* ACT Chief Minister's Department ( same text )

However, she was not the first female head of government of a province of the Commonwealth of Australia ; being preceded by Rosemary Follett, who became Chief Minister of the ACT on 11 May 1989.

Anne Katherine ( Kate ) Carnell AO ( born 30 May 1955 ) is an Australian businesswoman and former Liberal Party politician, who served as the third Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory ( ACT ) from 1995 to 2000.

After winning 7 of 17 seats in the 1995 ACT election, the Liberal Party formed a minority government with Carnell as Chief Minister.

Upon his death the Chief Minister of the ACT, Rosemary Follett, described Hollows to her parliamentary colleagues as " an egalitarian and a self-named anarcho-syndicalist who wanted to see an end to the economic disparity which exists between the First and Third Worlds and who believed in no power higher than the best expressions of the human spirit found in personal and social relationships.

Instead of vice-regal or regal assent, a Bill passed by the ACT Legislative Assembly is enacted on ‘ notification ’— publication of a notice authorised by the Chief Minister, in the Government Gazette.

Reid resigned from the Senate on 14 February 2003, and was replaced by the former ACT Chief Minister, Gary Humphries.

The inaugural ACT government was led by Chief Minister Rosemary Follett.

Where the Assembly is not in session, the choice is made by the Chief Minister of the ACT or the Administrator of the NT, as the case may be.

Follett became the Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory ( ACT ) on 11 May 1989 following the Australian Labor Party's victory in the first ACT election.

The Chief Minister of the ACT Government, Jon Stanhope, initially blamed the Commonwealth for the increased traffic congestion around the airport, which he claims has occurred due to the construction of office buildings on airport land, however, Mr Stanhope later stated that while he accepted the development of the airport adds to the level of traffic on the roads, it is not the cause of the congestion during peak periods.

While the ACT Government was supportive of the memorial, with Chief Minister Jon Stanhope opening the memorial, the then Howard Government tried to stop the memorial being constructed.

ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope and Chief Fire Officer Peter Lucas-Smith were reviewing the fires nearby in the Snowy Hydro Southcare helicopter.

Although the ACT has its own Chief Minister and its own legislature ( the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly ), the Federal Parliament retains the right to overrule ACT legislation.

He was Chief Executive Officer ( CEO ) of the Society of St Vincent de Paul ( NSW / ACT ) from 1992 – 96 and CEO of Mission Australia from 1997-2006.

Named to honor the Chief Justice of the United States John Marshall, the program affords a rigorous academic program and provides a full tuition / fees waiver and stipend to students with a composite ACT score of 30 or higher who have been accepted to the University.

The Federal Government of Australia wants the Australian Capital Territory ( ACT includes Canberra ) to cooperate with the Chinese investigation into the murder, as written by a letter from John Howard to Chief Minister Stanhope in May 2005, and another request from Justice Minister Chris Ellison in June.

The ACT Liberal opposition wants the Chief Minister to use his Chinese contacts to bring Zhang to ' justice '.

In 1988, when the ACT gained self-government, Jervis Bay became a separate territory administered by the Australian Government Minister responsible for Territories, presently the Minister for Home Affairs ( Australia ).

To do so, the ALP would have to win Field's and Bunton's seats, and one seat in each territory, and have the second ACT seat fall to either a Labor candidate or an independent, former Liberal Prime Minister John Gorton, now estranged from his party.

The current government is a coalition between the National Party, ACT Party, United Future and the Maori Party ; the Prime Minister is John Key.

* Simon Corbell, ACT Attorney-General, Minister for Police and Emergency Services, Minister for Environment, Water and Climate Change and Minister for Energy.

Citing costs of building multiple facilities as an issue, ACT Sports Minister Andrew Barr indicated his preference would be a ' super stadium ' built with World Cup standard facilities and capacity, reducible to around 30, 000 seats after the event.

