15AMinisterial portfolios

15A Ministerial portfolios

(1) The Chief Minister is to administer such matters relating to the powers of the Administration as are allocated to the Chief Minister from time to time by the Chief Minister. (2) A Minister (other than the Chief Minister) is to administer such matters relating to the powers of the Administration as are allocated to that Minister from time to time by the Chief Minister. (3) The Chief Minister may authorise a Minister or Ministers to act on behalf of the Chief Minister or any other Minister. (4) The Chief Minister must publish particulars of such arrangements in the Norfolk Island Government Gazette.

27 After subsection 21(1)

Insert:

(1A) If the proposed law was introduced into the Legislative Assembly by the Governor‑General, the Administrator must reserve the proposed law for the Governor‑General’s pleasure.

28 At the end of paragraph 21(2)(a)

Add:

(iii) that he or she reserves the proposed law for the Governor‑General’s pleasure; or

29 Subsection 21(5)

Omit “Executive Council.”, substitute “Executive Council and the instructions (if any) of the responsible Commonwealth Minister. If there is an inconsistency between the advice of the Executive Council and the instructions of the responsible Commonwealth Minister, the instructions of the responsible Commonwealth Minister are to prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.”.

30 Subsection 21(6)

Omit “Minister”, substitute “responsible Commonwealth Minister”.

31 Subsection 22(3)

Omit “21(2)”, substitute “21(1A) or (2)”.

32 At the end of Division 2 of Part IV

Add: