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COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918

Table of Provisions

PART I--PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Short title  
  • 2 Commencement  
  • 3 Repeal  
  • 4 Interpretation  
  • 4AA Meaning of  
  • 4A Extraterritorial operation of Act  
  • 4B Act to bind Crown  
  • 4C Registered officer of political party  
  • 4D Application of the  

PART II--ADMINISTRATION

DIVISION 1--Preliminary

PART III--REPRESENTATION--IN THE PARLIAMENT

DIVISION 1AA--Preliminary
  • 38AA Simplified outline of this Part  
  • 38A Interpretation  
  • DIVISION 1--Choosing of senators for Queensland
  • 39 Senators to be directly chosen by people of State etc.  
  • DIVISION 2--Representation of the Territories in the Senate
  • 40 Representation of the Territories in the Senate  
  • 41 Powers, privileges and immunities of senator for Territory  
  • 42 Term of service of senator for Territory  
  • 43 Time of elections of senators for Territories  
  • 44 Casual vacancies in places of senators for Territories  
  • DIVISION 3--Representation of the States and Territories in the House of Representatives
  • 45 Interpretation  
  • 46 Ascertainment of numbers of people of Commonwealth, States and Territories  
  • 47 Supply of statistical information by Australian Statistician  
  • 48 Determination of number of members of House of Representatives to be chosen in States and Territories  
  • 48A Setting aside 2020 determination in relation to the Northern Territory  
  • 49 Notification of determination  
  • 50 Number of members of House of Representatives to be chosen in States and Territories  
  • 51 Choice of member for Territory  
  • 53 Powers, privileges and immunities of member for Territory  
  • 54 Time of elections of members for Territories  
  • 54A Review of this Division  

PART IV--ELECTORAL--DIVISIONS

  • 55 Interpretation  
  • 55A Application to Territories with 2 or more members  
  • 56 States to be distributed into Electoral Divisions  
  • 56AA Inclusion of Territories in Australian Capital Territory Divisions  
  • 56A Inclusion of Territories in Northern Territory Divisions  
  • 57 One member to be chosen for each Electoral Division  
  • 58 Monthly ascertainment of enrolment etc.  
  • 59 Times at which redistributions are to commence  
  • 60 Redistribution Committee  
  • 62 Proceedings at meetings of Redistribution Committee etc.  
  • 63 Sub-committees  
  • 63A Projection time for equality of enrolments  
  • 64 Suggestions and comments relating to redistribution  
  • 65 Redistribution quota  
  • 66 Redistribution Committee to make proposed redistribution  
  • 67 Reasons for proposed redistribution  
  • 67A Outline of proposed redistribution  
  • 68 Notice of proposed redistribution  
  • 69 Objections against proposed redistribution  
  • 70 Augmented Electoral Commission  
  • 71 Proceedings at meetings of augmented Electoral Commission etc.  
  • 72 Consideration of objections  
  • 73 Redistribution of State  
  • 74 Reasons for determination made by augmented Electoral Commission  
  • 75 Copies of certain documents to be forwarded to Minister  
  • 76 Mini-redistribution  
  • 77 Decisions under Part final etc.  
  • 78 Improper influence  

PART V--SUBDIVISIONS--AND POLLING PLACES

  • 79 Subdivisions  
  • 80 Polling places  

PART VI--ELECTORAL--ROLLS

  • 81 Electoral Rolls  
  • 82 Subdivision Rolls, Division Rolls and State and Territory Rolls  
  • 83 Form of Rolls  
  • 84 Arrangement with States  
  • 85 New Rolls to be prepared upon Proclamation  
  • 86 New Rolls on creation of new Divisions etc.  
  • 87 Additions etc. to new Rolls  
  • 88 Objections and notices to have effect in relation to new Rolls  
  • 90 Commission to determine manner and form of access to Rolls etc.  
  • 90A Inspection etc. of Rolls  
  • 90B Information on Rolls and certified lists of voters to be provided to particular people and organisations  
  • 91A Use of information from Roll and habitation index  
  • 91B Prohibition of disclosure or commercial use of Roll or habitation index  
  • 92 Roll reviews  

PART VII--QUALIFICATIONS--AND DISQUALIFICATIONS FOR ENROLMENT AND FOR VOTING

  • 93 Persons entitled to enrolment and to vote  
  • 93A Power to refuse to include in the Roll inappropriate names  
  • 94 Enrolled voters leaving Australia  
  • 94A Enrolment from outside Australia  
  • 95 Eligibility of spouse, de facto partner or child of eligible overseas elector  
  • 96 Itinerant electors  
  • 96A Enrolment of prisoners  
  • 96B Entitlement of Antarctic electors to vote  
  • 97 Application of Part to Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory  

