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Territory of Christmas Island

Administration Ordinance 1968

Ordinance No. 1 of 1968 as amended

made under the

Christmas Island Act 1958

This compilation was prepared on 18 June 2004
taking into account amendments up to Ordinance No. 2 of 2004

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting,
Attorney-General's Department, Canberra

Contents

Page
 1 Short title [see Note 1]
 2 Commencement
 3 Repeal of Administration Ordinance 1958
 4 Existing employees
 5 Definitions
 6 Office of Administrator
 7 Acting Administrator
 8 Deputy Administrator
 10 Oath to be taken by Administrator etc
 11 Employment of other officers
 12 Delegation of powers of Governor-General or Minister
 13 Amendments of certain laws
 14 Transitional

The Schedules

Notes

An Ordinance to provide for the Appointment of an Administrator of the Territory of Christmas Island and for the Employment of other Persons for the purposes of the Government of the Territory

1 Short title [see Note 1]

  This Ordinance may be cited as the Administration Ordinance 1968.

2 Commencement [see Note 1]

 (1) Subject to the next succeeding subsection, this Ordinance shall come into operation on the date on which notice of the making of this Ordinance is published in the Gazette.

 (2) Sections 3 to 13 (inclusive) of this Ordinance shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by the Minister by notice published in the Gazette.

3 Repeal of Administration Ordinance 1958

  The Administration Ordinance 1958 and the Administration Ordinance 1961 are repealed.

4 Existing employees

 (1) A person employed for the purposes of the Government of the Territory under section 9 of the Administration Ordinance 1958-1961 immediately before the date of commencement of this Ordinance continues to be employed in the Government of the Territory after that date, notwithstanding the repeal of that Ordinance by this Ordinance, until his employment is terminated:
 (a) in accordance with the terms and conditions under which he is employed;
 (b) by the Minister under this Ordinance; or
 (c) by his death;
as the case may be.

 (2) A person who is continued in employment by the last preceding subsection shall be deemed to be employed upon the terms and conditions applicable in respect of the person immediately before the date of commencement of this Ordinance or, if those terms and conditions are altered by the Minister under the next succeeding subsection, upon those terms and conditions as so altered.

 (3) The Minister may:
 (a) terminate the employment of a person continued in employment by virtue of subsection (1) of this section; or
 (b) alter the terms and conditions upon which such a person is employed;
in like circumstances and manner as he is authorized to terminate the employment, or alter the terms and conditions of employment,