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Territory of cocos (keeling) islands

Administration Ordinance 1975

Ordinance No. 1 of 1975 as amended

made under the

Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955

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

 1 Short title [see Note 1]
 2 Commencement [see Note 1]
 3 Repeal
 4 Definitions
 5 Office of Administrator
 6 Acting Administrator
 7 Deputy Administrator
 9 Oath of Administrator etc
 10 Employment of other persons
 11 Transitional

Schedule

Notes

An Ordinance to provide for the appointment of an Administrator of the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands and for the Employment of other Persons for the purpose of the Government of the Territory

1 Short title [see Note 1]

  This Ordinance may be cited as the Administration Ordinance 1975.

2 Commencement [see Note 1]

 (1) Subject to subsection (2), 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 10, 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

  The Official Representative Ordinance 1955 and the Official Representative Ordinance 1961 are repealed.

4 Definitions

  In this Ordinance:
Acting Administrator means a person appointed under section 6 to act as Administrator.
Administrator means the Administrator of the Territory appointed under section 5.
Deputy Administrator means the person appointed under section 7 to be the deputy of the Administrator.

5 Office of Administrator

 (1) There shall be an Administrator of the Territory appointed by the Governor‑General by commission to administer the Territory on behalf of Australia.

 (2) The Administrator holds office during the Governor‑General's pleasure.

 (3) The Administrator shall exercise his powers and perform his functions in accordance with any instructions given to him by the Minister.

6 Acting Administrator

 (1) The Minister may appoint a person to act as Administrator and administer the Territory during a vacancy in the office of Administrator or during any period, or during all periods, when the Administrator is absent from duty or is unable, for any reason, to exercise the powers and perform the functions of his office.

 (2) An Acting Administrator has and may exercise all the powers and perform all the functions of the Administrator.

 (3) The appointment of a person to act as Administrator, and an act done by an Acting Administrator in that capacity, shall not, in any proceedings, be questioned on the ground that the occasion for his appointment, or for the exercise of his powers or the performance of his functions, had not arisen