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REFERENDUM (MACHINERY PROVISIONS) ACT 1994 - SECT 21

Regulation-making power

    (1)     The Executive may make regulations for this Act.

Note      Regulations must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act 2001 .

    (2)     The regulations may make provision, not inconsistent with a referendum law, in relation to matters relevant to a particular referendum or to referendums generally, including the following matters:

        (a)     the printing of ballot papers;

        (b)     the appointment of scrutineers;

        (c)     scrutiny procedures, including the formality of ballot papers;

        (d)     people entitled to dispute referendums.

    (3)     The regulations may also prescribe offences for contraventions of the regulations and prescribe maximum penalties of not more than 10 penalty units for offences against the regulations.



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