AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

ADVISORY COUNCIL ORDINANCE 1951

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

No. 6 of 1951

	This Ordinance is to amend the Advisory Council Ordinance 1936-1945 to provide for three matters :

(1)	Following a re-organisation of the Department of the Interior, the positions of Assistant Secretary (Civic Administration) and Surveyor-General and Chief Property Officer, who were named as members of the Council, no longer exist.  The amendment provides for the appointment of two officers of the Department by the Minister.

(2)	The Ordinance required the filling of vacancies among elected members of the Council from persons who were candidates at the previous election and were defeated.  This is to be amended to permit the appointment of any person qualified to be elected.

(3)	Previously, a Roll of Electors in the A.C.T. had to be prepared for Council elections.  The Ordinance is now being amended to permit the use of the Roll prepared for Federal elections.