Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2012C00254:section:7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2012C00254
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 7
Character Range: 4672–5941

7  Continuance of laws

 (1) All laws in force in the Northern Territory at the time of the acceptance shall continue in force, but may be altered or repealed by or under any law of the Commonwealth.

Powers and functions under Commonwealth law

 (2) Where, by any law of the Commonwealth in force in the Northern Territory at the time of the acceptance, any power or function is vested in any officer in relation to the State of South Australia, that power or function shall, in relation to the Northern Territory, be vested in and exercised or performed by such officer as the Governor‑General directs.

Powers and functions under State law

 (3) Where, by any law of the State of South Australia in force in the Northern Territory at the time of the acceptance, any power or function is vested in the Governor of the State of South Australia, or in the Governor of that State with the advice of his Executive Council, or in any authority of that State, that power or function, in relation to the Northern Territory, shall be vested in and exercised or performed by the Governor‑General, or the Governor‑General in Council, or the authority exercising similar powers and functions under the Commonwealth, as the case requires, or as the Governor‑General directs.