Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

REFERENDUM (MACHINERY PROVISIONS) ACT 1994 - SECT 4

    (1)     Unless the contrary intention appears, an expression used in the Electoral Act as applied by this Act has the same meaning as in that Act, so far as that meaning is applicable, with the necessary changes, in relation to a referendum.

    (2)     In the application of the Electoral Act, unless the contrary intention appears—

        (a)     a reference to a ballot paper (including the form of a ballot paper), a ballot box, or other thing shall be taken to be a reference to a ballot paper (including the form of a ballot paper), ballot box or corresponding thing in relation to a referendum; and

        (b)     a reference to an election shall be taken to be a reference to a referendum; and

        (c)     a reference to an election period, or a pre-election period, shall be taken to be a reference to a referendum period, or a pre-referendum period, that corresponds with the relevant period specified in relation to an election; and

        (d)     a reference to electoral matter shall be taken to be a reference to matter that is intended or is likely to affect voting in a referendum, and includes any matter that contains an express or implied reference to a referendum or to any of the matters on which electors are required to vote in a referendum; and

        (e)     a reference to an electoral paper shall be taken to be a reference to any document, form or notice provided for, or required, under the Electoral Act, as applied by this Act, for the purposes of a referendum; and

        (f)     a reference to a poll shall be taken to be a reference to the taking of the votes of electors for the purposes of a referendum; and

        (g)     a reference to a polling day in relation to a referendum shall be taken to be a reference to a referendum day; and

        (h)     a reference to a polling place or a scrutiny centre in relation to a referendum shall be taken to be a reference—

              (i)     in the case of a concurrent referendum—to the polling place or a scrutiny centre appointed for the election under the Electoral Act, section 119; and

              (ii)     in the case of a separate referendum—to a polling place or a scrutiny centre appointed for the referendum under the Electoral Act, section 119 as applied by this Act; and

        (j)     a reference to a pre-election period shall be taken to be a reference to a pre-referendum period that corresponds with the period specified in relation to an election; and

        (k)     a reference to a scrutineer shall be taken to be a reference to a scrutineer appointed for the purposes of a referendum; and

        (m)     a reference to this Act shall be read as a reference to the Electoral Act as applied by this Act.