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COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 - NOTES

Act No. 27 of 1918 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 5 August 2009
taking into account amendments up to Act No.
  70 of 2009

The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General's Department,
Canberra

  

  

  


Contents

Part I--Preliminary                                                                                                                 1

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ....................................................................... 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1

3............ Repeal [see Note 2] ............................................................................ 1

4............ Interpretation ...................................................................................... 2

4A......... Extraterritorial operation of Act ......................................................... 9

4B......... Act to bind Crown .............................................................................. 9

4C......... Registered officer of political party .................................................... 9

4D......... Application of the Criminal Code .................................................... 10

Part II--Administration                                                                                                      11

Division 1--Preliminary                                                                                             11

5............ Interpretation .................................................................................... 11

5A......... Application of Part in relation to Northern Territory ...................... 12

Division 2--The Australian Electoral Commission                                     13

6............ Establishment of Commission .......................................................... 13

7............ Functions and Powers of Commission ............................................. 13

7A......... Supply of goods and services ........................................................... 14

7B......... Fees for goods and services .............................................................. 16

8............ Tenure and terms of office ................................................................ 16

9............ Leave of absence ............................................................................... 17

10.......... Resignation ....................................................................................... 17

11.......... Disclosure of interests ...................................................................... 17

12.......... Termination of appointment ............................................................ 17

13.......... Acting Chairperson ........................................................................... 17

14.......... Acting non‑judicial appointee ........................................................... 18

14A....... Remuneration .................................................................................... 19

15.......... Meetings of Commission .................................................................. 20

16.......... Delegation by Commission ............................................................... 21

17.......... Reports by the Commission ............................................................. 21

17A....... Certain particulars not to be included in reports .............................. 22

Division 3--Electoral Commissioner, Deputy Electoral Commissioner and Australian Electoral Officers for States                                                                                                  24

18.......... Electoral Commissioner .................................................................... 24

19.......... Deputy Electoral Commissioner ...................................................... 24

20.......... Australian Electoral Officers for States ............................................ 25

21.......... Terms and conditions of appointment etc. ....................................... 25

22.......... Remuneration .................................................................................... 25

23.......... Leave of absence ............................................................................... 26

24.......... Resignation ....................................................................................... 26

25.......... Termination of appointment ............................................................ 26

26.......... Acting Electoral Commissioner ........................................................ 27

27.......... Acting Deputy Electoral Commissioner ........................................... 28

28.......... Delegation by Electoral Commissioner ............................................. 29

Division 4--Staff of the Commission                                                                   30

29.......... Staff .................................................................................................. 30

30.......... Australian Electoral Officer for the Australian Capital Territory .... 30

31.......... Assistant Australian Electoral Officers for States ............................ 31

32.......... Divisional Returning Officers ........................................................... 31

33.......... Assistant Returning Officers ............................................................ 32

34.......... Assistant Divisional Returning Officers ........................................... 32

35.......... Employment of additional staff, consultants etc. ............................. 32

Division 5--Miscellaneous                                                                                       34

36.......... Candidates not to be officers ............................................................ 34

37.......... Keeping of forms .............................................................................. 34

38.......... Offices of Divisional Returning Officers .......................................... 34

Part III--Representation in the Parliament                                                           35

Division 1AA--Interpretation                                                                                35

38A....... Interpretation .................................................................................... 35

Division 1--Choosing of senators for Queensland                                      36

39.......... Senators to be directly chosen by people of State etc. ..................... 36

Division 2--Representation of the Territories in the Senate                37

40.......... Representation of the Territories in the Senate ................................ 37

41.......... Powers, privileges and immunities of senator for Territory ............. 38

42.......... Term of service of senator for Territory .......................................... 38

43.......... Time of elections of senators for Territories .................................... 38

44.......... Casual vacancies in places of senators for Territories ...................... 38

Division 3--Representation of the States and Territories in the House of Representatives    41

45.......... Interpretation .................................................................................... 41

46.......... Ascertainment of numbers of people of Commonwealth, States and Territories     41

47.......... Supply of statistical information by Australian Statistician ............ 42

48.......... Determination of number of members of House of Representatives to be chosen in States and Territories           43

48A....... Northern Territory to elect 2 members of the House of Representatives in the next election                 47

49.......... Notification of determination ........................................................... 47

50.......... Number of members of House of Representatives to be chosen in States and Territories       48

51.......... Choice of member for Territory ....................................................... 49

53.......... Powers, privileges and immunities of member for Territory ............ 49

54.......... Time of elections of members for Territories ................................... 49

Part IV--Electoral Divisions                                                                                           50

55.......... Interpretation .................................................................................... 50

55A....... Application to Northern Territory ................................................... 50

56.......... States and Australian Capital Territory to be distributed into Electoral Divisions 51

56A....... Certain Territories to be included in same Division ......................... 51

57.......... One member to be chosen for each Electoral Division ..................... 51

58.......... Monthly ascertainment of enrolment etc. ........................................ 51

59.......... Times at which redistributions are to commence ............................. 52

60.......... Redistribution Committee ................................................................ 55

62.......... Proceedings at meetings of Redistribution Committee etc. .............. 58

63.......... Sub‑committees ................................................................................ 59

63A....... Projection time for equality of enrolments ....................................... 59

64.......... Suggestions and comments relating to redistribution ........................ 60

65.......... Quota ................................................................................................ 61

66.......... Redistribution Committee to make proposed redistribution ............ 61

67.......... Reasons for proposed redistribution ................................................ 62

67A....... Outline of proposed redistribution ................................................... 62

68.......... Notice of proposed redistribution .................................................... 63

69.......... Objections against proposed redistribution ...................................... 64

70.......... Augmented Electoral Commission .................................................... 65

71.......... Proceedings at meetings of augmented Electoral Commission etc. ... 66

72.......... Consideration of objections .............................................................. 67

73.......... Redistribution of State or Australian Capital Territory ................... 69

74.......... Reasons for determination made by augmented Electoral Commission .. 71

75.......... Copies of certain documents to be forwarded to Minister ............... 72

76.......... Mini‑redistribution ........................................................................... 72

76A....... Application of section 76 to Northern Territory ............................. 77

77.......... Decisions under Part final etc. .......................................................... 78

78.......... Improper influence ........................................................................... 79

Part V--Subdivisions and polling places                                                                   80

79.......... Subdivisions ...................................................................................... 80

80.......... Polling places .................................................................................... 80

Part VI--Electoral Rolls                                                                                                    82

81.......... Electoral Rolls ................................................................................... 82

82.......... Subdivision Rolls, Division Rolls and State and Territory Rolls ..... 82

83.......... Form of Rolls .................................................................................... 82

84.......... Arrangement with States .................................................................. 82

85.......... New Rolls to be prepared upon Proclamation ................................. 83

86.......... New Rolls on creation of new Divisions etc. ................................... 83

87.......... Additions etc. to new Rolls .............................................................. 85

88.......... Objections and notices to have effect in relation to new Rolls ......... 85

89.......... Printing of Rolls ................................................................................ 85

90.......... Commission to determine manner and form of access to Rolls etc. . 85

90A....... Inspection etc. of Rolls ..................................................................... 86

90B....... Information on Rolls and certified lists of voters to be provided to particular people and organisations                87

91A....... Use of information from Roll and habitation index .......................... 98

91B....... Prohibition of disclosure or commercial use of Roll or habitation index   101

92.......... Roll reviews .................................................................................... 101

Part VII--Qualifications and disqualifications for enrolment and for voting             103

93.......... Persons entitled to enrolment and to vote [see Notes 3 and 7] ...... 103

93A....... Power to refuse to include in the Roll inappropriate names .......... 105

94.......... Enrolled voters leaving Australia .................................................... 105

94A....... Enrolment from outside Australia .................................................. 110

95.......... Eligibility of spouse, de facto partner or child of eligible overseas elector [see Note 4]          112

95AA.... Norfolk Island electors ................................................................... 117

95AB.... Presumption about certain Norfolk Island electors ........................ 119

95AC.... Rolls relating to Norfolk Island electors ......................................... 119

96.......... Itinerant electors ............................................................................. 119

96A....... Enrolment of prisoners ................................................................... 123

97.......... Application of Part ......................................................................... 123

Part VIII--Enrolment                                                                                                        125

98AA.... Regulations ..................................................................................... 125

98.......... Addition of names to Rolls ............................................................. 125

98A....... Refusal to include in the Roll inappropriate names ........................ 126

99.......... Claims for enrolment or transfer of enrolment ............................... 127

99A....... Provisional claim for enrolment by applicant for citizenship ........ 128

99B....... Provisional enrolment by applicant for citizenship ....................... 130

100........ Claims for age 17 enrolment ........................................................... 132

101........ Compulsory enrolment and transfer ............................................... 132

102........ Action on receipt of claim .............................................................. 134

103........ Penalty on officer neglecting to enrol claimants ............................. 138

104........ Request for address not to be shown on Roll ................................. 138

105........ Alteration of Rolls .......................................................................... 140

106........ Incorrect enrolment ......................................................................... 142

107........ Alterations to be initialled .............................................................. 142

108........ Lists of deaths to be forwarded ...................................................... 142

109........ Lists of convictions to be forwarded .............................................. 143

110........ Officers to act on receipt of information ........................................ 143

111........ Computer records relating to Roll .................................................. 144

111A..... Claims may be sent by fax .............................................................. 144

112........ Application of Part ......................................................................... 145

Part IX--Objections                                                                                                           146

113........ Interpretation .................................................................................. 146

114........ Objection to enrolment ................................................................... 146

115........ Form and manner of objection ........................................................ 147

116........ Notice of objection ......................................................................... 148

117........ Answer to objection ....................................................................... 148

118........ Determination of objection ............................................................. 149

Part X--Review of decisions                                                                                         151

120........ Review by Australian Electoral Officer .......................................... 151

121........ Review by Administrative Appeals Tribunal ................................ 154

122........ Application of Part ......................................................................... 154

Part XI--Registration of political parties                                                              156

123........ Interpretation .................................................................................. 156

124........ Registration of political parties ...................................................... 157

125........ Register of Political Parties ............................................................. 157

126........ Application for registration ............................................................ 157

127........ Party not to be registered during election ....................................... 158

129........ Parties with certain names not to be registered .............................. 159

130........ Different levels of party may be registered .................................... 160

131........ Variation of application .................................................................. 160

132........ Procedure for dealing with application ........................................... 161

132A..... Commission to give reasons for decisions under this Part ............. 162

133........ Registration ..................................................................................... 162

134........ Changes to Register ........................................................................ 163

134A..... Objection to continued use of name ............................................... 166

135........ Voluntary deregistration ................................................................. 167

136........ Deregistration of party failing to endorse candidates or ceasing to be a Parliamentary party 168

