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the Principal Act is amended—
(a) by omitting paragraph (1) (a) and substituting the following paragraph:
       "(a) he—
           (i) holds an office or appointment (other than a prescribed office or appointment) under a law of the Commonwealth (including this Act) or a law of a State or Territory; or

           (ii) not being the holder of any office or appointment under such a law, is employed by the Commonwealth, by a State or Territory or by a body corporate established for a public purpose by such a law,
       and he is entitled to any remuneration or allowance (other than reimbursement of expenses reasonably incurred) in respect of that office, appointment or employment;";
    (b) by inserting after sub-section (1) the following sub-section:
    "(1a) In sub-paragraph (1) (a) (i), 'prescribed office or appointment' means—
        (a) the office of member of the Legislative Assembly, member of the Council, Minister of the Territory or Speaker of the Legislative Assembly; or
        (b) an appointment under section 25 or 26.";
    (c) by omitting from paragraph (2) (c) "2 consecutive months of any session" and substituting "3 consecutive sitting days"; and
    (d) by omitting sub-section (5).

Acting Administrator
8. Section 40 of the Principal Act is amended—
    (a) by omitting from sub-section (1) "a person" and substituting "one or more persons"; and
    (b) by omitting sub-sections (2) and (3) and substituting the following sub-section:
    "(2) An appointment of a person under sub-section (1) may be expressed to have effect only in such circumstances as are specified in the instrument of appointment.".

Borrowing—otherwise than from Commonwealth
9. Section 47 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-section (7).

Election of members of Legislative Assembly
10. Section 62 of the Principal Act is repealed.

Acquisition of certain land, &c.
11. Section 70 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:
"(11) Where sub-section (4) has effect in relation to an interest in land, that sub-section has the like effect in relation to any interest vested in the Territory by sub-section 69 (4) in respect of minerals in or on that land.".

Contracts
12. Section 71 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end of paragraph (2) (a) "or was entered into on or after that date and before the date of commencement of the Northern Territory (Self-Government) Amendment Act 1982".

NOTE

1. No. 58, 1978.