Australian Capital Territory act

Australian Capital Territory (Ministers) Act 2013

In ForceACT

Jurisdiction

Australian Capital Territory

Act Number

47 of 2013

Collection

act

Plain English Summary

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This Act implements a provision of the Commonwealth Self‑Government Act by fixing the maximum number of ACT Ministers at nine (s 3(2)). It simply constrains the maximum size of the ACT Executive, which in turn limits how ministerial portfolios can be distributed and sets an upper bound on the Executive’s composition.

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Australian Capital Territory (Ministers) Act 2013

Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory (Ministers) Act 2013 A2013-47 Republication No 1 Effective: 4 December 2013 Republication date: 4 December 2013 Act not amended Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel

Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au About this republication The republished law This is a republication of the Australian Capital Territory (Ministers) Act 2013 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 4 December 2013. It also includes any commencement, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law. The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. Kinds of republications The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):  authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies  unauthorised republications. The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page. Editorial changes The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication. Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice. This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1). Uncommenced provisions and amendments If a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately before the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law are accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more information, see the home page for this law on the register. Modifications If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol M appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001, section 95. Penalties At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $140 for an individual and $700 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).

R1 04/12/13 Australian Capital Territory (Ministers) Act 2013 Effective: 04/12/13 contents 1 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory (Ministers) Act 2013 Contents Page 1 Name of Act 2 3 Number of Ministers—Self-Government Act, s 41 (2) 2 Endnotes 1 About the endnotes 3 2 Abbreviation key 3 3 Legislation history 4 4 Amendment history 4

R1 04/12/13 Australian Capital Territory (Ministers) Act 2013 Effective: 04/12/13 page 1 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory (Ministers) Act 2013 An Act to provide for the number of Ministers for the Territory

Section 1 page 2 Australian Capital Territory (Ministers) Act 2013 Effective: 04/12/13 R1 04/12/13 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au 1 Name of Act This Act is the Australian Capital Territory (Ministers) Act 2013. 3 Number of Ministers—Self-Government Act, s 41 (2) (1) This Act is made for the purposes of the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth), section 41 (2). (2) There may be no more than 9 Ministers for the Territory.

Endnotes About the endnotes 1 R1 04/12/13 Australian Capital Territory (Ministers) Act 2013 Effective: 04/12/13 page 3 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au Endnotes 1 About the endnotes Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes. Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office. Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are underlined in the legislation history and amendment history. If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering. The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications. 2 Abbreviation key A = Act NI = Notifiable instrument AF = Approved form o = order am = amended om = omitted/repealed amdt = amendment ord = ordinance AR = Assembly resolution orig = original ch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph CN = Commencement notice pres = present def = definition prev = previous DI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously dict = dictionary pt = part disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule Assembly reloc = relocated div = division renum = renumbered exp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No Gaz = gazette RI = reissue hdg = heading s = section/subsection IA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule ins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision LA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law LR = legislation register sub = substituted LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced mod = modified/modification or to be expired

Endnotes 3 Legislation history page 4 Australian Capital Territory (Ministers) Act 2013 Effective: 04/12/13 R1 04/12/13 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au 3 Legislation history Australian Capital Territory (Ministers) Act 2013 A2013-47 notified LR 3 December 2013 s 1, s 2 commenced 3 December 2013 (LA s 75 (1)) remainder commenced 4 December 2013 (s 2) 4 Amendment history Commencement s 2 om LA s 89 (4) © Australian Capital Territory 2013

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R1 04/12/13 Australian Capital Territory (Ministers) Act 2013 Effective: 04/12/13 contents 1 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory (Ministers) Act 2013 Contents Page 1 Name of Act 2 3 Number of Ministers—Self-Government Act, s 41 (2) 2 Endnotes 1 About the endnotes 3 2 Abbreviation key 3 3 Legislation history 4 4 Amendment history 4