Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsAct No. 7 of 1953 as amended
This compilation was prepared on 11 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 Interpretation
3 Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
4 Existing laws to cease to be in force
5 Laws of Australian Capital Territory to be in force
6 Powers and functions under applied laws
7 Application of Commonwealth Acts
8 Ordinance may amend or repeal adopted laws
9 A.C.T. courts to have jurisdiction in the Territory
10 Ordinances
11 Laying of Ordinances before the Parliament
11A Ordinance not to be re-made while required to be tabled
11B Ordinance not to be re-made while subject to disallowance
11C Disallowed Ordinance not to be re-made unless resolution rescinded or House approves
11D Regulations, rules and by-laws
12 Grant of pardon, remission etc.
The Schedule--Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Notes
Preamble
WHEREAS Heard Island and McDonald Islands (being the islands described in the Schedule to this Act) are territories acquired by the Commonwealth:
AND WHEREAS it is desirable to make provision for the government of those territories as one Territory of the Commonwealth:
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: