Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(see s 4)
Note 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this Act.
Note 2 For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:
• ACT
• administrative unit
• appoint
• body
• business day
• chief executive (see s 163)
• electoral commission
• electoral commissioner
• Executive
• financial year
• indictable offence (see s 190)
• Minister (see s 162)
• modification
• must (see s 146)
• notifiable instrument (see s 10)
• penalty unit (see s 133)
• sign.
"Aboriginal person or Torres Strait Islander" means a person who—
(a) is a descendant of an Aboriginal person or Torres Strait Islander; and
(b) identifies as an Aboriginal person or Torres Strait Islander; and
(c) is accepted as an Aboriginal person or Torres Strait Islander by an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community.
"ATSIEB"—see section 7.
"ATSIEB" chair—see section 15.
"ATSIEB" deputy chair—see section 16.
"ATSIEB election", for part 3 (ATSIEB elections)—see section 28.
"ATSIEB" member means a person elected under part 3 (ATSIEB elections) to be a member of ATSIEB.
"commissioner "means the electoral commissioner.
"community forum" means a community forum under section 11.
"election start day", for part 3 (ATSIEB elections)—see section 28.
"elector", for part 3 (ATSIEB elections)—see section 28.
"Electoral Act "means the Electoral Act 1992.
"government agency "means—
(a) an administrative unit; or
(b) a territory instrumentality; or
(c) a statutory office-holder and the staff required to assist the statutory office-holder.
"hour of nomination", for part 3 (ATSIEB elections)—see section 28." "
"nomination close day", for part 3 (ATSIEB elections)—see section 28.
"nominee", for part 3 (ATSIEB elections)—see section 28.
"polling close day", for part 3 (ATSIEB elections)—see section 28.
"polling period", for part 3 (ATSIEB elections)—see section 28.
"polling start day", for part 3 (ATSIEB elections)—see section 28.
"pre-election period", for part 3 (ATSIEB elections)—see section 28.
"UNEC "means the United Ngunnawal Elders Council.
Endnotes
1 Presentation speech
Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 10 April 2008.
2 Notification
Notified under the Legislation Act on 14 May 2008.
3 Republications of amended laws
For the latest republication of amended laws, see
www.legislation.act.gov.au.
I certify that the above is a true copy of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Elected Body Bill 2008, which was passed by the Legislative Assembly on
6 May 2008.
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly
© Australian Capital Territory 2008