However, reserve powers analogous to those vested in a State Governor are vested by the Act in the Federal Minister for Territories, who may, for example, dissolve the ACT Assembly in cases of corruption or deadlock.

In that same year, the ACT became an alcohol-free area as a result of legislation that the Minister for Home Affairs, King O ' Malley, steered through the Federal Parliament in Melbourne.

ACT had been formed by former labour Finance Minister Roger Douglas ( now Sir Roger Douglas ).

In November 2008, as part of the Supply and Confidence Agreement between the ACT and National Party which allowed the formation of a Government, Heather Roy was appointed to ministerial posts outside the cabinet as Minister of Consumer Affairs, Associate Defence Minister and Associate Education Minister.

Regular visits take place in both directions and members of ACT are currently sponsoring the education of children in a school in Bihar, one of the poorest states in India.

SJSU currently requires a minimum eligibility index of 2900-3200 using the SAT or 694-760 using the ACT depending on the selected major ( 3502 and 842 respectively for non-residents of California ), which is slightly above the CSU minimum of 2900 and 694 respectively.

She currently plays and captains the ACT Meteors in the Women's National Cricket League, she has also played for South Australia.

The recordings feature the German singer Claudia Brucken of Propaganda and ACT with whom he is currently recording an album of torch songs.

The magazine's ranking was based exclusively on the number of AP and IB tests taken divided by the number of graduating seniors but is currently based on " six components: graduation rate ( 25 %), college matriculation rate ( 25 %), AP tests taken per graduate ( 25 %), average SAT / ACT scores ( 10 %), average AP / IB / AICE scores ( 10 %), and AP courses offered ( 5 %)".

To accommodate the increased number of periodic detainees, ACT Corrective Services is currently investigating the possibility of extending periodic detention to mid-week.

Covering the southside of Canberra and southern ACT, the electorate of Canberra is currently represented by Annette Ellis of the Australian Labor Party.

Covering central Canberra, the electorate of Molonglo is currently represented by three Australian Labor Party members, three Liberal Party members and one ACT Greens member ( ACTEC, 2005 ).

Phase I trials using hESC derived Oligodendrocytes ( GRNOPC1 ) developed by Geron are currently underway in human subjects to treat spinal cord injuries, and Advanced Cell Technologies ( ACT ) are launching Phase I / II trials in human subjects using hESC derived retinal epithelial pigment ( RPE ) cells in the treatment of Stargadt ’ s Macular Dystrophy ( SMD ) and age related macular degeneration:

In the ACT Legislative Assembly, Gowrie is in the electorate of Brindabella, which is currently represented by three Labor and two Liberal members.

The club currently plays in the ACT Premier League.

:" That this Assembly no longer has confidence in the Minister for Health, Katy Gallagher, for her continued neglect of the Health portfolio, most particularly ...... management failure, staff bullying, over working, and poor processes ;.... complete failure in the Calvary Hospital purchase ;.... and many instances of attacking those who made complaints, ignoring those who gave advice, and dealing with the problems through denial and neglect ;.... and the ongoing poor performance of the ACT health system ...."

* ACT Labor-People: Katy Gallagher

The support provided to Gallagher by the Labor Party and union movement inspired her to run for pre-selection as one of the Labor candidates for the electorate of Molonglo for the 2001 ACT general election.

At the 2004 ACT general election, Gallagher polled strongly, generating 11. 59 % of the first preference vote and was the first candidate elected to represent Molonglo in the Assembly, ahead of both Labor colleagues, Quinlan and Corbell.

At the 2008 ACT general election, Gallagher again polled strongly, generating 15. 78 % of the first preference vote and was the second candidate elected to represent Molonglo in the Assembly, behind Liberal leader, Seselja.

A number of months earlier, Gallagher faced pressure from the Catholic Church, following an agreement that the ACT Government would purchase Calvary Hospital ( in Bruce ) from the Little Company of Mary Health Care ( LCMHC )-an independent arm of the Church-for $ 77m.