Australian Capital Territory
Administration Act 1989
A1989-41
Republication No 2 (RI)
Effective:  1 July 1994 – 11 September 2001
Republication date of printed version: 31 January 1995
Reissued electronically:  22 November 2007
Last amendment made by A1994-38

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office

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The republished law
This is a republication of the Administration Act 1989 effective from 1 July 1994 to 11 September 2001.
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Australian Capital Territory

administration act 1989
This consolidation has been prepared by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section
	1.	Short title
	2.	Commencement
	3A.	Exercise of powers of Executive
	4.	Administration of matters not allocated
	5.	Delegations

An  Act  to provide for the exercise and delegation of certain powers consequentially upon the establishment of the Territory as a body politic under the Crown
1. 	Short title
	This Act may be cited as the Administration Act 1989.1
2.1 	Commencement
(1) 	Section 1 and this section commence on the day on which this Act is notified in the Gazette.
(2) 	The remaining provisions commence on the date of commencement of section 22 of the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 of the Commonwealth.
3A. 	Exercise of powers of Executive
(1) 	Where an Act confers a power or imposes a duty on the Executive, the power may be exercised or the duty performed by any 2 Ministers, being members of the Executive, acting in concert.
(2) 	The exercise of a power or the performance of a duty by 2 Ministers in accordance with subsection (1) shall, for all purposes, be taken to be the exercise of that power or the performance of that duty by the Executive.
(3) 	Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), where, by an Act, the Executive is empowered or required to execute or make any instrument (however described), it is sufficient if the instrument is signed by any 2 Ministers who are members of the Executive.
4. 	Administration of matters not allocated
	While, at any time, a matter relating to the powers of the Executive is not allocated pursuant to subsection 43 (1) of the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 of the Commonwealth, the Chief Minister shall administer that matter.
5. 	Delegations
(1) 	A Minister may, by instrument, delegate to any person all or any of his or her powers under an Act or subordinate law.
(3) 	Subsection (1) has effect subject to any contrary intention—
	(a)	in the case of a power under an Act—in the Act; or
	(b)	in the case of a power under a subordinate law—in the subordinate law, or in the Act under which the subordinate law is made.

NOTES
1.	The Administration Act 1989 as shown in this reprint comprises Act No. 41, 1989 amended as indicated in the Tables below.
Citation of Laws—The Self-Government (Citation of Laws) Act 1989 (No. 21, 1989) altered the citation of most Ordinances so that after Self-Government day they are to be cited as Acts.  That Act also affects references in ACT laws to Commonwealth Acts.
Table 1
Table of Ordinances
Ordinance	Number  
and year	Date of 
notification 
in Gazette	Date of 
commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions	

Administration Ordinance 1989	41, 1989	10 May 1989	Ss. 1 and 2:  10 May 1989
Remainder:  11 May 1989 (see s. 2 (2) and Gazette 1989, No. S164)		
Self-Government day 11 May 1989
Table 2
Table of Acts
Act	Number  
and year	Date of 
notification 
in Gazette	Date of 
commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions	

Administration (Amendment) Act 1989	5, 1989	20 July 1989	20 July 1989
	—	
Administration (Amendment) Act 1991	17, 1991	10 May 1991	10 May 1991	—	
Public Sector Management (Consequential and Transitional Provisions)
Act 1994	38, 1994	30 June 1994	Ss. 1 and 2:  30 June 1994
Remainder:  1 July 1994 (see Gazette 1994, No. S142, p. 2)	Ss. 3, 5-12, 15 and 19	
Table of Amendments
ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended     rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision	How affected

S. 3	rep. Act No. 38, 1994
S. 3A	ad. Act No. 17, 1991
S. 5	am. Act No. 5, 1989; No. 38, 1994
Ss. 6, 7	rep. Act No. 38, 1994

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