#### 40 Chief Minister for the Territory (1) At the first meeting of the Assembly after a general election, the members present shall, after electing a Presiding Officer and before any other business, elect one of their number to be the Chief Minister for the Territory. (2) If there is a vacancy in the office of Chief Minister (not because of a dissolution of the Assembly), then: (a) if the vacancy happens at a meeting, the members present shall elect one of their number to be the Chief Minister; or (b) if the vacancy happens at any other time, the Presiding Officer shall, by notice published in the Territory Gazette, convene a meeting as soon as practicable and, at the meeting, the members present shall elect one of their number to be the Chief Minister. (3) If a resolution of no confidence in the Chief Minister is passed, the members present shall elect one of their number to be the Chief Minister.

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