137........ Deregistration of political party on other grounds ......................... 169

138........ Deregistration ................................................................................. 170

138A..... Review of eligibility of parties to remain in the Register ............... 170

139........ Inspection of Register ..................................................................... 171

140........ Service of documents ...................................................................... 171

141........ Review of certain decisions ............................................................ 172

Part XIII--Writs for elections                                                                                      175

151........ Issue of writs for election of Senators for Territories .................... 175

152........ Forms of writs [see Note 5] ........................................................... 175

153........ Writs for election of Senators ......................................................... 175

154........ Writs for election of members of House of Representatives .......... 176

155........ Date for close of Rolls .................................................................... 177

156........ Date of nomination ......................................................................... 178

157........ Date of polling ................................................................................ 178

158........ Polling to be on a Saturday ............................................................. 178

159........ Date of return of writ ..................................................................... 178

160........ General election to be held on same day ......................................... 178

161........ Application of Part ......................................................................... 178

Part XIV--The nominations                                                                                           179

162........ Candidates must be nominated ....................................................... 179

163........ Qualifications for nomination [see Note 6] .................................... 179

164........ State and Territory members not entitled to be nominated ............ 179

165........ Multiple nominations prohibited ................................................... 180

166........ Mode of nomination ....................................................................... 180

167........ To whom nominations made .......................................................... 183

168........ Grouping of candidates ................................................................... 184

169........ Notification of party endorsement ................................................. 184

169A..... Notification of independent candidacy ........................................... 185

169B..... Verification of party endorsement .................................................. 185

169C..... Combination of requests and nominations ..................................... 186

170........ Requisites for nomination ............................................................... 186

171........ Form of consent to act .................................................................... 188

172........ Rejection of nominations and requests ........................................... 188

173........ Deposit to be forfeited in certain cases .......................................... 188

174........ Place of nomination ........................................................................ 189

175........ Hour of nomination ........................................................................ 189

176........ Declaration of nominations ............................................................. 189

177........ Withdrawal of consent to a nomination .......................................... 191

178........ Return of deposit in case of candidate's death ............................... 192

179........ Proceedings on nomination day ...................................................... 192

180........ Death of candidate after nomination ............................................... 193

181........ Failure of election ........................................................................... 193

Part XV--Postal voting                                                                                                     195

182........ Interpretation .................................................................................. 195

183........ Grounds of application for postal vote .......................................... 195

184........ Application for postal vote ............................................................ 195

184A..... Application for registration as general postal voter ....................... 196

184AA.. Application forms for postal votes ................................................ 198

184B..... Register of General Postal Voters ................................................... 198

185........ Registration as general postal voter ................................................ 198

185B..... Review of Registers ........................................................................ 200

185C..... Cancellation of registration ............................................................. 200

186........ Dispatch of postal voting papers to registered general postal voters 201

187........ Duty of witness .............................................................................. 201

188........ Issue of certificate and ballot‑papers .............................................. 202

189........ Inspection of applications .............................................................. 203

189A..... Access to electronic list of postal vote applicants ......................... 204

189B..... Restriction on use or disclosure of information .............................. 205

190........ Numbering of applications and certificates .................................... 206

192........ Form of postal vote certificate ....................................................... 207

193........ Authorised witnesses ..................................................................... 207

194........ Postal voting ................................................................................... 207

195........ Duty of authorised witnesses etc. .................................................. 209

195A..... Procedure for dealing with postal vote certificates etc. .................. 210

196........ Opening of postal ballot‑paper ...................................................... 212

197........ Failure to post or deliver postal vote application etc. .................... 212

198........ Inducing elector to hand over marked ballot‑paper ........................ 213

199........ Correction of formal errors ............................................................. 213

200........ Mistakes ......................................................................................... 213

Part XVA--Pre‑poll voting                                                                                             214

200A..... Grounds of application for pre‑poll vote ....................................... 214

200B..... Pre‑poll voting officers ................................................................... 214

200BA.. Pre‑poll voting offices .................................................................... 214

200C..... Application for pre‑poll vote ......................................................... 215

200D..... Place and time of application .......................................................... 216

200DA.. Scrutineers at the pre‑poll voting office ......................................... 217

200DB.. Provisions relating to scrutineers at pre‑poll voting office ............. 217

200E...... Pre‑poll voting ................................................................................ 218

200F...... Form of pre‑poll vote certificate .................................................... 219

200G..... Record of issue of pre‑poll voting papers ...................................... 219

200J...... Opening of pre‑poll voting envelope .............................................. 220

200K..... Obligations of persons present when pre‑poll vote cast ................ 220

201........ Correction of formal errors ............................................................. 221

202........ Mistakes ......................................................................................... 221

Part XVB--Trials of electronic voting methods                                                 222

Division 1--Trial of electronically assisted voting for sight‑impaired people     222

202AA.. Definitions ...................................................................................... 222

202AB.. Regulations may provide for voting by an electronically assisted voting method    222

202AC.. There must be a record of who has voted using the electronically assisted voting method      223

202AD.. There must be a printed record of the vote .................................... 224

202AE... How this Act applies in relation to voting using the electronically assisted voting method    224

202AF... Minister may decide that electronically assisted voting trial is not to proceed        225

Division 2--Trial of remote electronic voting for defence personnel serving outside Australia             226

202AG.. Definitions ...................................................................................... 226

202AH.. Regulations may provide for remote electronic voting by defence personnel serving outside Australia 226

202AI.... Regulations must provide for registration of remote electronic voters 227

202AJ... There must be a record of who has voted using the remote electronic voting method             228

202AK.. Transmission of electronic votes to the Electoral Commission and scrutiny of votes             228

202AL... How this Act applies in relation to voting using the remote electronic voting method            229

202AM. Minister may decide that remote electronic voting trial is not to proceed               229

Part XVI--The polling                                                                                                       230

202A..... Undertaking by officers and scrutineers ......................................... 230

203........ Arrangements for polling ................................................................ 231

204........ Substitute ........................................................................................ 232

205........ Use of licensed premises as polling booth ...................................... 232

206........ Separate voting compartments ....................................................... 232

207........ Ballot‑boxes .................................................................................... 232

208........ Certified lists of voters [see Note 7] .............................................. 233

209........ Ballot‑papers .................................................................................. 233

209A..... Official mark ................................................................................... 234

210........ Printing of Senate ballot‑papers ..................................................... 235

210A..... Form of party name on ballot‑papers ............................................ 236

211........ Group voting tickets ....................................................................... 236

211A..... Individual voting tickets ................................................................. 238

212........ Ballot‑papers for House of Representatives elections ................... 240

213........ Determination of order of names .................................................... 241

214........ Printing of political party names etc. on ballot‑papers .................. 243

215........ Ballot‑papers to be initialled .......................................................... 244

216........ Group voting tickets to be displayed ............................................. 244

217........ Scrutineers at the polling ................................................................ 244

218........ Provisions relating to scrutineers .................................................... 245

219........ Participation by candidates in conduct of election ......................... 245

220........ The polling ...................................................................................... 246

221........ Elections at which electors entitled to vote .................................... 246

222........ Where electors may vote ................................................................ 247

223........ Interpretation .................................................................................. 247

224........ Mobile booths--hospitals that are polling places .......................... 248

225........ Mobile booths--other hospitals .................................................... 248

226........ Provisions related to sections 224 and 225 .................................... 250

226A..... Mobile booths--prisons ................................................................ 252

227........ Mobile booths--Remote Divisions ................................................ 253

228........ Forwarding of declaration votes ..................................................... 256

229........ Questions to be put to voter .......................................................... 259

230........ Errors not to forfeit vote ................................................................ 260

231........ Right of elector to receive ballot‑paper .......................................... 260

232........ Voters to be recorded ...................................................................... 260

233........ Vote to be marked in private .......................................................... 261

234........ Assistance to certain voters ............................................................ 261

234A..... Certain voters may vote outside polling place ............................... 262

235........ Provisional votes ............................................................................ 263

238........ Spoilt ballot‑papers ........................................................................ 265

239........ Marking of votes in Senate election ................................................ 266

240........ Marking of votes in House of Representatives election ................. 267

240A..... Temporary suspension of polling .................................................. 267

241........ Adjournment of polling .................................................................. 267

242........ Adjournment in other cases ............................................................ 268

243........ Voting at adjourned polling ............................................................. 268

244........ Arrangement where elections held in some Divisions only ............ 268

245........ Compulsory voting ......................................................................... 268

Part XVII--Special provisions relating to the polling in Antarctica       273

246........ Interpretation .................................................................................. 273

247........ Antarctic Returning Officers and Assistant Antarctic Returning Officers               274

248........ Application of Part XVI to polling in Antarctica ........................... 274

249........ Antarctic electors ............................................................................ 275

250........ Arrangements for the polling in Antarctica .................................... 276

251........ Ballot‑papers to be initialled .......................................................... 277

252........ Candidates not to take part in polling ............................................ 277

253........ The polling in Antarctica ................................................................ 277

254........ Entitlement of Antarctic electors to vote ....................................... 277

255........ Questions to be put to voter at Antarctic station .......................... 277

256........ Right of Antarctic elector to receive ballot‑paper .......................... 278

257........ List of Antarctic electors to be marked .......................................... 278

258........ Application of sections 233 and 234 .............................................. 278

259........ Proceedings by Antarctic Returning Officer on close of poll ......... 278

260........ Result of the polling in Antarctica .................................................. 279

261........ Preservation of ballot‑papers etc. ................................................... 280

262........ Application of Part ......................................................................... 280

Part XVIII--The scrutiny                                                                                                281

263........ Scrutiny .......................................................................................... 281

264........ Scrutineers at scrutiny .................................................................... 281

265........ Scrutiny, how conducted ................................................................ 281

266........ Preliminary scrutiny of declaration votes ....................................... 282

267........ Action on objections to ballot‑papers ............................................ 283

268........ Informal ballot‑papers .................................................................... 283

269........ Formal votes according to group voting ticket ............................... 284

270........ Certain votes with non‑consecutive numbers to be formal ............ 285

271........ Officers not to mark ballot‑papers so that voter can be identified . 286

272........ Senate ballot‑papers deemed to be marked according to group voting tickets          286

273........ Scrutiny of votes in Senate elections .............................................. 289

273A..... Computerised scrutiny of votes in Senate election ........................ 300

273B..... Combination of manual and computer scrutiny permitted ............. 302

274........ Scrutiny of votes in House of Representatives elections ............... 303

275........ Scrutiny prior to receipt of declaration ballot‑papers .................... 308

276........ Provisional scrutiny ........................................................................ 308

277........ Scrutiny for information ................................................................. 308

278........ Re‑count at Senate elections ........................................................... 309

279........ Re‑count at House of Representatives elections ............................ 309

279A..... Notice of re‑count ........................................................................... 309

279B..... Conduct of re‑count ........................................................................ 309

280........ Powers of officer conducting re‑count ............................................ 311

281........ Reservation of disputed ballot‑papers ........................................... 311

282........ Re‑count of Senate votes to determine order of election in other circumstances      312

Part XIX--The return of the writs                                                                              313

283........ Return of writ for election of Senators ........................................... 313

284........ Declaration of poll and return of writs for House of Representatives 313

285........ Correction of errors ........................................................................ 314

286........ Extension of time ............................................................................ 315

Part XX--Election funding and financial disclosure                                         316

Division 1--Preliminary                                                                                           316

287........ Interpretation .................................................................................. 316

287A..... Campaign committee to be treated as part of State branch of party 320

287B..... Designated federal party ................................................................. 321

Division 2--Agents                                                                                                     322

288........ Agents of political parties .............................................................. 322

288A..... Principal agents ............................................................................... 322

289........ Appointment of agents by candidates and groups ......................... 322

290........ Requisites for appointment ............................................................ 323

291........ Register of Party Agents ................................................................ 324

292........ Effect of registration etc. ................................................................ 324

292A..... Evidence of appointment ................................................................ 325

292B..... Responsibility for action when agent of party or branch dead or appointment vacant           325

292C..... Revocation of appointment of agent of candidate or group ........... 325

292D..... Notice of death or resignation of agent of candidate or group ........ 326

Division 3--Election funding                                                                                 327

294........ General entitlement to funds .......................................................... 327

297........ Payment not to be made in certain circumstances .......................... 327

299........ Making of payments ...................................................................... 327

299A..... Method of making payments ......................................................... 334

300........ Death of candidate .......................................................................... 336

301........ Death of member of group .............................................................. 336

302........ Appropriation ................................................................................ 337

Division 4--Disclosure of donations                                                                 338

303........ Interpretation .................................................................................. 338

304........ Disclosure of gifts ........................................................................... 338

305A..... Gifts to candidates etc. ................................................................... 340

305B..... Gifts to political parties ................................................................. 342

306........ Certain gifts not to be received ....................................................... 344

306A..... Certain loans not to be received ...................................................... 346

306B..... Repayment of gifts where corporations wound up etc. ................. 348

307........ Nil returns ....................................................................................... 349

Division 5--Disclosure of electoral expenditure                                        350

308........ Interpretation .................................................................................. 350

309........ Returns of electoral expenditure ..................................................... 351

311A..... Annual returns of income and expenditure of Commonwealth Departments           351

313........ Nil returns ....................................................................................... 352

314........ Two or more elections on the same day ......................................... 353

Division 5A--Annual returns by registered political parties and other persons               354

314AA.. Interpretation .................................................................................. 354

314AB.. Annual returns by registered political parties ................................ 354

314AC.. Amounts received ........................................................................... 354

314AE... Outstanding amounts ...................................................................... 355

314AEA Annual returns by associated entities ............................................. 356

314AEB Annual returns relating to political expenditure ............................. 357

314AEC Annual returns relating to gifts received for political expenditure .. 358

314AF... Returns not to include lists of party membership .......................... 359

314AG.. Regulations ..................................................................................... 359

Division 6--Miscellaneous                                                                                     360

314A..... Interpretation .................................................................................. 360

315........ Offences .......................................................................................... 360

315A..... Recovery of payments ................................................................... 362

316........ Investigation etc. ............................................................................. 362

317........ Records to be kept .......................................................................... 367

318........ Inability to complete returns .......................................................... 368

319........ Non‑compliance with Part does not affect election ........................ 369

319A..... Amendment of claims and returns .................................................. 370

320........ Inspection and supply of copies of claims and returns .................. 371

321........ Indexation ....................................................................................... 372

321A..... Indexation of amounts .................................................................... 373

Part XXI--Electoral offences                                                                                       375

322........ Interpretation .................................................................................. 375

323........ Officers and scrutineers to observe secrecy ................................... 375

324........ Officers not to contravene Act etc. ................................................ 375

325........ Officers not to influence vote ......................................................... 375

325A..... Influencing votes of hospital patients etc. ...................................... 376

326........ Bribery ............................................................................................ 376

327........ Interference with political liberty etc. ............................................ 377

328........ Printing and publication of electoral advertisements, notices etc. .. 378

328A..... Publication of electoral advertisements on the Internet .................. 380

329........ Misleading or deceptive publications etc. ...................................... 381

330........ False statements in relation to Rolls ............................................... 381

331........ Heading to electoral advertisements ............................................... 382

334........ Depiction etc. of certain electoral matter ........................................ 382

335........ Cards in polling booth .................................................................... 383

336........ Signature to electoral paper ............................................................ 383

337........ Witnessing electoral papers ............................................................ 384

338........ Unlawfully marking ballot‑papers .................................................. 384

339........ Other offences relating to ballot‑papers etc. .................................. 385

340........ Prohibition of canvassing near polling booths ................................ 386

341........ Badges or emblems in polling booths ............................................. 387

342........ Duty of witness to claim ................................................................ 388

343........ Failure to transmit claim ................................................................. 388

345........ Employers to allow employees leave of absence to vote ............... 388

346........ Protection of the official mark ........................................................ 389

347........ Disorderly behaviour at meeting ..................................................... 389

348........ Control of behaviour at polling booths etc. .................................... 390

351........ Publication of matter regarding candidates ..................................... 391

Part XXII--Court of Disputed Returns                                                                  394

Division 1--Disputed Elections and Returns                                               394

352........ Interpretation .................................................................................. 394

353........ Method of disputing elections ........................................................ 394

354........ The Court of Disputed Returns ..................................................... 395

355........ Requisites of petition ..................................................................... 396

356........ Deposit as security for costs .......................................................... 397

357........ Petition by Electoral Commission .................................................. 397

358........ No proceedings unless requirements complied with ...................... 397

359........ Right of Electoral Commissioner to be represented ....................... 397

360........ Powers of Court ............................................................................. 398

361........ Inquiries by Court .......................................................................... 399

362........ Voiding election for illegal practices etc. ......................................... 399

363........ Court to report cases of illegal practices ........................................ 400

363A..... Court must make its decision quickly ............................................ 400

364........ Real justice to be observed ............................................................. 400

364A..... Provision for Court to have regard to certain rejected ballot‑papers 400

365........ Immaterial errors not to vitiate election .......................................... 400

365A..... Election not affected by failure of delivery arrangement ................ 401

366........ Errors relating to printing of party affiliations ............................... 401

367........ Evidence that person not permitted to vote ................................... 401

367A..... Disposal of petition where election cannot be decided .................. 402

368........ Decisions to be final ....................................................................... 402

369........ Copies of petition and order of Court to be sent to House affected, Governor‑General and Speaker     402

370........ Representation of parties before Court .......................................... 403

371........ Costs ............................................................................................... 403

372........ Deposit applicable for costs ........................................................... 403

373........ Other costs ..................................................................................... 403

374........ Effect of decision ............................................................................ 403

375........ Power to make Rules of Court ....................................................... 404

375A..... Right of Electoral Commission to have access to documents ......... 404

Division 2--Qualifications and vacancies                                                       405

376........ Reference of question as to qualification or vacancy ...................... 405

377........ President or Speaker to state case .................................................. 405

378........ Parties to the reference ................................................................... 405

379........ Powers of Court ............................................................................. 405

380........ Order to be sent to House affected ................................................. 406

381........ Application of certain sections ....................................................... 406

Part XXIII--Miscellaneous                                                                                           407

381A..... Extension of time for acts by officers ............................................. 407

383........ Injunctions ...................................................................................... 407

384........ Prosecution of offences .................................................................. 409

385........ Certificate evidence ......................................................................... 409

385A..... Evidence of authorship or authorisation of material ....................... 410

386........ Disqualification for bribery and undue influence ............................ 410

387........ Electoral matters to be sent free by post ........................................ 411

387A..... Service of process by mail .............................................................. 411

388........ Averments deemed to be proved .................................................... 411

389........ Defendant may be called upon to give evidence ............................. 411

390........ Production of claims for enrolment etc. .......................................... 412

390A..... Claims for enrolment etc. not to be subject to warrants ................. 412

391........ Record of claims for enrolment etc. ................................................ 412

392........ Forms .............................................................................................. 413

393A..... Preservation of documents ............................................................. 414

394........ No State referendum or vote to be held on polling day .................. 415

395........ Regulations ..................................................................................... 415

Schedule 1--Forms                                                                                                             417

Schedule 2--Grounds of application for postal or pre‑poll vote                432

Schedule 3--Rules for the conduct of a preliminary scrutiny of declaration votes                434

Notes                                                                                                                                           441


  

Notes to the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

Note 1

The Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 27, 1918 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

The Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 was amended by the Electoral and Referendum Regulations 1940 (as amended). The amendments are incorporated in this compilation. For application, saving or transitional provisions relating to these amendments see subregulation 3.1 of Statutory Rules 1995 No. 21.

The Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 was amended by the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Regulations 1999 (1999 No. 301 as amended by 2000 No. 332). The amendments are incorporated in this compilation.

For application, saving or transitional provisions made by the Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001, see Act No. 55, 2001.

