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1996
The Parliament of
the
Commonwealth of
Australia
THE
SENATE
Presented and read a first
time
Commonwealth Electoral
Amendment (16 and 17 Year Old Voluntary Enrolment) Bill
1996
No. ,
1996
(Senator
Chamarette)
A Bill for an Act to amend the
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 to provide voluntary electoral enrolment
for persons who are 16 and 17 years of age, and for related
purposes
9609921—1,100/26.6.1996—(99/96) Cat.
No. 96 4858 5 ISBN 0644 434287
Contents
A Bill for an Act to
amend the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 to provide voluntary electoral
enrolment for persons who are 16 and 17 years of age, and for related
purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
This Act may be cited as the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (16 and
17 Year Old Voluntary Enrolment) Act 1996.
This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal
Assent.
The Acts specified in the Schedules are amended in accordance with the
applicable items in the Schedules, and the other items in the Schedules have
effect according to their terms.
1 Subsection 4(3)
Omit “age 17”, substitute “age 16 or 17”.
2 Subsection 93(2)
Omit “, (4)”
3 Subsection 93(3)
Omit the subsection, substitute:
(3) An elector:
(a) whose name has been placed on a Roll in pursuance of a claim made
under section 100; and
(b) who has not attained 18 years of age on the date fixed for the polling
in an election;
shall be taken to be:
(c) enrolled on a Roll; and
(d) entitled to vote at that election.
4 Subsection 93(4)
Repeal the subsection.
5 Section 98
Omit “age 17” (twice occurring), substitute “age 16 or
17”.
6 Paragraph 100(1)(a)
Omit “17 years of age”, substitute “16 or 17 years of
age”.
7 Section 101
Omit “age 17” (twice occurring), substitute “age 16 or
17”.
8 Paragraph 120(1)(a)
Omit “age 17”, substitute “age 16 or 17”.
9 Section 342
Omit “age 17”, substitute “age 16 or 17”.
10 Section 343
Omit “age 17”, substitute “age 16 or 17”.
(99/96)