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within 15 sitting days of the Assembly after that day, a statement that copies of the law were not so available and the reason why they were not so available.
     "(5) Failure to comply with the requirements of subsection (3) or (4) in relation to a proposed law shall not be taken to constitute a failure to comply with subsection (1).".
(2) The amendments made by subsection (1) do not apply in relation to proposed laws passed by the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory before the commencement of this section.

Certain laws converted into enactments
9. Section 34 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (8) the following subsection:
"(8a) The regulations may amend Schedule 5 by adding to that Schedule a law added to Schedule 3 under subsection (8).".

Regulations
10. Section 74 of the Principal Act is amended:
(a) by omitting from paragraph (b) "and";
(b) by adding at the end the following word and paragraph:
        "; and (d) amending Schedule 5 as provided by section 34.".

PART 4—AMENDMENTS OF THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY (ELECTORAL) ACT 1988

Principal Act
11. In this Part, "Principal Act" means the Australian Capital Territory (Electoral) Act 19883.

Regulations
12. Section 28 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end the following subsections:
"(2) The power of the Governor-General to make regulations under subsection (1) extends to making regulations under which a person who commits an offence under paragraph 245 (12) (a) or (b) of the Electoral Act may, instead of being prosecuted for the offence, dispose of the matter by paying a penalty of twenty dollars.
"(3) Regulations referred to in subsection (2) may apply to offences committed in relation to a general election held before the commencement of the regulations.".

Further amendments
13. The Principal Act is amended as set out in Schedule 2.

PART 5—AMENDMENTS OF THE A.C.T. SELF-GOVERNMENT (CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISIONS) ACT 1988

Principal Act
14. In this Part, "Principal Act" means the A.C.T. Self-Government (Consequential Provisions) Act 19884.

Transitional application of Merit Protection (Australian Government Employees) Act
15. Section 25 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting all the words to and including "that Act" and substituting "Until an enactment provides that subsection 21 (1) ceases to have effect, the Merit Protection (Australian Government Employees) Act 1984".

PART 6—AMENDMENTS OF THE COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS ACT 1955 AND OF THE SUPREME COURT ORDINANCE 1955 OF THE TERRITORY OF COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS

Division 1—Amendments of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955

Principal Act
16. In this Division, "Principal Act" means the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 19555.

Interpretation
17. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting the following definitions:
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