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Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988
29Avoidance of application of enactments to Parliament
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#### 29 Avoidance of application of enactments to Parliament
(1) In this section:
> enactment includes a part of an enactment.
> Parliamentary precincts means the precincts defined by subsection 3(1) of the Parliamentary Precincts Act 1988.
(2) If either House of the Parliament passes a resolution declaring that an enactment made after the commencing day does not apply:
(a) to that House;
(b) to the members of that House; or
(c) in the Parliamentary precincts;
the resolution has effect according to its tenor and the enactment does not apply accordingly.
(3) A resolution under subsection (2):
(a) does not have effect in respect of the application of an enactment on a day before the day on which the resolution is passed; and
(b) has effect, to the extent that the enactment ceases to apply, as if the enactment were repealed by another enactment.