PART VIII--ENROLMENT

  • 98AA Evidence of identity requirements  
  • 98 Addition of names to Rolls  
  • 98A Refusal to include in the Roll inappropriate names  
  • 99 Claims for enrolment or transfer of enrolment  
  • 99A Provisional claim for enrolment by applicant for citizenship  
  • 99B Provisional enrolment by applicant for citizenship  
  • 100 Claims for age 16 enrolment  
  • 101 Compulsory enrolment and transfer  
  • 102 Action on receipt of claim  
  • 103 Penalty on officer neglecting to enrol claimants  
  • 103A Updating or transferring a person's enrolment without claim or notice from the person  
  • 103B Enrolling unenrolled person without claim or notice from the person  
  • 104 Request for address not to be shown on Roll  
  • 105 Alteration of Rolls  
  • 106 Incorrect enrolment  
  • 107 Alterations to be initialled  
  • 108 Lists of deaths to be forwarded  
  • 109 Lists of persons serving, or ceasing to serve, sentences of imprisonment to be forwarded  
  • 110 Electoral Commissioner to act on receipt of information  
  • 111 Computer records relating to Roll  
  • 112 Application of Part to Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory  

PART IX--OBJECTIONS

  • 113 Interpretation  
  • 114 Objection to enrolment  
  • 115 Form and manner of objection  
  • 116 Notice of objection  
  • 118 Determination of objection  

PART X--REVIEW--OF DECISIONS

PART XI--REGISTRATION--OF POLITICAL PARTIES

  • 123 Interpretation  
  • 123A Determining whether a non-Parliamentary party has at least 1,500 members  
  • 124 Registration of political parties  
  • 125 Register of Political Parties  
  • 126 Application for registration  
  • 127 Party not to be registered during election  
  • 129 Parties with certain names not to be registered  
  • 129A Certain party logos not to be entered in the Register  
  • 130 Different levels of party may be registered  
  • 131 Variation of application  
  • 132 Procedure for dealing with application  
  • 132A Electoral Commission to give reasons for decisions under this Part  
  • 133 Registration  
  • 134 Changes to Register  
  • 134A Objection to continued use of name or logo  
  • 135 Voluntary deregistration  
  • 136 Deregistration of party failing to endorse candidates  
  • 137 Deregistration of political party on other grounds  
  • 138 Deregistration  
  • 138A Review of eligibility of parties to remain in the Register  
  • 139 Inspection of Register  
  • 140 Service of documents  
  • 141 Review of certain decisions  

PART XIII--WRITS--FOR ELECTIONS

  • 151 Issue of writs for election of Senators for Territories  
  • 152 Forms of writs  
  • 153 Writs for election of Senators  
  • 154 Writs for election of members of House of Representatives  
  • 155 Date for close of Rolls  
  • 156 Date of nomination  
  • 157 Date of polling  
  • 158 Polling to be on a Saturday  
  • 159 Date of return of writ  
  • 160 General election to be held on same day  
  • 161 Application of Part  

PART XIV--THE--NOMINATIONS

  • 162 Candidates must be nominated  
  • 163 Qualifications for nomination  
  • 164 State and Territory members not entitled to be nominated  
  • 165 Multiple nominations prohibited  
  • 166 Mode of nomination  
  • 167 Nominations  
  • 168 Grouping of candidates  
  • 169 Notification of party endorsement  
  • 169A Notification of independent candidacy  
  • 169B Verification of party endorsement  
  • 169C Combination of requests and nominations  
  • 170 Requisites for nomination  
  • 170A Objects and effect of qualification checklist  
  • 170B Providing additional documents with nomination  
  • 171 Form of consent to act  
  • 172 Rejection of nominations and requests  
  • 173 Deposit to be forfeited in certain cases  
  • 174 Place of nomination  
  • 175 Hour of nomination  
  • 176 Declaration of nominations  
  • 177 Withdrawal of consent to a nomination  
  • 178 Return of deposit in case of candidate's death  
  • 179 Proceedings on nomination day  
  • 180 Death of candidate after nomination  
  • 181 Failure of election  
  • 181A Publication of qualification checklist etc. on website  
  • 181B Delivery of qualification checklist etc. to the Parliament  
  • 181C Certain laws do not apply  

