Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C00956:clause:5_7aa:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C00956
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 5 cl 7AA (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 46601–49148

Subsection 44(1)
 Omit the subsection, substitute the following subsection:

 (1) If the place of a Senator for the Australian Capital Territory becomes vacant before the expiration of his or her term of service, the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory shall choose a person to hold the place until the expiration of the term, but if the Legislative Assembly is not in session when the vacancy is notified, the Chief Minister for the Australian Capital Territory may appoint a person to hold the place until the expiration of 14 days from the beginning of the next session of the Legislative Assembly or the expiration of the term, whichever first happens

Paragraph 44(5)(a)
Omit "Governor‑General", substitute "Chief Minister for the Australian Capital Territory".

Subsection 44(6)
Omit the subsection, substitute the following subsection:

 (6) The name of any senator chosen or appointed under subsection (1) or (2) shall be certified by the Chief Minister for the Australian Capital Territory or the Administrator of the Northern Territory, as the case may be, to the Governor‑General.

Subsection 123(1) (paragraph (d) of the definition of Parliamentary party)
Omit the paragraph, substitute the following paragraph:
 (d) the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory.

Paragraph 164(c)
Omit the paragraph, substitute the following paragraph:
 (c) the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory.

Subsection 353(3)
       (a) Omit all words from and including "members of the Senate" to and including "Governor‑General" (first occurring), substitute "Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory".
       (b) Omit "Governor‑General" (second occurring), substitute "Chief Minister for the Australian Capital Territory".

Commonwealth Grants Commission Act 1973

After subsection 5(1)
Insert the following subsection:

 (1A) References in this Act to the grant of special assistance to the Australian Capital Territory shall be read as references to the grant of financial assistance to that Territory for the purpose of making it possible for that Territory, having regard to the special circumstances arising from the location in it of the national capital and the seat of Government of the Commonwealth, by reasonable effort, to function in respect of matters for which the Australian Capital Territory Executive has responsibility, at standards not appreciably below the standards of the States and the Northern Territory.

After section 16A
Insert the following section: