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Northern Territory (Self-Government) Amendment Act 1982

No. 130 of 1982

An Act to amend the Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978

[Assented to 14 December 1982]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:

Short title, &c.
1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Northern Territory (Self-Government) Amendment Act 1982.
(2) The Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 19781 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

Commencement
2. (1) Subject to sub-section (2), this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(2) Section 11 shall be deemed to have come into operation on 22 June 1978.

Assent to proposed laws
3. Section 7 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-section (4) and substituting the following sub-section:
"(4) The Legislative Assembly shall consider the amendments recommended by the Administrator and the proposed law, with those or any other amendments or without amendments, may be again presented to the Administrator for assent, and sub-section (2) applies accordingly.".

Signification of pleasure on proposed law reserved
4. Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-sections (3) and (4) and substituting the following sub-sections:
"(3) The Legislative Assembly shall consider the amendments recommended by the Governor-General and the proposed law, with those or any other amendments or without amendments, may be again presented to the Administrator for assent, and sub-section 7 (2) applies accordingly.
"(4) Where the Governor-General makes a declaration in respect of a proposed law in accordance with sub-section (1), the Administrator shall, as soon as practicable after the declaration is made, cause to be published in the Government Gazette of the Territory a notice of the declaration.".

Proposal of money votes
5. Section 11 of the Principal Act is amended—
    (a) by omitting "object or"; and
    (b) by omitting "it has in the same session" and substituting "the purpose for which such revenues, loans or other moneys are to be disposed of or charged by reason of the enactment, vote, resolution or question, as the case may be, has in the same session".

Filling of casual vacancy
6. Section 19 of the Principal Act is amended—
(a) by omitting "9 months" and substituting "6 months"; and
    (b) by inserting "in the electoral division in respect of which the vacancy occurred" after "held" (first occurring).

Disqualifications for membership of Legislative Assembly
7. Section 21 of 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)