PART XV--POSTAL--VOTING

  • 182 Interpretation  
  • 183 Grounds of application for postal vote  
  • 184 Application for postal vote  
  • 184A Application for registration as general postal voter  
  • 184AA Application forms for postal votes  
  • 184B Register of General Postal Voters  
  • 185 Registration as general postal voter  
  • 185B Review of Registers  
  • 185C Cancellation of registration  
  • 186 Dispatch of postal voting papers to registered general postal voters  
  • 188 Issue of certificate and ballot papers  
  • 189 Inspection of applications  
  • 189A Access to electronic list of postal vote applicants  
  • 189B Restriction on use or disclosure of information  
  • 192 Form of postal vote certificate  
  • 193 Authorised witnesses  
  • 194 Postal voting  
  • 195 Duty of authorised witnesses etc.  
  • 195A Procedure for dealing with postal vote certificates etc.  
  • 196 Opening of postal ballot paper  
  • 197 Failure to post or deliver postal vote application etc.  
  • 198 Inducing person to hand over marked ballot paper  
  • 199 Correction of formal errors  
  • 200 Mistakes  

PART XVA--PRE---POLL VOTING

DIVISION 1--Introduction
  • 200AA Guide to this Part  
  • DIVISION 2--General matters
  • 200A Grounds of application for pre-poll vote  
  • 200B Pre-poll voting officers  
  • 200BA Pre-poll voting offices  
  • 200C Application for pre-poll vote  
  • 200D Place and time of application  
  • 200DA Scrutineers at the pre-poll voting office  
  • 200DB Provisions relating to scrutineers at pre-poll voting office  
  • DIVISION 3--Voting by pre-poll ordinary vote
  • 200DC Definitions  
  • 200DD Where is pre-poll ordinary voting available?  
  • 200DE Separate voting compartments  
  • 200DF Ballot-boxes  
  • 200DG When is a person entitled to vote by pre-poll ordinary vote?  
  • 200DI Questions to be put to voter  
  • 200DJ Right of voter to receive ballot paper  
  • 200DK Voter to mark vote on ballot paper  
  • 200DL Assistance to certain voters  
  • 200DM Voter not entitled to vote again etc.  
  • 200DN Subdivision sets out requirements to be complied with  
  • 200DO Requirements to be complied with before first use of ballot-box  
  • 200DP Requirements to be complied with at end of each day of use of ballot-box  
  • 200DQ Requirements to be complied with before ballot-box used again on later day  
  • 200DR Forwarding of ballot-boxes for purposes of scrutiny  
  • DIVISION 4--Voting by pre-poll declaration vote
  • 200DS Persons to whom this Division applies  
  • 200E Pre-poll declaration voting  
  • 200F Form of pre-poll vote certificate for declaration voting  
  • 200G Record of issue of pre-poll voting papers  
  • 200J Opening of pre-poll voting envelope  
  • 200K Obligations of persons present when pre-poll vote cast  
  • 201 Correction of formal errors  
  • 202 Mistakes  

PART XVB--ELECTRONICALLY--ASSISTED VOTING

  • 202AA Definitions  
  • 202AB Providing for voting by an electronically assisted voting method  
  • 202AC There must be a record of who has voted using the electronically assisted voting method  
  • 202AD There must be a record of the vote  
  • 202AE How this Act applies in relation to voting using the electronically assisted voting method  
  • 202AF Electoral Commissioner may decide that electronically assisted voting method is not to be used by sight-impaired persons  