All other relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions prior to 13 October 1999 is not included in this compilation. For subsequent information see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act

Number
and year

Date
of Assent

Date of commencement

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

27, 1918

21 Nov 1918

Ss. 1-3, 76, Part XII (ss. 85-97), ss. 105, 113, 124, 133, 134, 136, 138-140, 168, 169, 174, 178, 219 and Form F in Schedule: 25 Nov 1918 (see Gazette 1918, p. 2257)
S. 32: 14 Dec 1920 (see Gazette 1920, p. 2277)
Remainder: 21 Mar 1919 (see Gazette 1919, p. 401)

 

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1919

31, 1919

28 Oct 1919

28 Oct 1919 (a)

--

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1921

14, 1921

15 Dec 1921

15 Dec 1921 (a)

--

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1922

14, 1922

28 Sept 1922

4 Oct 1922 (see Gazette 1922, p. 1787) (a)

--

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1924

10, 1924

31 July 1924

31 July 1924 (a)

--

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1925

20, 1925

26 Sept 1925

26 Sept 1925 (a)

--

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1928

17, 1928

22 June 1928

22 June 1928 (a)

--

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1929

2, 1929

25 Feb 1929

25 Feb 1929

--

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1934

9, 1934

27 July 1934

27 July 1934 (a)

--

 Commonwealth Electoral Act 1940

19, 1940

29 May 1940

16 Aug 1940 (see Gazette 1940, p. 1727) (a)

--

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1946

42, 1946

15 Aug 1946

15 Aug 1946

--

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1948

17, 1948

18 May 1948

18 May 1948

--

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1949

10, 1949

25 Mar 1949

22 Apr 1949

--

Commonwealth Electoral Act (No. 2) 1949

47, 1949

27 Oct 1949

27 Oct 1949

S. 4(2)

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1952

106, 1952

18 Nov 1952

16 Dec 1952

--

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1953

79, 1953

10 Dec 1953

7 Jan 1954

--

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1961

26, 1961

19 May 1961

16 June 1961

--

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1962

31, 1962

21 May 1962

18 June 1962

--

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1965

48, 1965

3 June 1965

1 July 1965

--

Commonwealth Electoral Act (No. 2) 1965

70, 1965

22 Nov 1965

1 July 1965

--

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1966

32, 1966

24 May 1966

24 May 1966

--

Statute Law Revision (Decimal Currency) Act 1966

93, 1966

29 Oct 1966

1 Dec 1966

--

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1973

7, 1973

16 Mar 1973

21 Mar 1973 (see Gazette 1973, No. 33A)

S. 8

Commonwealth Electoral Act (No. 2) 1973

38, 1974

7 Aug 1974

20 Sept 1974 (see Gazette 1974, No. 77A)

S. 3(2)

Postal and Telecommunications Commissions (Transitional Provisions) Act 1975

56, 1975

12 June 1975

Ss. 4 and 38:
1 July 1975 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 1975, No. S122) Remainder: Royal Assent

--

Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Act 1977

14, 1977

28 Feb 1977

28 Feb 1977

--

Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Act (No. 2) 1977

116, 1977

7 Nov 1977

S. 3(1): 28 Feb 1977
Remainder: Royal Assent

Ss. 3(2) and 4

Jurisdiction of Courts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1979

19, 1979

28 Mar 1979

Parts II-XVII (ss. 3-123): 15 May 1979 (see Gazette 1979, No. S86)
Remainder: Royal Assent

S. 124

Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Act 1980

102, 1980

6 June 1980

6 June 1980

--

High Court of Australia (Consequential Provisions) Act 1980

155, 1980

19 Sept 1980

19 Sept 1980

--

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1981

176, 1981

2 Dec 1981

Part IX (ss. 31-35): 26 Jan 1984 (see Gazette 1983, No. S247) (b)

--

as amended by

 

 

 

 

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act (No. 1) 1982

26, 1982

7 May 1982

Part XXXVII (ss. 214, 215): 26 Jan 1984 (c)

--

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act (No. 2) 1982

80, 1982

22 Sept 1982

Part XVI (ss.
42-44): Royal Assent (d)

--

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1983

39, 1983

20 June 1983

S. 3: 18 July 1983 (e)

S. 7(1)

Migration (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1983

84, 1983

14 Nov 1983

Part IV (ss. 7, 8): 2 Apr 1984 (f)

--

Commonwealth Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 1983

144, 1983

22 Dec 1983

21 Feb 1984 (see Gazette 1984, No. S62)

Ss.
10(2)-(4),
11(2)-(6), 14(2), (3), 40(2), 65(2), 113(2), 150(2), (3), 151(2)-(6) and
152-154

as amended by

 

 

 

 

Commonwealth Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 1984

45, 1984

25 June 1984

(see 45, 1984 below)

--

Commonwealth Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 1984

45, 1984

25 June 1984

Ss. 1 and 2: Royal Assent
Ss. 3(2) and 7: 21 Feb 1984
Remainder: 23 July 1984

Ss. 6 and 8

Cocos (Keeling) Islands Self‑Determination (Consequential Amendments) Act 1984

46, 1984

25 June 1984

Part VII (ss.
22-26): 6 Apr 1984
Remainder: Royal Assent

--

Christmas Island Administration (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1984

120, 1984

18 Oct 1984

Part VIII (ss.
27-31): 1 Oct 1984
Remainder: Royal Assent

--

Electoral and Referendum Amendment Act 1984

133, 1984

25 Oct 1984

25 Oct 1984

--

Broadcasting and Television (Consequential Amendments) Act 1985

67, 1985

5 June 1985

1 Jan 1986

S. 4

Public Service and Statutory Authorities Amendment Act 1985

166, 1985

11 Dec 1985

S. 45: 8 Jan 1986 (g)

S. 45(2)

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1985

193, 1985

16 Dec 1985

S. 3: 1 May 1987 (see s. 2(5) and Gazette 1987, No. S68) (h)

S. 16

Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Act 1987

35, 1987

3 June 1987

3 June 1987

S. 35(2)

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1987

141, 1987

18 Dec 1987

S. 3: Royal Assent (j)

S. 5(1)

Broadcasting Amendment Act (No. 3) 1987

184, 1987

30 Dec 1987

S. 34(8): 4 Aug 1989 (see Gazette 1989, No. S259)
S. 40: 1 Jan 1986 (see s. 2(2))
Remainder: 27 Jan 1988

--

Industrial Relations (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988

87, 1988

8 Nov 1988

Ss. 1 and 2: Royal Assent
Remainder: 1 Mar 1989 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 1989, No. S53)

--

Statutory Instruments (Tabling and Disallowance) Legislation Amendment Act 1988

99, 1988

2 Dec 1988

2 Dec 1988

--

A.C.T. Self‑Government (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988

109, 1988

6 Dec 1988

S. 32 (in part): 11 May 1989 (see Gazette 1989, No. S164) (k)

--

Migration Legislation Amendment (Consequential Amendments) Act 1989

159, 1989

18 Dec 1989

S. 4: (l)
Remainder: (l)

--

Electoral and Referendum Amendment Act 1989

24, 1990

23 Jan 1990

Ss. 1-3, 4(d),
5-30, 36, 40, 43, 50 and 117: Royal Assent
Ss. 4(a), (c), (e), 38, 44-48, 54, 55(c), 57, 58, 61, 73, 74, 76, 80(e), 81(e)-(n), 85(a), (d), (e), (f), 86-109, 111-113, 115, 116, 119, 120 and Schedule 3 (in part): 9 Feb 1990 (see Gazette 1990, No. S30)
Remainder: 30 Sept 1990

Ss. 7(2), 9(2), 10(2), 22(2), 34(2), 45(2), 91(2), 95(2), (3) and 96(2)

as amended by

 

 

 

 

Electoral and Referendum Amendment Act 1991

167, 1991

13 Nov 1991

(see 167, 1991 below)

--

Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Act 1991

122, 1991

27 June 1991

Ss. 4(1), 10(b) and 15-20: 1 Dec 1988
Ss. 28(b)-(e), 30 and 31: 10 Dec 1991 (see Gazette 1991, No. S332)
Remainder: Royal Assent

S. 31(2)

Electoral and Referendum Amendment Act 1991

167, 1991

13 Nov 1991

Ss. 1-3, 33 and 44: Royal Assent
S. 45: 30 Sept 1990
Remainder: 13 May 1992

S. 26(2)

Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991

180, 1991

25 Nov 1991

S. 116: 23 Dec 1991 (m)

--

Political Broadcasts and Political Disclosures Act 1991

203, 1991

19 Dec 1991

Part 3 (ss. 10-31): Royal Assent (n)

Ss. 3, 15(2), 18(2) and 31

Australian Capital Territory Self‑Government Legislation Amendment Act 1992

10, 1992

6 Mar 1992

Ss. 14-17: Royal Assent (o)

--

Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Act 1992

45, 1992

11 June 1992

11 June 1992

--

Broadcasting Services (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1992

105, 1992

9 July 1992

5 Oct 1992 (see s. 2 and Gazette 1992, No. GN38)

S. 3

Norfolk Island (Electoral and Judicial) Amendment Act 1992

121, 1992

17 Oct 1992

17 Oct 1992

--

Radiocommunications (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1992

167, 1992

11 Dec 1992

1 July 1993

S. 14(2)

Electoral and Referendum Amendment Act 1992

219, 1992

24 Dec 1992

S. 15: 24 June 1993
Remainder: Royal Assent

--

Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1993

13, 1994

18 Jan 1994

S. 22: 13 Jan 1993
Part 6 (ss. 27-41): 11 Apr 1994 (see Gazette 1994, No. S126)
Remainder: Royal Assent

--

Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Act 1994

21, 1994

16 Feb 1994

16 Feb 1994

--

Migration Legislation Amendment Act 1994

60, 1994

9 Apr 1994

S. 85: (p)

--

Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Act 1995

42, 1995

15 June 1995

15 June 1995

Ss. 4-6

Electoral and Referendum Amendment Act 1995

166, 1995

16 Dec 1995

16 Dec 1995

S. 5

Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1996

60, 1996

25 Nov 1996

Schedule 16 (items 2, 3): 25 May 1997 (q)
Schedule 19 (items 14, 15): Royal Assent (q)

S. 2(2) and (6) (am. by 77, 1996, Sch. 3 [items 1, 2])

as amended by

 

 

 

 

Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1996

77, 1996

19 Dec 1996

Schedule 3 (items 1, 2): (qa)

--

Financial Sector Reform (Consequential Amendments) Act 1998

48, 1998

29 June 1998

Schedule 1 (item 35): Royal Assent (r)

--

Electoral and Referendum Amendment Act 1998

94, 1998

17 July 1998

Schedule 1 (items 38-42, 147, 153 and 154): 14 Aug 1998
Remainder: 18 July 1998

--

Electoral and Referendum Amendment Act (No. 1) 1999

134, 1999

13 Oct 1999

Schedule 1 (items 1-9): 10 Nov 1999
Schedule 1 (items 10-12): (ra)
Remainder: Royal Assent

S. 4 [see Table A]

as amended by

 

 

 

 

Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2004

115, 2004

13 July 2004

Schedule 1 (item 103): Royal Assent

--

Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999

146, 1999

11 Nov 1999

Schedule 1 (items 301-317): 5 Dec 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S584) (s)

--

Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Act (No. 1) 2000

126, 2000

26 Oct 2000

Schedule 2: 3 Oct 2000
Remainder: Royal Assent

Sch. 2 (items
10-12) [see Table A]

Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000

137, 2000

24 Nov 2000

Ss. 1-3 and Schedule 1 (items 1, 4, 6, 7, 9-11, 32): Royal Assent
Remainder: 24 May 2001

Sch. 2 (items 418, 419) [see Table A]

Electoral and Referendum Amendment Act (No. 1) 2001

34, 2001

28 Apr 2001

16 July 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. S284)

Sch. 1 (items 80, 81) [see Table A]

Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001

55, 2001

28 June 2001

Ss. 4-14 and Schedule 3 (items 125, 126): 15 July 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. S285) (t)

Ss. 4-14 [see Note 1]

Finance and Administration Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001

109, 2001

17 Sept 2001

15 Oct 2001

S. 5 [see Table A]

Abolition of Compulsory Age Retirement (Statutory Officeholders) Act 2001

159, 2001

1 Oct 2001

29 Oct 2001

Sch. 1 (item 97) [see Table A]

Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Act (No. 1) 2002

81, 2002

10 Oct 2002

10 Oct 2002

--

Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Registration and Accountability of Organisations) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2002

105, 2002

14 Nov 2002

Schedule 3 (items 34, 36): 12 May 2003 (see Gazette 2002, No. GN49)

--

Legislative Instruments (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003

140, 2003

17 Dec 2003

Schedule 1 (items 13, 14): (u)

--

Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Members of Local Government Bodies) Act 2003

144, 2003

17 Dec 2003

17 Dec 2003

--

Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Representation in the House of Representatives) Act 2004

34, 2004

20 Apr 2004

Schedule 1: 27 Apr 2004
Remainder: Royal Assent

--

Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Access to Electoral Roll and Other Measures) Act 2004

78, 2004

23 June 2004

Schedule 1: 21 July 2004
Remainder: Royal Assent

Sch. 1 (items 110-120) [see Table A]

Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2004

115, 2004

13 July 2004

Schedule 1 (items 1-4, 6-8, 11, 14, 15, 20-25, 27-36, 38-41, 43, 44, 46-61, 64-74, 76, 77, 88-92, 92A, 93-102, 133-135): 10 Aug 2004

Sch. 1 (items 133-135) [see Table A]
S. 2(1) (items 3, 5, 8, 11, 18, 24, 30) (rep. by 65, 2006, Sch. 1 [item 100])
S. 2(1) (item 14) (am. by 123, 2004, Sch. 3 [item 1]; rep. by 65, 2006, Sch. 1 [item 100])
Sch. 1 (item 132A) (rs. by 123, 2004, Sch. 3 [item 2]; rep. by 65, 2006, Sch. 1 [item 101])
Sch. 1 (item 132B) (ad. by 123, 2004, Sch. 3 [item 2]; rep. by 65, 2006, Sch. 1 [item 101])

as amended by

 

 

 

 

Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Prisoner Voting and Other Measures) Act 2004

123, 2004

16 Aug 2004

Schedule 3: (v)

--

Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Electoral Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2006

65, 2006

22 June 2006

Schedule 1 (items 100, 101): Royal Assent

--

Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Prisoner Voting and Other Measures) Act 2004

123, 2004

16 Aug 2004

Schedule 1 (items 1-5): (w)

--

Administrative Appeals Tribunal Amendment Act 2005

38, 2005

1 Apr 2005

Schedule 1 (item 206): 16 May 2005

--

Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Electoral Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2006

65, 2006

22 June 2006

Schedule 1 (items 1-16, 20, 24, 28, 36, 39-91, 93-99), Schedule 2 (item 28) and Schedule 3: Royal Assent
Schedule 1 (items 17-19): 21 Nov 2006 (see F2006L03740)
Schedule 1 (items 21-23,
25-27, 29-35): 21 Nov 2006
Schedule 1 (items 37, 38, 92): 1 July 2007 (see s. 2(1))
Schedule 2 (items 1-27, 29): 8 Dec 2005

Sch. 1 (items 7, 16, 85), Sch. 2 (item 29) and Sch. 3 [see Table A]
S. 2(1) (am. by 73, 2008, Sch. 2 [items 6, 7])

as amended by

 

 

 

 

Statute Law Revision Act 2008

73, 2008

3 July 2008

Schedule 2 (items 6, 7, 10, 11): 15 Mar 2007 (see s. 2(1))

--

Anti‑Money Laundering and Counter‑Terrorism Financing (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2006

170, 2006

12 Dec 2006

Schedule 1 (items 13-17): 13 Dec 2006 (see s. 2(1))

--

Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Act 2007

21, 2007

15 Mar 2007

Schedules 1-3: 1 July 2007 (see s. 2(1) and F2007L01653)
Remainder: Royal Assent

Sch. 3 (items 14, 18) [see Table A]

Electoral and Referendum Legislation Amendment Act 2007

22, 2007

15 Mar 2007

Schedule 3 (items 1-4): 16 Apr 2007 (see F2007L01001)
Remainder: Royal Assent

Sch. 3 (item 4) [see Table A]

Anti‑Money Laundering and Counter‑Terrorism Financing Amendment Act 2007

52, 2007

12 Apr 2007

Schedule 1 (items 54-57): 13 Apr 2007

--

Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Democratic Plebiscites) Act 2007

157, 2007

24 Sept 2007

24 Sept 2007

--

Statute Law Revision Act 2008

73, 2008

3 July 2008

Schedule 4 (items 169, 170): 4 July 2008

--

Same‑Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws--General Law Reform) Act 2008

144, 2008

9 Dec 2008

Schedule 7 (items 1-7): 9 Mar 2009

--

Fair Work (State Referral and Consequential and Other Amendments) Act 2009

54, 2009

25 June 2009

Schedule 10 (items 4, 5): (x)

--

Disability Discrimination and Other Human Rights Legislation Amendment Act 2009

70, 2009

8 July 2009

Schedule 3 (item 16): 5 Aug 2009

--


(a)     Section 3 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1946 provides as follows:

                   3.   Each section inserted in the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918, or in that Act as amended, by the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1919, the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1921, the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1922, the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1924, the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1925, the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1928, the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1934 or the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1940, shall be deemed to have commenced on the date of commencement of the section by which it was so inserted.

(b)    The Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 was amended by Part IX (sections 31-35) only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1981, subsection 2(5) of which provides that Part IX shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by Proclamation.

(c)     The Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1981 was amended by Part XXXVII (sections 214 and 215) only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act (No. 1) 1982, subsection 2(10) of which provides as follows:

               (10)   Part XXXVII shall come into operation on the date fixed under subsection 2(5) of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1981.

(d)     The Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 was amended by Part XVI (sections 42-44) only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act (No. 2) 1982, subsection 2(1) of which provides that Part XVI shall come into operation on Royal Assent.

(e)     The Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1983, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the twenty‑eighth day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(f)      The Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 was amended by Part IV (sections 7 and 8) only of the Migration (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1983, subsection 2(1) of which provides that Part IV shall come into operation on the day on which the Migration Amendment Act 1983 comes into operation.

(g)     The Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 was amended by section 45 only of the Public Service and Statutory Authorities Amendment Act 1985, subsection 2(7) of which provides as follows:

                 (7)   The remaining provisions of this Act shall come into operation on the twenty‑eighth day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(h)     The Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1985, subsection 2(5) of which provides as follows:

                 (5)   The amendments of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 made by this Act shall come into operation on the day fixed by Proclamation for the purposes of subsection 2(2) of the Australian Citizenship Amendment Act 1984.

(j)      The Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1987, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(k)     The Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 was amended by section 32 (in part) only of the A.C.T. Self‑Government (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:

                 (3)   The remaining provisions of this Act (including the amendments made by Schedule 5) commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.

(l)      The Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 was amended by the Migration Legislation Amendment (Consequential Amendments) Act 1989, section 2 of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   This Act, other than section 4, commences immediately before the commencement of section 4 of the Migration Legislation Amendment Act 1989.

                 (2)   Section 4 commences on the commencement of section 4 of the Migration Legislation Amendment Act 1989.

         The Migration Legislation Amendment Act 1989 came into operation on 19 December 1989.

(m)    The Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 was amended by section 116 only of the Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to subsection (2), this Act commences 28 days after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(n)     The Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 was amended by Part 3 (sections 10-31) only of the Political Broadcasts and Political Disclosures Act 1991, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Parts 1 and 3 commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(o)     The Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 was amended by sections 14-17 only of the Australian Capital Territory Self‑Government Legislation Amendment Act 1992, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to subsection (2), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(p)     The Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 was amended by section 85 only of the Migration Legislation Amendment Act 1994, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:

                 (3)   The remaining provisions commence immediately after the commencement of section 3 of the Migration Reform Act 1992.

         Section 3 of the Migration Reform Act 1992 commenced on 1 September 1994.

(q)     The Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 was amended by Schedule 16 (items 2 and 3) and Schedule 19 (items 14 and 15) only of the Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1996, subsections 2(1)-(3) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

                 (2)   Subject to subsection (3), the items of the Schedules, other than Schedule 5, item 1 of Schedule 9, items 2 and 3 of Schedule 12, item 90 of Schedule 16 and the items of Schedule 19, commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.

                 (3)   If an item of a Schedule does not commence under subsection (2) within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, it commences on the first day after the end of that period.

(qa)   The Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1996 was amended by Schedule 3 (items 1 and 2) of the Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1996, subsection 2(4) of which provides as follows:

                 (4)   The items of Schedule 3 are taken to have commenced immediately after the Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1996 received the Royal Assent.

         The Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1996 received the Royal Assent on 25 November 1996.

(r)     The Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 was amended by Schedule 1 (item 35) only of the Financial Sector Reform (Consequential Amendments) Act 1998, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(ra)   The Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 was amended by the Electoral and Referendum Amendment Act (No. 1) 1999, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:

                 (3)   Items 10, 11 and 12 commence on a date to be fixed by Proclamation.

         Items 10, 11 and 12 of the Electoral and Referendum Amendment Act (No. 1) 1999 were repealed by Schedule 1 (item 103) of the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2004 before a date was fixed for their commencement.

(s)     The Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 301-317) only of the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999, subsections 2(1) and (2) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   In this Act, commencing time means the time when the Public Service Act 1999 commences.

                 (2)   Subject to this section, this Act commences at the commencing time.

(t)      The Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 was amended by Schedule 3 (items 125 and 126) only of the Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:

                 (3)   Subject to subsections (4) to (10), Schedule 3 commences, or is taken to have commenced, at the same time as the Corporations Act 2001.

(u)     Subsection 2(1) (item 3) of the Legislative Instruments (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.

 

Commencement information

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Provision(s)

Commencement

Date/Details

3.  Schedule 1

Immediately after the commencement of sections 3 to 62 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003

1 January 2005

(v)     Subsection 2(1) (item 9) of the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Prisoner Voting and Other Measures) Act 2004 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Provision(s)

Commencement

Date/Details

9.  Schedule 3

Immediately after the commencement of item 132A of the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2004.

10 August 2004

(w)    Subsection 2(1) (items 2-6) of the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Prisoner Voting and Other Measures) Act 2004 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Provision(s)

Commencement

Date/Details

2.  Schedule 1, item 1

Immediately after the commencement of item 6 of Schedule 1 to the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2004.

10 August 2004

3.  Schedule 1, item 2

Immediately after the commencement of item 7 of Schedule 1 to the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2004.

10 August 2004

4.  Schedule 1, item 3

Immediately after the commencement of item 46 of Schedule 1 to the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2004.

10 August 2004

5.  Schedule 1, item 4

Immediately after the commencement of item 71 of Schedule 1 to the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2004.

10 August 2004

6.  Schedule 1, item 5

Immediately after the commencement of item 95 of Schedule 1 to the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2004.

