Talk:Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory

Where is Trevor Kaine?
His entry states that he is the first Chief Minister of the ACT, yet he is not listed in the entry for Chief Ministers of the ACT.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Kaine —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.236.196.130 (talk) 02:32, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

Styling
The Chief Minister of the ACT is not styled "The Honourable" because the ACT does not have a vice-regal representative (as the states and the Northern Territory do) to bestow such a title. He is just "Mr Jon Stanhope, MLA". (See e.g. p 512 of Style manual for authors, editors and printers by Snooks & Co. 2002) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mike3685 (talk • contribs) 00:18, 17 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Totally agree. Don't know how to fix it.  Also the infobox is headed "Chief Minister of Australian Capital Territory".  It needs a "the" after "of".  A manual fix didn't seem to work.  --  JackofOz (talk) 06:16, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

Notes re no confidence vote
I notice that the article states that Carnell Resigned when faced with a no confidence vote due to the high costs of the Bruce Stadium renovations. However, there is no mention that Follett (in her first term) and Kaine were also unable to retain confidence of the Assembly, and stood down during their terms. I suggest that either the Carnell ncv be referenced, and both Follett and Kaine's ncv be added, together with references; or Carnell's ncv be removed. Jherschel (talk) 10:34, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

Appointment by an Administrator or Vice-Regal, but elected directly by the Assembly.
There seems to be an internal inconsistency with the article. Introductory paragraph states "Unlike in other states and territories, the Chief Minister of the ACT is not nominally appointed by an Administrator or Vice-Regal, but elected directly by the Assembly." but information box states that appointment is by Quentin Bryce as Administrator. Dnb01 (talk) 05:48, 23 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Having Quentin Bryce there is wrong. The G-G does not appoint the Chief Minister in the way that she appoints the Prime Minister.  Once the election result is clear, and the assemby chooses the Chief Minister, the Speaker gazettes the decision and the G-G has nothing to do with it.  She can overrule the decisions of the Legislative Assembly, on the advice of the federal government, under section 35 of the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988, and that appears to me to be her sole power in relation to the ACT.  --   Jack of Oz   [your turn]  07:25, 23 December 2010 (UTC)


 * That was my reading of the act as well, but I'm no expert on ACT issues. Dnb01 (talk) 05:23, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

Alcohol supporter
?The role of the Chief Minister is roughly equivalent to that of the Premiers of the states of Australia or the mayor of a local council.? False! Others have criminal responsibility - the Chief Minister would only ever face re-election, current minister voted took part in the vote to remove all responsibility but that of being elected. Law passed after it was disclosed to them they had as a Government joined action that assisted a pedophile to escape conviction (by way of destroying evidence and then making evidence unattainable to authorities) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.164.83.52 (talk) 10:34, 31 July 2014 (UTC)

Assessment comment
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Merge proposal
I propose merging List of chief ministers of the Australian Capital Territory by time in office into Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory. I think the content of "List of chief ministers of the Australian Capital Territory by time in office" can easily be explained in the context of "Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory", and a merge would not cause any article-size problems in "Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory" as the latter article is short, consisting only of the opening paragraph, chronological list, a timeline and a "See also" section. -DilatoryRevolution (talk) 08:42, 25 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Agreed. ITBF (talk) 14:19, 3 March 2024 (UTC)