2004-2005-2006

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

THE SENATE

Presented and read a first time

Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Amendment (Disallowance Power of the Commonwealth) Bill 2006

No.      , 2006

(Senator Bob Brown)

A Bill for an Act to abolish the power of the Commonwealth executive government to disallow any Act of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian Capital Territory, and for related purposes

 

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A Bill for an Act to abolish the power of the Commonwealth executive government to disallow any Act of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian Capital Territory, and for related purposes

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1  Short title

This Act may be cited as the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Amendment (Disallowance Power of the Commonwealth) Act 2006.

2  Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3  Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

4  Objects

The objects of this Act are to:

(a) remove the Governor-General's power under the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 to disallow any Act of the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory; and

(b) to provide exclusive legislative authority and responsibility for making laws for the Australian Capital Territory to the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory.

 

Schedule 1--Amendment of the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988

1  Subsections 35(2), (3), (5), (6) and (7)

Repeal the subsections.

 

 

Amendment of the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 Schedule 1

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