10 August 2004

(x)     Subsection 2(1) (item 32) of the Fair Work (State Referral and Consequential and Other Amendments) Act 2009 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Provision(s)

Commencement

Date/Details

32.  Schedule 10

Immediately after the commencement of Part 2‑4 of the Fair Work Act 2009.

1 July 2009


The amendment history of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 after renumbering by the Commonwealth Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 1984 (No. 45, 1984) appears in the Table below. For repealed provisions up to and including Act No. 45, 1984 see the Repeal Table.

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted     am. = amended     rep. = repealed     rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

Part I

 

S. 3......................................

am. No. 9, 1934

S. 4......................................

am. No. 144, 1983; Nos. 45, 46 and 120, 1984; No. 35, 1987; No. 24, 1990; No. 167, 1991; No. 121, 1992; No. 94, 1998; No. 34, 2001; Nos. 34 and 78, 2004; No. 65, 2006; No. 22, 2007; No. 144, 2008

S. 4A...................................

ad. No. 35, 1987

S. 4B...................................

ad. No. 35, 1987

 

am. No. 121, 1992

S. 4C...................................

ad. No. 35, 1987

S. 4D...................................

ad. No. 109, 2001

Part II

 

Division 1

 

Heading to Div. 1 of Part II...

ad. No. 144, 1983

S. 5......................................

rs. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 87, 1988; No. 24, 1990; No. 219, 1992; No. 60, 1996; No. 105, 2002; No. 73, 2008; No. 54, 2009

S. 5A...................................

ad. No. 24, 1990

Division 2

 

Heading to Div. 2 of Part II...

ad. No. 144, 1983

S. 6......................................

rs. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990; No. 60, 1996; No. 146, 1999

S. 7......................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. Nos. 10 and 219, 1992

Heading to s. 7A.................

rs. No. 94, 1998

S. 7A...................................

ad. No. 219, 1992

 

am. No. 94, 1998; No. 157, 2007

Note to s. 7A(1F)................

am. No. 70, 2009

Heading to s. 7B..................

rs. No. 94, 1998

S. 7B...................................

ad. No. 219, 1992

 

am. No. 94, 1998

S. 8......................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990; No. 219, 1992

S. 9......................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

Ss. 10-14............................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990

S. 14A.................................

ad. No. 24, 1990

 

am. No. 219, 1992

S. 15....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990

S. 16....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

rs. No. 24, 1990

 

am. No. 94, 1998

S. 17....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990; No. 203, 1991; No. 219, 1992; No. 126, 2000; No. 65, 2006

S. 17A.................................

ad. No. 203, 1991

Division 3

 

Div. 3 of Part II ....................

ad. No. 144, 1983

S. 18....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 141, 1987; No. 24, 1990; No. 10, 1992

S. 19....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990

S. 20....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 141, 1987; No. 24, 1990

S. 21....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990; No. 159, 2001

S. 22....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990 (as am. by No. 167, 1991)

S. 23....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

rs. No. 122, 1991

 

am. No. 146, 1999

S. 24....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990

S. 25....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990; No. 122, 1991

Ss. 26, 27............................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990

S. 28....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

rs. No. 24, 1990

Division 4

 

Div. 4 of Part II ....................

ad. No. 144, 1983

S. 29....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990; No. 146, 1999

S. 30....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990; No. 167, 1991

S. 31....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990

S. 32....................................

am. No. 144, 1983; No. 141, 1987; No. 24, 1990

S. 33....................................

am. No. 31, 1919; No. 19, 1940; No. 106, 1952; No. 144, 1983; No. 45, 1984; No. 24, 1990

S. 34....................................

rs. No. 144, 1983

 

am. Nos. 46 and 120, 1984

S. 35....................................

rs. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 166, 1985; No. 219, 1992; No. 166, 1995; No. 146, 1999

Division 5

 

Heading to Div. 5 of Part II...

ad. No. 144, 1983

S. 36....................................

am. No. 24, 1990

S. 37....................................

am. No. 144, 1983

S. 38....................................

rs. No. 144, 1983; No. 65, 2006

Part III

 

Part III ..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

Division 1AA

 

Div. 1AA of Part III...............

ad. No. 24, 1990

S. 38A.................................

ad. No. 24, 1990

Division 1

 

S. 39....................................

am. No. 14, 1977

 

rs. No. 144, 1983

Division 2

 

S. 40....................................

rs. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990

S. 41....................................

rs. No. 144, 1983

S. 42....................................

rs. No. 48, 1965; No. 38, 1974

 

am. No. 14, 1977

 

rs. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990

S. 43....................................

rs. No. 48, 1965; No. 144, 1983

S. 44....................................

rs. No. 48, 1965; No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 109, 1988; No. 24, 1990; No. 167, 1991

Division 3

 

Heading to Div. 3 of Part III..

am. No. 24, 1990

S. 45....................................

rs. No. 48, 1965; No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 121, 1992

S. 46....................................

rs. No. 48, 1965

 

am. No. 14, 1977

 

rs. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 35, 1987; No. 24, 1990; No. 121, 1992; No. 94, 1998; No. 34, 2004

S. 47....................................

am. No. 14, 1977

 

rs. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990

 

rs. No. 34, 2004

S. 48....................................

am. No. 38, 1974; Nos. 14 and 116, 1977

 

rs. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990; No. 34, 2004

S. 48A.................................

ad. No. 34, 2004

S. 49....................................

ad. No. 14, 1977

 

rs. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990; No. 34, 2004

Note to s. 49(1)...................

ad. No. 34, 2004

S. 50....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990

Heading to Div. 4 of Part III..

rep. No. 24, 1990

S. 51....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

rs. No. 24, 1990

 

am. No. 121, 1992

S. 52....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

rep. No. 24, 1990

Ss. 53, 54............................

ad. No. 144, 1983

Part IV

 

Part IV ................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

S. 55....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

S. 55A.................................

ad. No. 24, 1990

S. 56....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

S. 56A.................................

ad. No. 24, 1990

Ss. 57, 58............................

ad. No. 144, 1983

S. 59....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 35, 1987; No. 167, 1991; No. 94, 1998

Heading to s. 60..................

am. No. 94, 1998

S. 60....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 35, 1987; No. 21, 1994; No. 94, 1998; No. 146, 1999; Statutory Rules 1999 No. 301 (as am. by Statutory Rules 2000 No. 332)

S. 61....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

rep. No. 94, 1998

S. 62....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990

S. 63....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

S. 63A.................................

ad. No. 94, 1998

S. 64....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

rs. No. 94, 1998

S. 65....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990; No. 94, 1998

S. 66....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 35, 1987; No. 94, 1998

S. 67....................................

am. No. 24, 1990

S. 67A.................................

ad. No. 35, 1987

S. 68....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 35, 1987; No. 24, 1990; No. 94, 1998

S. 69....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 35, 1987; No. 94, 1998

S. 70....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 35, 1987; No. 24, 1990; No. 94, 1998

S. 71....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990

S. 72....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 35, 1987; No. 94, 1998

S. 73....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 35, 1987; No. 94, 1998

S. 74....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990

S. 75....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 35, 1987; No. 24, 1990; No. 94, 1998

S. 76....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 35, 1987; No. 24, 1990; No. 94, 1998

S. 76A.................................

ad. No. 24, 1990

Ss. 77, 78............................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990

Part V

 

S. 79....................................

am. No. 19, 1940

 

rs. No. 144, 1983

 

am. Nos. 46 and 120, 1984; No. 24, 1990

S. 80....................................

am. No. 144, 1983; No. 78, 2004

Part VI

 

S. 81....................................

am. No. 9, 1934; No. 144, 1983

S. 82....................................

am. No. 144, 1983

S. 83....................................

rs. No. 144, 1983

S. 84....................................

am. No. 39, 1983; No. 45, 1984; No. 10, 1992

S. 85....................................

am. No. 144, 1983; No. 24, 1990; No. 94, 1998

S. 86....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990; No. 219, 1992

Ss. 87, 88............................

am. No. 144, 1983

S. 89....................................

am. No. 19, 1940; No. 144, 1983; No. 45, 1984; No. 24, 1990

S. 90....................................

rs. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990

 

rs. No. 78, 2004

S. 90A.................................

ad. No. 78, 2004

S. 90B.................................

ad. No. 78, 2004

 

am. No. 115, 2004; Nos. 65 and 170, 2006; Nos. 22 and 52, 2007

S. 91....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 45, 1984

 

rs. No. 24, 1990

 

am. No. 167, 1991; No. 219, 1992; No. 94, 1998; Nos. 134 and 146, 1999; No. 126, 2000

 

rep. No. 78, 2004

Ss. 91AA, 91AB.................

ad. No. 126, 2000

 

rep. No. 78, 2004

S. 91A.................................

ad. No. 24, 1990

 

am. No. 219, 1992; No. 94, 1998; No. 134, 1999; No. 126, 2000; No. 78, 2004; Nos. 65 and 170, 2006; No. 52, 2007

S. 91B.................................

ad. No. 24, 1990

 

am. No. 219, 1992; No. 94, 1998; No. 134, 1999; No. 78, 2004; No. 65, 2006; No. 52, 2007

Ss. 91C-91E.......................

ad. No. 167, 1991

 

rep. No. 78, 2004

Heading to s. 92..................

am. No. 166, 1995

S. 92....................................

am. No. 144, 1983 (as am. by No. 45, 1984); No. 166, 1995; No. 78, 2004; No. 65, 2006

Part VII

 

S. 93....................................

am. No. 14, 1922; No. 20, 1925; No. 17, 1928; No. 10, 1949; No. 26, 1961; No. 31, 1962; No. 7, 1973; No. 176, 1981 (as am. by No. 26, 1982); Nos. 84 and 144, 1983; No. 45, 1984; No. 193, 1985; No. 35, 1987; No. 159, 1989; No. 24, 1990; No. 167, 1991; No. 166, 1995; Nos. 115 and 123, 2004; No. 65, 2006

S. 93A.................................

ad. No. 34, 2001

S. 94....................................

ad. No. 79, 1953

 

am. No. 26, 1961; No. 32, 1966; No. 7, 1973; No. 176, 1981

 

rs. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 45, 1984; No. 24, 1990; No. 121, 1992; No. 166, 1995; No. 94, 1998; No. 34, 2001; No. 78, 2004

S. 94A.................................

ad. No. 94, 1998

 

am. No. 34, 2001; Nos. 78 and 115, 2004; No. 65, 2006

Heading to s. 95..................

am. No. 144, 2008

S. 95....................................

ad. No. 26, 1961

 

rs. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 45, 1984; No. 24, 1990; No. 121, 1992; No. 166, 1995; No. 94, 1998; No. 34, 2001; Nos. 78 and 115, 2004; No. 65, 2006; No. 144, 2008