PART XVC--DESIGNATED--ELECTORS

PART XVI--THE--POLLING

  • 202A Undertaking by officers and scrutineers  
  • 203 Arrangements for polling  
  • 204 Substitute  
  • 205 Use of licensed premises as polling booth  
  • 206 Separate voting compartments  
  • 207 Ballot-boxes  
  • 208 Certified lists of voters  
  • 208A Approved list of voters  
  • 209 Ballot papers  
  • 209A Official mark  
  • 209B Administrative markings  
  • 210 Printing of Senate ballot papers  
  • 210A Form of party name on ballot papers  
  • 212 Ballot papers for House of Representatives elections  
  • 213 Determination of order of names  
  • 214 Printing of political party names etc. on ballot papers  
  • 214A Printing of party logos on ballot papers  
  • 215 Ballot papers to be initialled  
  • 217 Scrutineers at the polling  
  • 218 Provisions relating to scrutineers  
  • 219 Participation by candidates in conduct of election  
  • 220 The polling  
  • 221 Elections at which electors entitled to vote  
  • 222 Where electors may vote  
  • 223 Interpretation  
  • 224 Hospitals that are polling places  
  • 226 Provisions related to section 224  
  • 227 Mobile booths  
  • 228 Forwarding of declaration votes  
  • 229 Questions to be put to voter  
  • 230 Errors not to forfeit vote  
  • 231 Right of elector to receive ballot paper  
  • 232 Voters to be recorded  
  • 233 Vote to be marked in private  
  • 234 Assistance to certain voters  
  • 234A Certain voters may vote outside polling place  
  • 235 Provisional votes  
  • 238 Spoilt ballot papers  
  • 238A Discarded ballot papers  
  • 238B Ballot-boxes opened before close of poll  
  • 239 Marking of votes in Senate election  
  • 240 Marking of votes in House of Representatives election  
  • 240A Temporary suspension of polling  
  • 241 Adjournment of polling  
  • 242 Adjournment in other cases  
  • 243 Voting at adjourned polling  
  • 244 Arrangement where elections held in some Divisions only  
  • 245 Compulsory voting  

PART XVIII--THE--SCRUTINY

  • 263 Scrutiny  
  • 264 Scrutineers at scrutiny  
  • 265 Scrutiny, how conducted  
  • 266 Preliminary scrutiny of declaration votes  
  • 267 Action on objections to ballot papers  
  • 268 Informal ballot papers  
  • 268A Formal votes below the line  
  • 269 Formal votes above the line  
  • 271 Officers not to mark ballot papers so that voter can be identified  
  • 272 Treatment of Senate ballot papers of voters who have voted above the line  
  • 273 Scrutiny of votes in Senate elections  
  • 273A Computerised scrutiny of votes in Senate election  
  • 273AA Assurance of security of computer systems for scrutiny of votes in Senate election  
  • 273AB Assurance of accuracy of counting software for scrutiny of votes in Senate election  
  • 273AC Ballot paper sampling assurance throughout computerised scrutiny of votes in Senate election  
  • 273B Combination of manual and computer scrutiny permitted  
  • 274 Scrutiny of votes in House of Representatives elections  
  • 275 Scrutiny prior to receipt of declaration ballot papers  
  • 276 Provisional scrutiny  
  • 277 Scrutiny for information  
  • 278 Re-count at Senate elections  
  • 279 Re-count at House of Representatives elections  
  • 279A Notice of re-count  
  • 279B Conduct of re-count  
  • 280 Powers of officer conducting re-count  
  • 281 Reservation of disputed ballot papers  
  • 282 Re-count of Senate votes to determine order of election in other circumstances  

PART XIX--THE--RETURN OF THE WRITS

  • 283 Return of writ for election of Senators  
  • 283A Publication of Senate election data  
  • 284 Declaration of poll and return of writs for House of Representatives  
  • 285 Correction of errors  
  • 286 Extension of time  
  • 123A Determining whether a non-Parliamentary party has at least 1,500 members  

