AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
Self-Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 1991
No. 53 of 1991
	
An Act to amend certain laws of the Territory consequent upon the establishment of the Territory as a body politic 
	[Notified in ACT Gazette S98:  2 October 1991]
	The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:
PART I—PRELIMINARY
Short title
1.  This Act may be cited as the Self-Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 1991.

PART II—AMENDMENTS OF ACTS
Division 1—A.C.T. Institute of Technical and Further Education Act 1987
Powers of Director
2.  Section 13 of the A.C.T. Institute of Technical and Further Education Act 1987 is amended by omitting from subsection (2) “the Audit Act 1901 of the Commonwealth” and substituting “the Audit Act 1989”. 
Division 2—Building Act 1972
Inspection 
3.  Section 9 of the Building Act 1972 is amended by omitting from subsection (4) “Commonwealth” and substituting “Territory”.
Division 3—Chiropractors Registration Act 1983
Repeal
4.  Section 67 of the Chiropractors Registration Act 1983 is repealed.
Division 4—Health Professions Boards (Elections) Act 1980
Repeal
5.  Section 39 of the Health Professions Boards (Elections) Act 1980  is repealed.
Division 5—Protection of Lands Act 1937
Application for return of substance etc.
6.  Section 13 of the Protection of Lands Act 1937 is amended by omitting from paragraph (1) (b) “Australia” and substituting “the Territory”.
Division 6—Publications Control Act 1989
Principal Act
7.  In this Division, “Principal Act” means the Publications Control Act 1989.
Forfeiture of objectionable publications
8. Section 35 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “Commonwealth” (wherever occurring) and substituting “Territory”.
Return of seized publications
9. Section 36 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “Commonwealth” (wherever occurring) and substituting “Territory”.
Regulations
10.  Section 39 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “Minister” and substituting “Executive”.
Transitional
11.  Regulations made, or purporting to have been made, under section 39 of the Principal Act after self-government day and before the date of commencement of this Act, are as valid and effectual as if they had been made under the Principal Act as amended by this Act.
Division 7—Real Property Act 1925
Where person liable is out of jurisdiction
12.  Section 146 of the Real Property Act 1925 is amended by omitting from subsection (3) “Commonwealth” and substituting “Territory”.
Division 8—Teaching Service Act 1972
Principal Act
13.  In this Division, “Principal Act” means the Teaching Service Act 1972.
Employees
14.  Section 23 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsections (5) and (6).
Transitional
15.  Subsection 23 (6) of the Principal Act as in force immediately before the commencement of this Act is to be taken to have had no application to a determination under subsection 23 (4) of the Principal Act made on or after self-government day. 
[Presentation speech made in Assembly on 12 September 1991]

©  Australian Capital Territory 1991