S. 95AA..............................

ad. No. 121, 1992

 

am. No. 94, 1998; No. 115, 2004

S. 95AB...............................

ad. No. 121, 1992

S. 95AC...............................

ad. No. 121, 1992

S. 96....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 35, 1987; No. 24, 1990; No. 167, 1991; No. 121, 1992; No. 166, 1995; No. 34, 2001; No. 65, 2006

S. 96A.................................

ad. No. 24, 1990

 

am. No. 167, 1991

S. 97....................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990

Part VIII

 

S. 98AA..............................

ad. No. 65, 2006

 

am. No. 22, 2007

S. 98....................................

am. No. 144, 1983; No. 45, 1984; No. 24, 1990; No. 65, 2006

S. 98A.................................

ad. No. 34, 2001

S. 99....................................

am. No. 20, 1925; No. 17, 1928; No. 9, 1934; No. 26, 1961; No. 144, 1983; No. 24, 1990; No. 121, 1992; No. 94, 1998; No. 115, 2004

S. 99A.................................

ad. No. 219, 1992

 

am. No. 115, 2004; No. 65, 2006; No. 21, 2007

S. 99B.................................

ad. No. 65, 2006

 

am. No. 65, 2006 (as am. by No. 73, 2008)

S. 100..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 45, 1984; No. 24, 1990; No. 167, 1991; No. 115, 2004

S. 101..................................

am. No. 26, 1961; No. 31, 1962; No. 48, 1965; No. 93, 1966; No. 144, 1983; No. 45, 1984; No. 35, 1987; No. 24, 1990; No. 121, 1992; No. 94, 1998; No. 109, 2001; No. 115, 2004

Note to s. 101(4).................

ad. No. 109, 2001

Note to s. 101(5A)..............

ad. No. 109, 2001

Note to s. 101(6A)..............

ad. No. 109, 2001

S. 102..................................

am. No. 10, 1949

 

rs. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 35, 1987; No. 24, 1990; No. 167, 1991; No. 219, 1992; No. 166, 1995; No. 94, 1998; No. 115, 2004; No. 65, 2006

S. 103..................................

am. No. 93, 1966; No. 144, 1983; No. 24, 1990; No. 109, 2001

S. 104..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990; No. 167, 1991; No. 219, 1992; No. 115, 2004; No. 144, 2008

S. 105..................................

am. No. 9, 1934; No. 19, 1940; No. 144, 1983; No. 24, 1990; No. 115, 2004; No. 65, 2006

S. 106..................................

ad. No. 9, 1934

 

am. No. 144, 1983; No. 24, 1990

S. 107..................................

am. No. 26, 1961; No. 144, 1983

S. 108..................................

am. No. 7, 1973; No. 144, 1983; No. 24, 1990

S. 109..................................

am. No. 144, 1983; No. 166, 1995; Nos. 115 and 123, 2004

 

rs. No. 65, 2006

S. 110..................................

am. No. 144, 1983 (as am. by No. 45, 1984)

S. 111..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 45, 1984; No. 24, 1990; No. 78, 2004

S. 111A...............................

ad. No. 166, 1995

S. 112..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990

Part IX

 

Part IX .................................

rs. No. 24, 1990

S. 113..................................

am. No. 93, 1966; No. 144, 1983

 

rs. No. 24, 1990

 

am. No. 94, 1998; No. 115, 2004

S. 114..................................

am. No. 144, 1983

 

rs. No. 24, 1990

 

am. No. 94, 1998; No. 115, 2004

S. 115..................................

am. No. 144, 1983

 

rs. No. 24, 1990

 

am. No. 94, 1998; No. 115, 2004

S. 116..................................

am. No. 144, 1983

 

rs. No. 24, 1990

S. 117..................................

rs. No. 24, 1990

S. 118..................................

am. No. 93, 1966; No. 144, 1983

 

rs. No. 24, 1990

 

am. No. 167, 1991; No. 94, 1998; No. 115, 2004; No. 65, 2006

S. 119..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

rep. No. 24, 1990

Part X

 

Part X .................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

S. 120..................................

rs. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990; No. 167, 1991; No. 219, 1992; No. 34, 2001; No. 78, 2004

S. 121..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 94, 1998; No. 34, 2001; No. 78, 2004

S. 122..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990

Part XI

 

Part XI .................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

S. 123..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 109, 1988; No. 24, 1990; No. 126, 2000

Ss. 124, 125........................

ad. No. 144, 1983

S. 126..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990; No. 126, 2000

S. 127..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

S. 128..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

rep. No. 24, 1990

S. 129..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 126, 2000; No. 115, 2004

S. 130..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

S. 131..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 219, 1992

S. 132..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990; No. 219, 1992

S. 132A...............................

ad. No. 78, 2004

S. 133..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

S. 134..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990; No. 126, 2000; No. 78, 2004

S. 134A...............................

ad. No. 94, 1998

 

am. Nos. 78 and 115, 2004

Heading to s. 135................

am. No. 94, 1998

S. 135..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 94, 1998

S. 136..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990; No. 219, 1992; No. 94, 1998

Heading to s. 137................

am. No. 94, 1998

S. 137..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 94, 1998; No. 34, 2001

Heading to s. 138................

rs. No. 94, 1998

S. 138..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 94, 1998

S. 138A...............................

ad. No. 34, 2001

S. 139..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

S. 140..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990; No. 94, 1998

S. 141..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990; No. 94, 1998; No. 38, 2005

Part XII ................................

ad. No. 144, 1983
rep. No. 35, 1987

S. 142..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 45, 1984

 

rep. No. 35, 1987

S. 143..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

rs. No. 45, 1984

 

rep. No. 35, 1987

Ss. 144, 145........................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 45, 1984

 

rep. No. 35, 1987

Ss. 146-148........................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

rep. No. 35, 1987

S. 149..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 45, 1984

 

rep. No. 35, 1987

S. 150..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

rep. No. 35, 1987

Part XIII

 

S. 151..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

S. 152..................................

am. No. 144, 1983; No. 24, 1990

S. 153..................................

rs. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990; No. 94, 1998

S. 154..................................

rs. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990; No. 94, 1998

S. 155..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

rs. No. 65, 2006

S. 156..................................

am. No. 144, 1983; No. 94, 1998

S. 157..................................

am. No. 144, 1983; No. 94, 1998

S. 159..................................

am. No. 144, 1983; No. 35, 1987

S. 161..................................

rs. No. 144, 1983

Part XIV

 

S. 163..................................

rs. No. 20, 1925

 

am. No. 10, 1949; No. 7, 1973; No. 176, 1981; No. 144, 1983

 

rs. No. 24, 1990

S. 164..................................

rs. No. 14, 1921; No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 109, 1988

S. 165..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

S. 166..................................

am. No. 144, 1983; No. 45, 1984; No. 35, 1987; No. 24, 1990; No. 167, 1991; No. 219, 1992; No. 94, 1998; No. 78, 2004

S. 167..................................

am. No. 144, 1983

 

rs. No. 167, 1991

 

am. No. 94, 1998

S. 168..................................

ad. No. 14, 1922

 

am. No. 48, 1965; No. 144, 1983; No. 45, 1984

 

rs. No. 35, 1987

S. 169..................................

ad. No. 19, 1940

 

am. No. 144, 1983

 

rs. No. 35, 1987

 

am. No. 24, 1990

S. 169A...............................

ad. No. 35, 1987

S. 169B...............................

ad. No. 35, 1987

 

am. No. 219, 1992

S. 169C...............................

ad. No. 35, 1987

S. 170..................................

am. No. 20, 1925; No. 48, 1965; No. 93, 1966; No. 144, 1983; No. 35, 1987; No. 24, 1990

 

rs. No. 167, 1991

 

am. Nos. 48 and 94, 1998; No. 65, 2006; No. 21, 2007

S. 171..................................

am. No. 144, 1983; No. 24, 1990

S. 172..................................

rs. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 35, 1987

S. 173..................................

rs. No. 31, 1919

 

am. No. 14, 1922; No. 144, 1983; No. 45, 1984; No. 24, 1990; No. 166, 1995; No. 34, 2001; No. 115, 2004

S. 174..................................

am. No. 17, 1928; No. 144, 1983

S. 175..................................

am. No. 144, 1983; No. 94, 1998

S. 176..................................

am. No. 144, 1983; No. 24, 1990

 

rs. No. 167, 1991

 

am. No. 94, 1998; No. 115, 2004

S. 177..................................

am. No. 144, 1983; No. 45, 1984; No. 24, 1990; No. 166, 1995; No. 34, 2001

 

rs. No. 78, 2004

S. 178..................................

am. No. 24, 1990; No. 166, 1995; No. 115, 2004

S. 179..................................

am. No. 48, 1965; No. 144, 1983

S. 180..................................

rs. No. 17, 1928

 

am. No. 166, 1995; No. 34, 2001

S. 181..................................

am. No. 17, 1928

Part XV

 

Part XV ...............................

rs. No. 24, 1990

Ss. 182, 183........................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

rs. No. 24, 1990

 

am. No. 65, 2006

S. 184..................................

am. No. 31, 1919; No. 14, 1922; No. 17, 1928; No. 19, 1940; No. 10, 1949; No. 106, 1952; No. 26, 1961; No. 70, 1965; Nos. 32 and 93, 1966; No. 144, 1983; No. 45, 1984

 

rs. No. 24, 1990

 

am. No. 167, 1991; No. 137, 2000; No. 34, 2001; No. 22, 2007

S. 184A...............................

ad. No. 24, 1990

 

am. No. 167, 1991; No. 166, 1995; No. 137, 2000; Nos. 115 and 123, 2004; No. 22, 2007

S. 184AA............................

ad. No. 94, 1998

S. 184B...............................

ad. No. 24, 1990

S. 185..................................

am. No. 31, 1919; No. 14, 1922

 

rep. No. 17, 1928

 

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

rs. No. 24, 1990

 

am. No. 22, 2007

S. 185A...............................

ad. No. 24, 1990

 

rep. No. 166, 1995

Ss. 185B, 185C...................

ad. No. 24, 1990

Heading to s. 186................

am. No. 166, 1995

S. 186..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 45, 1984

 

rs. No. 24, 1990

 

am. No. 166, 1995; No. 94, 1998; No. 134, 1999; No. 78, 2004

S. 187..................................

am. No. 17, 1928; No. 10, 1949; No. 93, 1966; No. 144, 1983

 

rs. No. 24, 1990

S. 188..................................

am. No. 14, 1922; No. 19, 1940; No. 10, 1949; No. 106, 1952; No. 26, 1961; No. 144, 1983 (as am. by No. 45, 1984); No. 45, 1984

