ELECTORAL ACT 1992 - SECT 12B Eligibility for appointment as electoral commission member
ELECTORAL ACT 1992 - SECT 12B
Eligibility for appointment as electoral commission memberThe Speaker must not appoint a person as a member of the electoral commission if the person—
(a) is or has, in the 10 years immediately before the day of the proposed appointment, been a member of—
(i) the Legislative Assembly; or
(ii) the Parliament of the Commonwealth; or
(iii) the legislature of a State; or
(b) is or has, in the 5 years immediately before the day of the proposed appointment, been a member of—
(i) a registered party; or
(ii) a political party registered under a law of the Commonwealth or a State; or
(iii) a political party.
Note State includes the Northern Territory (see Legislation Act
, dict, pt 1).