Australian Capital Territory
Legislative Assembly (Members’ Staff) Deemed Date Of Termination Of Employment Of Members’ Staff 2005
Disallowable instrument DI2005-291
made under the
Legislative Assembly (Members’ Staff) Act 1989, s 13 (5) (Termination of employment)

    
    
1	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Legislative Assembly (Members’ Staff) Deemed Date of Termination of Employment of Members’ Staff 2005.
2	Commencement
This instrument commences on the day after its notification day.
3	Notes
A note included in this instrument is explanatory and is not part of this instrument.
Note	See Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.
4	Definition
In this instrument:
member means a member of the Assembly other than an office-holder.
5	Revocation
The following instruments are revoked:
·	Direction made by Rosemary Follett on 12 January 1995.
6	Approval for Act, s 13
This instrument directs that the employment of part 3 employees under the Act is deemed not to have been terminated and to have continued, or to continue, until a specified date, section 13.
Note	Staff are also employed subject to terms of employment under any award or certified agreement under the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cwlth) that applies to members’ staff.
7	Class of persons to whom this direction applies
This direction applies to the class of persons whose employment would have ceased by operation of subsection 13(1) of the Act.
8	Termination of employment
	(1)	The class of persons to whom this direction applies are deemed to continue in employment until the date of the declaration of the poll or the date that is two weeks after polling day, whichever date is later, where a member—
(a)	ceases to be a member on the polling day for a general election by virtue of section 10 of the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988; and
(b)	has nominated for re-election at that general election.
	(2)	The class of persons to whom this direction applies are deemed to continue in employment until the date that is two weeks after the employment otherwise would have terminated, where a member—
(a)	dies; or
(b)	ceases to be a member in circumstances other than those set out in paragraph (1)(a) above.

Dated   16 December 2005.

Jon Stanhope
Chief Minister