 

rs. No. 24, 1990

 

am. No. 167, 1991; No. 94, 1998; No. 78, 2004; No. 22, 2007

Note to s. 188(1).................

ad. No. 34, 2001

S. 189..................................

am. No. 19, 1940; No. 10, 1949; No. 106, 1952; No. 144, 1983; No. 45, 1984

 

rs. No. 24, 1990

 

am. No. 167, 1991; No. 94, 1998

Ss. 189A, 189B...................

ad. No. 34, 2001

S. 190..................................

am. No. 19, 1940; No. 10, 1949; No. 106, 1952; No. 144, 1983

 

rs. No. 24, 1990

 

am. No. 34, 2001

S. 191..................................

am. No. 48, 1965; No. 32, 1966; No. 144, 1983; No. 45, 1984

 

ad. No. 24, 1990

 

rep. No. 167, 1991

S. 192..................................

ad. No. 14, 1922

 

am. No. 17, 1928; No. 144, 1983; No. 45, 1984

 

rs. No. 24, 1990

S. 193..................................

ad. No. 17, 1928

 

am. No. 19, 1940; No. 10, 1949; No. 106, 1952; No. 48, 1965; No. 144, 1983

 

rs. No. 24, 1990

 

am. No. 94, 1998; No. 146, 1999; No. 78, 2004

S. 194..................................

am. No. 17, 1928; No. 19, 1940; No. 10, 1949; No. 48, 1965; No. 144, 1983; No. 45, 1984; No. 35, 1987

 

rs. No. 24, 1990

 

am. No. 34, 2001; No. 78, 2004; No. 22, 2007

S. 195..................................

am. No. 9, 1934; No. 93, 1966; No. 144, 1983

 

rs. No. 24, 1990

S. 195A...............................

ad. No. 24, 1990

 

am. No. 22, 2007

S. 196..................................

ad. No. 14, 1922

 

am. No. 19, 1940; No. 10, 1949; No. 93, 1966; No. 144, 1983

 

rs. No. 24, 1990

 

am. No. 109, 2001

S. 197..................................

am. No. 17, 1928; No. 19, 1940; No. 10, 1949; No. 93, 1966; No. 144, 1983; No. 45, 1984

 

rs. No. 24, 1990

S. 198..................................

ad. No. 10, 1949

 

am. No. 93, 1966; No. 144, 1983

 

rs. No. 24, 1990

S. 199..................................

am. No. 17, 1928; No. 93, 1966; No. 144, 1983

 

rs. No. 24, 1990

S. 200..................................

am. No. 17, 1928; No. 19, 1940; No. 10, 1949; No. 48, 1965; No. 32, 1966; No. 144, 1983; No. 45, 1984; No. 35, 1987

 

rs. No. 24, 1990

Part XVA

 

Part XVA ............................

ad. No. 24, 1990

S. 200A...............................

ad. No. 24, 1990

 

am. No. 65, 2006

S. 200B...............................

ad. No. 24, 1990

S. 200BA.............................

ad. No. 22, 2007

S. 200C...............................

ad. No. 24, 1990

S. 200D...............................

ad. No. 24, 1990

 

am. No. 166, 1995; No. 94, 1998; No. 22, 2007

S. 200DA.............................

ad. No. 78, 2004

S. 200DB.............................

ad. No. 78, 2004

 

am. No. 22, 2007

S. 200E................................

ad. No. 24, 1990

 

am. No. 34, 2001

S. 200F................................

ad. No. 24, 1990

 

am. No. 167, 1991

S. 200G...............................

ad. No. 24, 1990

S. 200H...............................

ad. No. 24, 1990

 

rep. No. 167, 1991

S. 200J................................

ad. No. 24, 1990

 

am. No. 109, 2001

S. 200K...............................

ad. No. 24, 1990

S. 201..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

rep. No. 24, 1990

 

ad. No. 24, 1990

S. 202..................................

rep. No. 24, 1990

 

ad. No. 24, 1990

Part XVB

 

Part XVB ............................

ad. No. 22, 2007

Division 1

 

Ss. 202AA-202AF..............

ad. No. 22, 2007

Division 2

 

Ss. 202AG-202AM.............

ad. No. 22, 2007

Part XVI

 

S. 202A...............................

ad. No. 24, 1990

S. 203..................................

am. No. 144, 1983; No. 24, 1990; No. 219, 1992

S. 204..................................

am. No. 24, 1990

S. 205..................................

am. No. 80, 1982; No. 144, 1983; No. 24, 1990

 

rs. No. 167, 1991

S. 207..................................

am. No. 144, 1983; No. 24, 1990

S. 208..................................

am. No. 144, 1983; No. 24, 1990

 

rs. No. 94, 1998

 

am. No. 115, 2004; No. 65, 2006

S. 209..................................

rs. No. 48, 1965; No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 45, 1984; No. 24, 1990; No. 94, 1998; No. 78, 2004

S. 209A...............................

ad. No. 24, 1990

 

rs. No. 94, 1998

S. 210..................................

ad. No. 14, 1922

 

am. No. 19, 1940; No. 48, 1965; No. 144, 1983; No. 45, 1984; No. 35, 1987; No. 24, 1990; No. 167, 1991

S. 210A...............................

ad. No. 35, 1987

S. 211..................................

am. No. 14, 1922

 

rs. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 45, 1984; No. 35, 1987; No. 94, 1998; No. 34, 2001

S. 211A...............................

ad. No. 35, 1987

 

am. No. 167, 1991; No. 94, 1998; No. 34, 2001

S. 212..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

S. 213..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990; No. 94, 1998

S. 214..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 45, 1984

 

rs. No. 35, 1987

S. 215..................................

am. No. 144, 1983

 

rs. No. 34, 2001

S. 216..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 45, 1984

 

rs. No. 35, 1987; No. 34, 2001

S. 217..................................

am. No. 144, 1983; No. 78, 2004

S. 218..................................

am. No. 93, 1966; No. 144, 1983; No. 24, 1990

S. 219..................................

am. No. 144, 1983; No. 45, 1984

 

rs. No. 24, 1990

S. 220..................................

am. No. 17, 1928; No. 144, 1983; No. 24, 1990

S. 221..................................

am. No. 144, 1983; No. 24, 1990; No. 65, 2006

S. 222..................................

am. No. 31, 1919; No. 32, 1966; No. 144, 1983; No. 45, 1984; No. 24, 1990; No. 65, 2006

S. 223..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

S. 224..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

rs. No. 24, 1990

S. 225..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990; No. 94, 1998

S. 226..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 45, 1984; No. 24, 1990; No. 94, 1998

S. 226A...............................

ad. No. 24, 1990

 

am. No. 78, 2004

Note to s. 226A(1)..............

ad. No. 78, 2004

 

am. No. 65, 2006

S. 227..................................

rs. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 45, 1984; No. 24, 1990 (as am. by No. 167, 1991); No. 167, 1991; No. 166, 1995

S. 228..................................

ad. No. 45, 1984

 

rs. No. 35, 1987

 

am. No. 24, 1990; No. 94, 1998; No. 78, 2004; No. 22, 2007

S. 229..................................

rs. No. 14, 1922

 

am. No. 17, 1928; No. 10, 1949; No. 7, 1973; No. 176, 1981

 

rs. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 45, 1984; No. 35, 1987; No. 24, 1990; No. 167, 1991; No. 94, 1998; No. 115, 2004

S. 230..................................

am. No. 144, 1983; No. 115, 2004

S. 231..................................

am. No. 144, 1983; No. 45, 1984; No. 24, 1990

S. 232..................................

rs. No. 45, 1984

 

am. No. 35, 1987; No. 24, 1990; No. 65, 2006

S. 233..................................

am. No. 144, 1983; No. 45, 1984; No. 24, 1990; No. 65, 2006

S. 234..................................

rs. No. 17, 1928

 

am. No. 144, 1983; No. 45, 1984; No. 24, 1990; No. 166, 1995; No. 65, 2006

S. 234A...............................

ad. No. 94, 1998

 

am. No. 65, 2006

S. 235..................................

am. No. 14, 1922; No. 17, 1928; No. 26, 1961; No. 144, 1983; No. 45, 1984

 

rs. No. 24, 1990

 

am. No. 167, 1991; No. 115, 2004; No. 65, 2006

S. 236..................................

ad. No. 14, 1922

 

am. No. 144, 1983; No. 45, 1984

 

rep. No. 24, 1990

S. 237..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 45, 1984

 

rep. No. 24, 1990

S. 238..................................

am. No. 144, 1983; No. 24, 1990 (as am. by No. 167, 1991)

S. 239..................................

am. No. 31, 1919; No. 9, 1934; No. 144, 1983; No. 45, 1984; No. 35, 1987; No. 24, 1990

S. 240..................................

am. No. 144, 1983; No. 45, 1984

 

rs. No. 24, 1990

 

am. No. 94, 1998

S. 240A...............................

ad. No. 78, 2004

S. 241..................................

rs. No. 48, 1965

 

am. No. 78, 2004

S. 242..................................

am. No. 144, 1983

S. 243..................................

rs. No. 14, 1922

 

am. No. 144, 1983

S. 245..................................

ad. No. 10, 1924

 

am. No. 17, 1928; No. 48, 1965; Nos. 32 and 93, 1966; No. 144, 1983; No. 24, 1990; No. 167, 1991; No. 219, 1992; No. 94, 1998; Nos. 34 and 109, 2001; No. 78, 2004

Part XVII

 

Part XVII .............................

ad. No. 144, 1983

Ss. 246-248........................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990

S. 249..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 45, 1984; No. 24, 1990; No. 167, 1991; No. 94, 1998

Ss. 250-254........................

ad. No. 144, 1983

S. 255..................................

rs. No. 24, 1990

Ss. 256, 257........................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990

S. 258..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

S. 259..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990

Ss. 260, 261........................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 24, 1990; No. 34, 2001

S. 262..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

Part XVIII

 

S. 264..................................

rs. No. 26, 1961

 

am. No. 144, 1983; No. 24, 1990; No. 78, 2004

S. 265..................................

am. No. 144, 1983; No. 219, 1992; No. 94, 1998

S. 266..................................

ad. No. 45, 1984

 

rs. No. 24, 1990

 

am. No. 134, 1999

S. 267..................................

am. No. 24, 1990

S. 268..................................

am. No. 31, 1919; No. 14, 1922; No. 9, 1934; No. 19, 1940; No. 144, 1983; No. 45, 1984; No. 24, 1990; No. 94, 1998; No. 65, 2006

S. 269..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 45, 1984; No. 35, 1987; No. 24, 1990

S. 270..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 94, 1998

S. 271..................................

am. No. 93, 1966; No. 144, 1983

S. 272..................................

ad. No. 144, 1983

 

am. No. 35, 1987