{"id":"a-2014-30","name":"Australian Capital Territory (Legislative Assembly) Act 2014","slug":"australian-capital-territory-legislative-assembly-act-2014","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"30 of 2014","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":23118,"registerId":"act-a-2014-30-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Australian Capital Territory (Legislative Assembly) Act 2014","content":"Australian Capital Territory\nAustralian Capital Territory (Legislative\nAssembly) Act 2014\nA2014-30\nRepublication No 1\nEffective: 19 August 2014\nRepublication date: 19 August 2014\nAct not amended\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel\n\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAbout this republication\nThe republished law\nThis is a republication of the Australian Capital Territory (Legislative Assembly) Act 2014\n(including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes))\nas in force on 19 August 2014. It also includes any commencement, repeal or expiry affecting\nthis republished law.\nThe legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3\nand 4.\nKinds of republications\nThe Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the\nACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):\n authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies\n unauthorised republications.\nThe status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.\nEditorial changes\nThe Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial\namendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.\nEditorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made\nby an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117).\nThe changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law\ninto line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.\nThis republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).\nUncommenced provisions and amendments\nIf a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately\nbefore the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law\nare accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more\ninformation, see the home page for this law on the register.\nModifications\nIf a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol M\nappears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears\nin the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001, section 95.\nPenalties\nAt the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $140 for\nan individual and $700 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).\n\nR1\n19/08/14\nAustralian Capital Territory (Legislative Assembly)\nAct 2014\nEffective: 19/08/14\ncontents 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nAustralian Capital Territory (Legislative\nAssembly) Act 2014\nContents\nPage\n1 Name of Act 2\n3 Number of Legislative Assembly members—Self-Government Act,\ns 8 (2) 2\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes 3\n2 Abbreviation key 3\n3 Legislation history 4\n4 Amendment history 4\n\n\n\nR1\n19/08/14\nAustralian Capital Territory (Legislative Assembly)\nAct 2014\nEffective: 19/08/14\npage 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nAustralian Capital Territory (Legislative\nAssembly) Act 2014\nAn Act to provide for the number of members of the Legislative Assembly\n\nSection 1\npage 2 Australian Capital Territory (Legislative Assembly)\nAct 2014\nEffective: 19/08/14\nR1\n19/08/14\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n1 Name of Act\nThis Act is the Australian Capital Territory (Legislative Assembly)\nAct 2014.\n3 Number of Legislative Assembly members—\nSelf-Government Act, s 8 (2)\n(1) This Act is made for the purposes of the Australian Capital\nTerritory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth), section 8 (2).\n(2) The Legislative Assembly is to consist of 25 members.\n(3) Subsection (2) applies to the Legislative Assembly constituted by\nmembers elected at a general election after the commencement of\nthis Act.\n\nEndnotes\nAbout the endnotes 1\nR1\n19/08/14\nAustralian Capital Territory (Legislative Assembly)\nAct 2014\nEffective: 19/08/14\npage 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\nAmending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the\namendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished\nlaw but are set out in the endnotes.\nNot all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are\nannotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be\nobtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.\nUncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The\ndetails of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced\nexpiries are underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.\nIf all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered\nprovisions gives details of previous and current numbering.\nThe endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.\n2 Abbreviation key\nA = Act NI = Notifiable instrument\nAF = Approved form o = order\nam = amended om = omitted/repealed\namdt = amendment ord = ordinance\nAR = Assembly resolution orig = original\nch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph\nCN = Commencement notice pres = present\ndef = definition prev = previous\nDI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously\ndict = dictionary pt = part\ndisallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule\nAssembly reloc = relocated\ndiv = division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No\nGaz = gazette RI = reissue\nhdg = heading s = section/subsection\nIA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule\nins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision\nLA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law\nLR = legislation register sub = substituted\nLRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced\nmod = modified/modification or to be expired\n\nEndnotes\n3 Legislation history\npage 4 Australian Capital Territory (Legislative Assembly)\nAct 2014\nEffective: 19/08/14\nR1\n19/08/14\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n3 Legislation history\nAustralian Capital Territory (Legislative Assembly) Act 2014\nA2014-30\nnotified LR 18 August 2014\ns 1, s 2 commenced 18 August 2014 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 19 August 2014 (s 2)\n4 Amendment history\nCommencement\ns 2 om LA s 89 (4)\n© Australian Capital Territory 2014","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose of setting the number of Legislative Assembly members. It has not expanded beyond this single function."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 substantive sections (section 1 is just the name)","No defined terms in the operative provisions","Single straightforward operative provision: 'The Legislative Assembly is to consist of 25 members'","No cross-references except a single reference to the parent Commonwealth Act","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Total length: approximately 200 words of substantive law"],"plain_english_summary":"This law fixes the ACT Legislative Assembly at 25 elected members, effective from the next general election after 19 August 2014.  \n\nIt affects ACT voters, prospective candidates and the ACT Electoral Commission, and was intended to improve representation—smaller electorates, broader diversity and better-resourced committees—reflecting Canberra’s growing population."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act exercises the legislative power identified in the Australian Capital Territory (Self‑Government) Act 1988, s 8(2), by specifying that the Legislative Assembly will consist of 25 members and by applying that number to Assemblies formed after commencement (s 3(1)–(3)). It therefore implements a specific numerical change rather than altering the underlying scope of the enabling Commonwealth provision."},"complexity_factors":["Single substantive operative change: sets Assembly size to 25 (s 3(2)).","Statutory cross‑reference to Commonwealth Self‑Government Act, s 8(2) as the enabling head of power (s 3(1)).","Timing/operational trigger: provision applies to Assemblies elected after commencement (s 3(3)), creating an implementation boundary.","No ancillary detail in the Act about seat distribution, electoral quotas, or redistribution—those consequences fall to electoral law and administrators.","No compliance regime, penalties or delegated discretion in this Act—minimal administrative burden embedded in other instruments.","Very short text reduces interpretive complexity but increases reliance on other statutes and electoral instruments for practical effect."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act fixes the size of the ACT Legislative Assembly at 25 members and applies to Assemblies constituted by members elected at general elections after the Act commenced. It is made for the purposes of the Commonwealth Australian Capital Territory (Self‑Government) Act 1988, s 8(2). The change directly affects voters, candidates, political parties and electoral administrators because it alters the number of elected representatives and the organisation of future elections."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/australian-capital-territory-legislative-assembly-act-2014","history":"/api/acts/australian-capital-territory-legislative-assembly-act-2014/history","analysis":"/api/acts/australian-capital-territory-legislative-assembly-act-2014/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/australian-capital-territory-legislative-assembly-act-2014/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/australian-capital-territory-legislative-assembly-act-2014/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/australian-capital-territory-legislative-assembly-act-2014/documents"}}