National Exhibition Centre Trust (Amendment) Act 1983 (ACT)

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National Exhibition Centre Trust

(Amendment) Ordinance 1983

No. 19 of 1983

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Ordinance under the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910.

Dated 11 August 1983.

N.M.STEPHEN Governor-General

By His Excellency's Command,

TOM UREN

Minister of State for Territories and Local Government

An Ordinance to amend the National Exhibition Centre Trust Ordinance

1976

Short title

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the National Exhibition Centre Trust

(Amendment) Ordinance 1983}

Principal Ordinance

2. In this Ordinance, "Principal Ordinance" means the National

Exhibition Centre Trust Ordinance 1976}

Assembly; and";

Interpretation

3. Section 2 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by inserting after the

definition of "Deputy Chairman" the following definition:

" 'House of Assembly' means the Australian Capital Territory House of

Assembly;".

Membership of trust

4. Section 8 of the Principal Ordinance is amended—

(a)	by omitting from paragraph (1) (a) "and";
(b)	by inserting after paragraph (1) (a) the following paragraph:

"(aa) a member of the House of Assembly nominated by the

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(c) by inserting after sub-section (3) the following sub-sections:

"(4) Subject to this section, the member referred to in paragraph (1) (aa) holds office until the first meeting of the House of Assembly held after the election of members of the Assembly next following his appointment.

"(5) The member referred to in paragraph (1) (aa) ceases to hold office as a member if he ceases to be a member of the House of Assembly."; and

(d) by inserting in sub-section (6) ", other than the member referred to in paragraph (1) (aa)" after "member".

Acting appointments

5. Section 16 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by inserting after

sub-section (3) the following sub-section:

"(4) A person shall not be appointed under this section to act as the

member referred to in paragraph 8(1) (aa) unless the person—

(a)	is a member of the House of Assembly; and
(b)	has been nominated by the Assembly.".

NOTES

1.    Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 19 August 1983.

2.    Ordinance No. 1, 1976 as amended by No. 61, 1976; Nos. 11 and 46, 1978; No. 26, 1980; No. 37,1982; Act No. 74,1981.