2010-2011

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Territories Self-Government Legislation Amendment (Disallowance and Amendment of Laws) Bill 2011

(Amendments to be moved by Mr Keenan)

(1)     Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (lines 4 and 5), omit the item, substitute:

1  At the end of subsection 35(2)

Add “if the enactment is inconsistent with a law of the Commonwealth. Without limiting the application of this subsection, the Assembly may not enact any law that is inconsistent with the Marriage Act 1961 ”.

[law disallowed only if inconsistent with law of Commonwealth]

 (2)    Schedule 2, item 1, page 3 (lines 4 and 5), omit the item, substitute:

1  At the end of subsection 9(1)

Add “if the law or the part of the law is inconsistent with a law of the Commonwealth. Without limiting the application of this subsection, the Assembly may not enact any law that is inconsistent with the Marriage Act 1961 ”.

[law disallowed only if inconsistent with law of Commonwealth]