Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988
34Certain laws converted into enactments
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34 Certain laws converted into enactments
(1) In this section:
Imperial Act has the same meaning as in the Imperial Acts Application Ordinance 1986 of the Territory.
law includes a provision of a law.
(2) A law specified in Schedule 2 shall be taken to be an enactment, and may be amended or repealed accordingly. (4) A law (other than a law of the Commonwealth) that, immediately before the commencing day: (a) was in force in the Territory; and (b) was an Ordinance, an Act of the Parliament of New South Wales or an Imperial Act; shall be taken to be an enactment, and may be amended or repealed accordingly. (5) Subsection (4) does not apply to a law specified in Schedule 5. (9) This section does not limit the power of the Assembly to make laws with respect to the common law.