Commonwealth Numbered Acts

CRIMES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT (No. 2) 1991 No. 123 of 1991 - SECT 36

36. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended:
(a) by inserting "the Australian Capital Territory and" after "includes" in
the definition of "State" in subsection (1);
(b) by inserting "the Australian Capital Territory or" after "include" in
the definition of "Territory" in subsection (1);

   (c)  by omitting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection:

"(3) In this Act:

   (a)  a reference to the Parliament of a State is to be read as:

   (i)  in relation to the Australian Capital Territory - a reference to the
        Legislative Assembly of that Territory; and

   (ii) in relation to the Northern Territory - a reference to the Legislative
        Assembly of that Territory; and

   (b)  a reference to the Governor of a State is to be read as:

   (i)  in relation to the Australian Capital Territory - a reference to the
        Governor-General; and

   (ii) in relation to the Northern Territory - a reference to the
        Administrator of that Territory; and

   (c)  a reference to the Premier of a State is to be read as:

   (i)  in relation to the Australian Capital Territory - a reference to the
        Chief Minister of that Territory; and

   (ii) in relation to the Northern Territory - a reference to the Chief
        Minister of that Territory; and

   (d)  a reference to a Minister of the Crown of a State is to be read as:

   (i)  in relation to the Australian Capital Territory - a reference to a
        person appointed as a Minister under section 41 of the
        Australian Capital  Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 ; and

   (ii) in relation to the Northern Territory - a reference to a person
        holding Ministerial office within the meaning of the
        Northern Territory  (Self-Government) Act 1978 .".