Australian Capital Territory Electricity Supply Amendment Act 1979
No. 106 of 1979
An Act to amend the Australian Capital Territory Electricity Supply Act 1962.
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 Australian Capital Territory Electricity Supply Amendment Act 1979.
(2) The Australian Capital Territory Electricity Supply Act 1962 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.
Commencement
2. This Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on 2 June 1979.
Interpretation
3. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended—
(a) by inserting after the definition of “financial year” the following definition:
“‘House of Assembly’ means the Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly constituted under the House of Assembly Ordinance 1936 of the Territory or, if that Ordinance is amended, under that Ordinance as amended;”; and
(b) by omitting the definition of “the Legislative Assembly”.
Amendments in relation to Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly
4. The Principal Act is amended as set out in the Schedule.
Transitional
5. A person holding office immediately before the commencement of this Act as the member of the Australian Capital Territory Electricity Authority referred to in sub-section 6(3) of the Principal Act shall continue to hold office, subject to that Act (other than sub-section 6(7)) as amended by this Act until such time as the Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly elects one of its members as a member of that Authority in pursuance of sub-section 6(3) of the Principal Act as amended by this Act.
SCHEDULE Section 4
AMENDMENTS IN RELATION TO THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
Provision amended | Omit— | Substitute— |
Sub-section 6(3).... | Legislative Assembly........... | House of Assembly |
| members of the Assembly........ | members of that House |
| pleasure of the Assembly........ | pleasure of that House |
Sub-section 6(7).... | Legislative Assembly........... | House of Assembly |
Sub-section 6(8).... | Legislative Assembly........... | House of Assembly |
| cease to be a member of that Assembly | cease to be a member of that House |
| elected as a member of that Assembly | elected as a member of that House |
Sub-section 6(10)... | as the Legislative Assembly....... | as the House of Assembly |
| if the Legislative Assembly....... | if the House of Assembly |
| members of that Assembly....... | members of that House |
| meeting of that Assembly........ | meeting of that House |
Sub-section 6(11)... | Legislative Assembly........... | House of Assembly |
Sub-section 10(3)... | Legislative Assembly........... | House of Assembly |