PART XX--ELECTION--FUNDING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

DIVISION 1--Preliminary
  • 286A Simplified outline of this Part  
  • 287 Interpretation  
  • 287AA Meaning of  
  • 287AB Meaning of  
  • 287AC Implied freedom of political communication  
  • 287A Campaign committee to be treated as part of State branch of party  
  • 287C Entities that are not incorporated  
  • DIVISION 1A--Registration of significant third parties and associated entities and the Transparency Register
  • 287D Simplified outline of this Division  
  • 287E Object of this Division  
  • 287F Requirement to register as a significant third party  
  • 287H Requirement to register as an associated entity  
  • 287J Expenditure incurred by persons and entities that are not registered when required to be so  
  • 287K Application for registration  
  • 287L Determining an application for registration  
  • 287M Applications for deregistration  
  • 287N Transparency Register  
  • 287P Obligation to notify Electoral Commissioner of changes to information on Transparency Register  
  • 287Q Transparency Register to be made public etc.  
  • 287R Entry in Transparency Register prima facie evidence of information  
  • 287S Anti-avoidance  
  • DIVISION 2--Agents and financial controllers
  • 287V Simplified outline of this Division  
  • 288 Agents of political parties  
  • 289 Appointment of agents by candidates and groups  
  • 291 Register of Party Agents  
  • 292 Effect of registration etc.  
  • 292A Evidence of appointment  
  • 292B Responsibility for action when agent of party or branch dead or appointment vacant  
  • 292C Revocation of appointment of agent of candidate or group  
  • 292D Notice of death or resignation of agent of candidate or group  
  • 292E Financial controllers of significant third parties and associated entities  
  • 292F Requirements for appointment or nomination  
  • DIVISION 3--Election funding
  • 292G Simplified outline of this Division  
  • 293 Election funding for registered political parties  
  • 294 Election funding for unendorsed candidates  
  • 295 Election funding for unendorsed groups  
  • 296 Automatic payment of election funding of $10,000  
  • 297 Need for a claim for election funding of more than $10,000  
  • 298 Electoral expenditure incurred  
  • 298A Form of claim  
  • 298B Lodging of claim  
  • 298BA Varying a claim  
  • 298C Determination of claim  
  • 298D Payment to be made following acceptance of an interim claim  
  • 298E Payment to be made following acceptance of a final claim  
  • 298F Refusing a final claim  
  • 298G Application for reconsideration of decision to refuse a final claim  
  • 298H Reconsideration by Electoral Commission  
  • 299 Recovery of amounts that are not payable  
  • 299A Method of making payments  
  • 300 Death of candidates or group members  
  • 301 Varying decisions accepting claims  
  • 302 Appropriation  
  • DIVISION 3A--Requirements relating to donations
  • 302A Simplified outline of this Division  
  • 302B Definitions  
  • 302C Object of this Division  
  • 302CA Gifts made etc. for federal purposes  
  • 302D Donations to members of the House of Representatives, Senators, registered political parties, candidates, Senate groups, significant third parties and associated entities by foreign donors  
  • 302E Donations to third parties by foreign donors  
  • 302F Gifts provided for the purposes of incurring electoral expenditure etc.  
  • 302G False affirmation or information that donor is not a foreign donor  
  • 302H Anti-avoidance  
  • 302P Information relating to foreign donor status  
  • 302Q Debts due to the Commonwealth  
  • 302R Physical elements of offences  
  • DIVISION 4--Disclosure of donations
  • 302V Simplified outline of this Division  
  • 303 Interpretation  
  • 304 Disclosure of gifts  
  • 305A Gifts to candidates etc.  
  • 305B Gifts to political parties and significant third parties  
  • 306 Gifts to members of the House of Representatives and Senators  
  • 306A Certain loans not to be received  
  • 306B Repayment of gifts where corporations wound up etc.  
  • 307 Nil returns  
  • DIVISION 5--Disclosure of electoral expenditure
  • 307A Simplified outline of this Division  
  • 309 Returns of electoral expenditure  
  • 311A Annual returns of income and expenditure of Commonwealth Departments  
  • 313 Nil returns  
  • 314 Two or more elections on the same day  
  • DIVISION 5A--Annual returns by registered political parties and other persons
  • 314AAA Simplified outline of this Division  
  • 314AA Interpretation  
  • 314AB Annual returns by registered political parties and significant third parties  
  • 314AC Amounts received  
  • 314AE Outstanding amounts  
  • 314AEA Annual returns by associated entities  
  • 314AEB Annual returns by third parties  
  • 314AEC Annual returns relating to gifts received by third parties for electoral expenditure  
  • 314AED Annual returns relating to gifts received by members of the House of Representatives or Senators  
  • 314AF Returns not to include lists of party membership  
  • 314AG Regulations  
  • DIVISION 5B--Electoral expenditure by foreign campaigners
  • 314AH Simplified outline of this Division  
  • 314AI Objects of this Division  
  • 314AJ Prohibition on foreign campaigners incurring electoral expenditure or fundraising for that purpose  
  • 314AK Anti-avoidance  
  • DIVISION 6--Miscellaneous
  • 314A Simplified outline of this Division  
  • 314B Disclosure of amounts given etc. for federal purposes  
  • 315 Requirement to refund payments  
  • 315A Recovery of payments  
  • 316 Investigation etc.  
  • 317 Keeping records  
  • 318 Inability to complete returns  
  • 319 Non-compliance with Part does not affect election  
  • 319A Amendment of claims and returns  
  • 320 Requirement to publish determinations, notices and returns  
  • 321 Indexation  
  • 321A Indexation of disclosure threshold  

