36.     Australian Capital Territory Executive  
   37.     General powers of Executive  
   38.     Executive matters not limited by Schedule 4  
   38A.    Executive's powers under Commonwealth Acts  
   39.     Membership of Executive  
   40.     Chief Minister for the Territory  
   41.     Ministers for the Territory  
   42.     Presiding Officer or Deputy Presiding Officer not to be a Minister  
   43.     Ministerial portfolios  
   44.     Deputy Chief Minister for the Territory  
   45.     Resignation of Ministers  
   46.     Vacation of office by Ministers  
   47.     Vacancies in all Ministerial offices  
   48.     Resolution of no confidence in Chief Minister  

   PART VA--THE--JUDICIARY

   48A.    Jurisdiction and powers of the Supreme Court  
   48AA.   ACT laws may give concurrent jurisdiction to the Federal Court of Australia  
   48B.    Retirement age of Judges etc. of the Supreme Court  
   48C.    Judicial commission  
   48D.    Removal of a judicial officer from office  

   PART VII--FINANCE

   57.     Public money  
   58.     Withdrawals of public money  
   59.     Financial relations between Commonwealth and Territory  
   60.     Borrowing from Commonwealth  
   65.     Proposal of money votes  

   PART VIII--ELECTIONS--TO ASSEMBLY

   66.     Interpretation  
   66A.    Part to bind Crown  
   66B.    Election of members  
   67.     Qualifications of candidates  
   67A.    General elections  
   67B.    Electoral enactment  
   67C.    Qualifications of electors  
   67D.    Territory electorates  

   PART IX--MISCELLANEOUS

   69A.    Acts that bind States to bind Territory  
   69.     Trade and commerce to be free  
   70.     Validity of certain actions  
   73.     Remuneration and allowances  
   74.     Regulations  
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2 Commonwealth Acts and provisions to become enactments
           SCHEDULE 4 Matters concerning which the Executive has power to govern the Territory
           SCHEDULE 5 Laws and provisions other than those that shall become enactments