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Note 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this Act.
Note 2 For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1 defines the following terms:
• ACT
• Commonwealth
• electoral commissioner
• the Territory.
"commissioner" means the Electoral Commissioner appointed under the Electoral Act.
"concurrent referendum" means a referendum held on the same day as the polling day for an election.
"declaration vote", in relation to a referendum, means a vote cast in accordance with the Electoral Act, division 10.3 as applied by this Act.
"election" has the same meaning as in the Electoral Act.
"election ballot paper" means a ballot paper for an election.
"Electoral Act" means the Electoral Act 1992.
"enabling law" means a law that provides for a matter, including a proposed law, to be submitted to a referendum.
"entrenching law" means a law required to be submitted to a referendum under the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth), section 26 (2).
"printing", for a referendum ballot paper, includes displaying an electronic referendum ballot paper.
"referendum" means a referendum of electors.
"referendum ballot paper" means a ballot paper for a referendum, and includes an electronic referendum ballot paper.
"referendum day" means the day on which a poll for a referendum is required to be held.
"referendum law" means—
(a) an enabling law; or
(b) an entrenching law; or
(c) a law required by an entrenching law to be submitted to a referendum.
"referendum option" means an option put, or to be put, to voters at a referendum.
"separate referendum" means a referendum held on a day other than the polling day for an election.
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel's Office.
Uncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history. These details are underlined. Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnote.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
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ord = ordinance |
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orig = original |
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par = paragraph/subparagraph |
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cl = clause |
pres = present |
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def = definition |
prev = previous |
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dict = dictionary |
(prev...) = previously |
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disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative |
pt = part |
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r = rule/subrule |
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div = division |
reg = regulation/subregulation |
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exp = expires/expired |
renum = renumbered |
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Gaz = Gazette |
reloc = relocated |
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hdg = heading |
R[X] = Republication No |
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IA = Interpretation Act 1967 |
RI = reissue |
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ins = inserted/added |
s = section/subsection |
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LA = Legislation Act 2001 |
sch = schedule |
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SL = Subordinate Law |
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o = order |
underlining = whole or part not commenced |
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om = omitted/repealed |
or to be expired |
Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1994 No 79
notified 23 November 1994 (Gaz 1994 No S247)
s 1, s 2 commenced 23 November 1994 (s 2 (1))
remainder (ss 3-20) 16 December 1994 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1994 No S295)
as amended by
Electoral (Amendment) Act 1996 No 56 s 35
notified 29 November 1996 (Gaz 1996 No S320)
s 35 commenced 29 November 1996 (s 2)
Statute Law Revision (Penalties) Act 1998 No 54 sch
notified 27 November 1998 (Gaz 1998 No S207)
s 1, s 2 commenced 27 November 1998 (s 2 (1))
sch commenced 9 December 1998 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1998 No 49)
Electoral Amendment Act 2000 (No 2) No 76 pt 3
notified 21 December 2000 (Gaz 2000 No S69)
s 1, s 2 commenced 21 December 2000 (IA s 10B)
pt 3 (ss 25-29) commenced 11 April 2001 (s 2 and Gaz 2001 No 14)
Electoral Amendment Act 2001 No 36 sch 3
notified 29 June 2001 (Gaz 2001 No S36)
sch 3 commenced 29 June 2001 (s 2)
Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 No 44 pt 325
notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)
pt 325 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and see Gaz 2001 No S65)
Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2001 No 70 sch 1
notified LR 14 September 2001
s 1, s 2 commenced 14 September 2001 (LA s 75)
amdts commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 (3))
Electoral Amendment Act 2004 A2004-26 s 42
notified LR 21 May 2004
s 1, s 2 commenced 21 May 2004 (LA s 79 (1))
s 42 commenced 22 May 2004 (s 2)
Statute Law Amendment Act 2007 A2007-3 sch 3 pt 3.84
notified LR 22 March 2007
s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 1 July 2006 (LA s 75 (2))
sch 3 pt 3.84 commenced 12 April 2007 (s 2 (1))
Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 2008 A2008-13 sch 3
notified LR 20 May 2008
s 1, s 2 commenced 20 May 2008 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 3 commenced 21 May 2008 (s 2)
Name of
Act
s 1 sub A2007-3 amdt
3.439
Dictionary
s
2 om 2001 No 44 amdt 1.3588
ins
A2007-3 amdt 3.441
Notes
s
3 defs reloc to dict A2007-3 amdt
3.440
sub A2007-3 amdt
3.441
Terms used in Electoral
Act
s 3A ins A2007-3 amdt
3.441
Timing of
referendums
s 7 am 2001 No 44
amdt 1.3589, amdt 1.3590
Ballot
papers
s 11 am 2000 No 76 s 27;
2001 No 44 amdt 1.3591, amdt 1.3592
Voting at a
referendum
s 12 am 2000 No 76 s
28; 2001 No 36 amdt 3.1, amdt 3.2
Scrutiny
s
14 am 2000 No 76 s 29; 2001 No 44 amdt 1.3593, amdt 1.3594
Disputed
referendums
s 16 am 2001 No 44
amdt 1.3595
Offences
s
17 am 2001 No 36 amdt 3.3; 2001 No 70 amdt 1.70, amdt 1.71; A2004-26 s
42
Approved
forms
s 20 am 1998 No 54
sch
sub 2001 No 44 amdt
1.3596
Regulation-making
power
s 21 ins 2001 No 44 amdt
1.3596
Modifications of Electoral Act as applied in
relation to referendums
sch pt
1.1 am 1998 No 54 sch
sch pt 1.3 am
1996 No 56 s 35; 2001 No 44 amdts 1.3597-1.3600; 2001 No 70 amdt 1.72, amdt
1.73; mods renum R3 LA; A2008-13 amdt 3.1, amdt
3.2
sch pt 1.4 am 2001 No 44 amdt
1.3601; 2001 No 70 amdt 1.73; mods renum R3
LA
sch pt 1.5 am 1998 No 54 sch; mods
renum R3 LA
sch pt 1.6 mods renum R3
LA
Dictionary
dict ins
A2007-3 amdt 3.442
def
commissioner reloc from s 3 A2007-3 amdt
3.440
def concurrent
referendum reloc from s 3 A2007-3
amdt 3.440
def
declaration vote reloc from s 3 A2007-3 amdt
3.440
def election
reloc from s 3 A2007-3 amdt
3.440
def election ballot
paper reloc from s 3 A2007-3 amdt
3.440
def Electoral Act
reloc from s 3 A2007-3 amdt
3.440
def enabling law
reloc from s 3 A2007-3 amdt
3.440
def entrenching law
reloc from s 3 A2007-3 amdt
3.440
def printing ins
2000 No 76 s 26
reloc from s 3
A2007-3 amdt 3.440
def
referendum reloc from s 3 A2007-3 amdt
3.440
def referendum ballot
paper am 2000 No 76 s
26
reloc from s 3 A2007-3 amdt
3.440
def referendum day
reloc from s 3 A2007-3 amdt
3.440
def referendum law
reloc from s 3 A2007-3 amdt
3.440
def referendum option
reloc from s 3 A2007-3 amdt
3.440
def separate referendum
reloc from s 3 A2007-3 amdt 3.440
Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.
Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.
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Republication No |
Amendments to |
Republication date |
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1 |
A2001-44 |
11 September 2001 |
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2 |
A2001-70 |
26 September 2001 |
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3 |
A2004-26 |
22 May 2004 |
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4 |
A2007-3 |
12 April 2007 |
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