Commonwealth Numbered Acts

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY (SELF-GOVERNMENT) ACT 1988 No. 106 of 1988 - SECT 48

48. (1) In this section:

"pre-election year" means the calendar year before the calendar year in which
a general election (other than an election under section 16) is due to be held
or would be due to be held but for subsection 10 (7) of the Australian 
Capital Territory (Electoral) Act 1988 .

(2) If:

   (a)  on a particular day, the Assembly passes a resolution of no confidence
        in the Chief Minister;

   (b)  the Assembly does not, within the period of 30 days after that day,
        elect a Chief Minister; and

   (c)  the Governor-General does not, within that period of 30 days, dissolve
        the Assembly under section 16; a general election shall be held on a
        day specified by the Commonwealth Minister by notice published in the
        Commonwealth Gazette, being not earlier than 36 days, nor later than
        90 days, after the end of that period of 30 days.

(3) The Commonwealth Minister shall not specify a day that is the polling day
for an election of the Senate or a general election of the House of
Representatives.

(4) An election shall not be held under subsection (2) if the election would
be required to be held on any day after the third Saturday in August in a
pre-election year and before the third Saturday in February in the next
calendar year.