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- 5 Interpretation
- 5A Application of Part in relation to Northern Territory DIVISION 2--The Australian Electoral Commission
- 6 Establishment of Commission
- 7 Functions and Powers of Commission
- 7A Supply of goods and services
- 7B Fees for goods and services
- 8 Tenure and terms of office
- 9 Leave of absence
- 10 Resignation
- 11 Disclosure of interests
- 12 Termination of appointment
- 13 Acting Chairperson
- 14 Acting non-judicial appointee
- 14A Remuneration
- 15 Meetings of Commission
- 16 Delegation by Commission
- 17 Reports by the Commission
- 17A Certain particulars not to be included in reports DIVISION 3--Electoral Commissioner, Deputy Electoral Commissioner and Australian Electoral Officers for States
- 18 Electoral Commissioner
- 19 Deputy Electoral Commissioner
- 20 Australian Electoral Officers for States
- 21 Terms and conditions of appointment etc.
- 22 Remuneration
- 23 Leave of absence
- 24 Resignation
- 25 Termination of appointment
- 26 Acting Electoral Commissioner
- 27 Acting Deputy Electoral Commissioner
- 28 Delegation by Electoral Commissioner DIVISION 4--Staff of the Commission
- 29 Staff
- 30 Australian Electoral Officer for the Australian Capital Territory
- 31 Assistant Australian Electoral Officers for States
- 32 Divisional Returning Officers
- 33 Assistant Returning Officers
- 34 Assistant Divisional Returning Officers
- 35 Employment of additional staff, consultants etc. DIVISION 5--Miscellaneous
- 36 Candidates not to be officers
- 37 AEC staff may act as Divisional Returning Officers or Assistant Divisional Returning Officers
- 38 Offices of Divisional Returning Officers
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
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
- 120 Internal review
- 121 Review by Administrative Appeals Tribunal
- 122 Application of Part to Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory
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
- 202AG Simplified outline of this Part
- 202AH Electoral Commissioner may declare designated electors
- 202AJ Review by Electoral Commissioner
- 202AK Review by Administrative Appeals Tribunal
- 202AL Voting by designated electors at elections
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