PART XXA--AUTHORISATION--OF ELECTORAL MATTER

DIVISION 1--Preliminary
  • 321B Definitions  
  • 321C Objects of this Part  
  • DIVISION 2--Authorisation of certain electoral matter
  • 321D Authorisation of certain electoral matter  
  • 321DA Prohibition on foreign campaigners authorising certain electoral matter  
  • 321E Extended geographical application of sections 321D and 321DA  
  • DIVISION 3--Information-gathering powers
  • 321F Electoral Commissioner may obtain information and documents from persons  
  • 321G Copies of documents  
  • 321H Retention of documents  

PART XXI--ELECTORAL--OFFENCES

  • 322 Interpretation  
  • 323 Officers and scrutineers to observe secrecy  
  • 323A Officers and scrutineers not to divulge or communicate Senate election results before close of adjourned polling  
  • 324 Officers not to contravene Act etc.  
  • 325 Officers not to influence vote  
  • 325A Influencing votes of hospital patients etc.  
  • 326 Bribery  
  • 327 Interference with political liberty etc.  
  • 329 Misleading or deceptive publications etc.  
  • 330 False statements in relation to Rolls  
  • 335 Cards in polling booth  
  • 336 Signature to electoral paper  
  • 337 Witnessing electoral papers  
  • 338 Unlawfully marking ballot papers  
  • 339 Other offences relating to ballot papers etc.  
  • 339A Officers not to interfere with etc. ballot-boxes or ballot papers  
  • 340 Prohibition of certain behaviour near polling booths and pre-poll voting places  
  • 341 Badges or emblems in polling booths  
  • 342 Duty of witness to claim  
  • 343 Failure to transmit claim  
  • 345 Employers to allow employees leave of absence to vote  
  • 346 Protection of the official mark  
  • 347 Disorderly behaviour at meeting  
  • 348 Control of behaviour at polling booths etc.  
  • 351 Publication of matter regarding candidates  

PART XXII--COURT--OF DISPUTED RETURNS

DIVISION 1--Disputed Elections and Returns
  • 352 Interpretation  
  • 353 Method of disputing elections  
  • 354 The Court of Disputed Returns  
  • 355 Requisites of petition  
  • 356 Deposit as security for costs  
  • 357 Petition by Electoral Commission  
  • 358 No proceedings unless requirements complied with  
  • 359 Right of Electoral Commissioner to be represented  
  • 360 Powers of Court  
  • 361 Inquiries by Court  
  • 362 Voiding election for illegal practices etc.  
  • 363 Court to report cases of illegal practices  
  • 363A Court must make its decision quickly  
  • 364 Real justice to be observed  
  • 364A Provision for Court to have regard to certain rejected ballot papers  
  • 365 Immaterial errors not to vitiate election  
  • 365A Election not affected by failure of delivery arrangement  
  • 366 Errors relating to printing of party affiliations  
  • 367 Evidence that person not permitted to vote  
  • 367A Disposal of petition where election cannot be decided  
  • 368 Decisions to be final  
  • 369 Copies of petition and order of Court to be sent to House affected, Governor-General and Speaker  
  • 370 Representation of parties before Court  
  • 371 Costs  
  • 372 Deposit applicable for costs  
  • 373 Other costs  
  • 374 Effect of decision  
  • 375 Power to make Rules of Court  
  • 375A Right of Electoral Commission to have access to documents  
  • DIVISION 2--Qualifications and vacancies
  • 376 Reference of question as to qualification or vacancy  
  • 377 President or Speaker to state case  
  • 378 Parties to the reference  
  • 379 Powers of Court  
  • 380 Order to be sent to House affected  
  • 381 Application of certain sections  

PART XXIII--MISCELLANEOUS

  • 381A Extension of time for acts by officers  
  • 382 General provisions about enrolment-related claims etc.  
  • 383 Injunctions  
  • 384 Prosecution of offences  
  • 384A Application of Regulatory Powers Act  
  • 385 Certificate evidence  
  • 385A Evidence of authorship or authorisation of material  
  • 386 Disqualification for bribery and undue influence  
  • 386A Immunity from suit  
  • 387 Electoral papers to be sent free by post  
  • 387A Service of process by mail  
  • 388 Averments deemed to be proved  
  • 389 Defendant may be called upon to give evidence  
  • 390 Production of claims for enrolment etc.  
  • 390A Claims for enrolment etc. not to be subject to warrants  
  • 391 Record of claims for enrolment etc.  
  • 392 Forms  
  • 393A Preservation of documents  
  • 394 No State or Territory vote to be held on polling day  
  • 395 Regulations  
  • 396 Modifications by legislative instrument in the event of an emergency  

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