Remuneration Tribunals Amendment Act 1978 (Cth)

REMUNERATION TRIBUNALS AMENDMENT ACT 1978

No. 60 of 1978

An Act to amend the Remuneration Tribunals Act 1973 for purposes related to the self-government of the Northern Territory.

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

Short title, &c.

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Remuneration Tribunals Amendment Act 1978.

 

(2) The Remuneration Tribunals Act 1973 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

Commencement

2. This Act shall come into operation on 1 July 1978.

Interpretation

3. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-section (1) the definitions of “legislative assembly” and “Territory”;

(b) by omitting sub-section (3) and substituting the following sub-section:

 

“(3) A reference in this Part to an office includes a reference to an office of member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly and any office in or in connexion with that Assembly that can be held only by a member of that Assembly.”; and

(c) by inserting after paragraph (j) of sub-section (4) the following paragraph:

“(ja) an office of member of the Legislative Assembly, of member of the Council, or of Minister of the Territory, within the meaning of the Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978;”.