AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

ADVISORY COUNCIL ORDINANCE 1959

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

No. 8 of 1959

	Due to the increase in the population of the Territory the number of elected members of the Advisory Council is to be increased from six to eight, and this Ordinance provides accordingly.  This will bring the membership of the Council up to twelve members – four nominated and eight elected.

	The number of members required to form a quorum was fixed at four when the membership of the Council totalled seven, and has not been increased since.  Now that the total membership of the Council is to be twelve, the quorum is to be increased to seven.