Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsAct No. 44 of 1984 as amended
This compilation was prepared on 17 July 2008
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 73 of 2008
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............ Interpretation ...................................................................................... 1
3A......... Extraterritorial operation of Act ......................................................... 8
3B......... Application to Crown ........................................................................ 8
3C......... Application of the Criminal Code ...................................................... 8
4............ Electors entitled to vote at a referendum ............................................ 8
5............ Australian Electoral Officer for the Australian Capital Territory ...... 9
6............ Assistant Returning Officers and Assistant Divisional Returning Officers 10
Part II--Writ for a referendum 12
7............ Writ for a referendum ....................................................................... 12
8............ Form of writ ..................................................................................... 12
9............ Day for close of Rolls and voting day .............................................. 12
10.......... Extension of time .............................................................................. 13
11.......... Distribution to electors of arguments for and against proposed law 14
12.......... Governor‑General to deal with writ ................................................. 16
13.......... Action by Electoral Commissioner ................................................... 16
14.......... Action by Electoral Officers ............................................................. 16
Part III--Voting at a referendum 18
Division 1--General 18
15.......... Voting on same day throughout Australia ........................................ 18
16.......... Polling places .................................................................................... 18
16A....... Undertaking by officers and scrutineers ........................................... 18
17.......... Arrangements for voting ................................................................... 19
18.......... Substitute for presiding officer ......................................................... 20
19.......... Ballot‑boxes ...................................................................................... 20
20.......... Separate voting compartments ......................................................... 21
21.......... Use of licensed premises as polling booth ........................................ 21
22.......... Certified lists of voters ..................................................................... 21
23.......... Election and referendum on the same day ........................................ 22
24.......... Manner of voting .............................................................................. 22
25.......... Forms of ballot‑paper ....................................................................... 22
25A....... Official mark ..................................................................................... 24
26.......... Ballot‑papers to be initialled ............................................................ 24
27.......... Appointment of scrutineers ............................................................. 24
28.......... Provisions relating to scrutineers ...................................................... 25
29.......... Voting at a referendum ...................................................................... 26
30.......... Questions to be put to voter ............................................................ 26
31.......... Questions to be put to voter when election and referendum on the same day 27
32.......... Errors not to forfeit vote .................................................................. 28
33.......... Right of elector to receive ballot‑paper ............................................ 28
34.......... List of voters to be marked when ballot‑paper issued ..................... 28
35.......... Vote to be marked in private ............................................................ 29
36.......... Assistance to certain voters .............................................................. 29
36A....... Certain voters may vote outside polling place ................................. 30
37.......... Provisional votes .............................................................................. 31
38.......... Provisional enrolment by applicant for citizenship ......................... 33
40.......... Election and referendum on the same day ........................................ 36
41.......... Spoilt ballot‑papers .......................................................................... 36
41A....... Temporary suspension of polling .................................................... 37
42.......... Adjournment of voting ..................................................................... 37
43.......... Adjournment at both referendum and election ................................. 38
44.......... Adjourned voting .............................................................................. 38
45.......... Compulsory voting ........................................................................... 38
46.......... Where electors may vote, and absent voting .................................... 42
46A....... Forwarding of declaration votes ....................................................... 44
Division 2--Mobile booths 48
47.......... Interpretation .................................................................................... 48
48.......... Mobile booths--hospitals that are polling places ............................ 48
49.......... Mobile booths--other hospitals ...................................................... 48
49A....... Mobile booths--prisons .................................................................. 50
50.......... Provisions related to sections 48 and 49 .......................................... 51
51.......... Mobile booths--Remote Divisions .................................................. 53
52.......... Election and referendum on same day .............................................. 55
Part IV--Postal voting 56
53.......... Interpretation .................................................................................... 56
54.......... Grounds of application for postal vote ............................................ 56
55.......... Application for postal vote .............................................................. 56
56.......... Application forms for postal votes .................................................. 57
58.......... Dispatch of postal voting papers to registered general postal voters 58
59.......... Election and referendum on the same day ........................................ 58
60.......... Duty of witness ................................................................................ 59
61.......... Issue of certificate and ballot‑papers ................................................ 59
62.......... Inspection of applications ................................................................ 60
62A....... Access to electronic list of postal vote applicants ........................... 61
62B....... Restriction on use or disclosure of information ................................ 62
63.......... Numbering of applications and certificates ...................................... 64
65.......... Postal voting ..................................................................................... 64
66.......... Duty of authorised witnesses etc. .................................................... 66
67.......... Procedure for dealing with postal vote certificates etc. .................... 66
68.......... Opening of postal ballot‑paper ........................................................ 69
69.......... Failure to post or deliver postal vote application etc. ...................... 69
70.......... Inducing elector to hand over marked ballot‑paper .......................... 69
71.......... Correction of formal errors ............................................................... 69
Part IVA--Pre‑poll voting 71
72.......... Grounds of application for pre‑poll vote ......................................... 71
73.......... Pre‑poll voting officers ..................................................................... 71
73AA.... Pre‑poll voting offices ...................................................................... 71
73A....... Application for pre‑poll vote ........................................................... 72
73B....... Place and time of application ............................................................ 73
73C....... Election and referendum on the same day ........................................ 74
73CA.... Appointment of scrutineers ............................................................. 74
73CB..... Provisions relating to scrutineers ...................................................... 75
73D....... Pre‑poll voting .................................................................................. 76
73E........ Form of pre‑poll vote certificate ...................................................... 77
73F........ Record of issue of pre‑poll voting papers ........................................ 77
73H....... Opening of pre‑poll voting envelope ................................................ 78
73J........ Obligations of persons present when pre‑poll vote cast .................. 78
73K....... Correction of formal errors ............................................................... 78
Part IVB--Trials of electronic voting methods 79
Division 1--Trial of electronically assisted voting for sight‑impaired people 79
73L........ Definitions ........................................................................................ 79
73M...... Regulations may provide for voting by an electronically assisted voting method 79
73N....... There must be a record of who has voted using the electronically assisted voting method 80
73P........ There must be a printed record of the vote ...................................... 81
73Q....... How this Act applies in relation to voting using the electronically assisted voting method 81
Division 2--Trial of remote electronic voting for defence personnel serving outside Australia 82
73R....... Definitions ........................................................................................ 82
73S........ Regulations may provide for remote electronic voting by defence personnel serving outside Australia 82
73T....... There must be a record of who has voted using the remote electronic voting method 84
73U....... Transmission of electronic votes to the Electoral Commission and scrutiny of votes 84
73V....... How this Act applies in relation to voting using the remote electronic voting method 84
Part V--Special provisions relating to voting in Antarctica at a referendum 86
74.......... Interpretation .................................................................................... 86
75.......... Application of Part III to voting in Antarctica ................................. 86
76.......... Arrangements for voting in Antarctica ............................................. 86
77.......... Ballot‑papers to be initialled ............................................................ 87
78.......... The voting at a referendum in Antarctica ......................................... 87
79.......... Entitlement of Antarctic electors to vote at referendum .................. 88
80.......... Questions to be put to voter at Antarctic station ............................ 88
81.......... Right of Antarctic elector to receive ballot‑paper ............................ 88
82.......... List of Antarctic electors to be marked ............................................ 88
83.......... Application of sections 35 and 36 .................................................... 88
84.......... Proceedings by Antarctic Returning Officer upon close of poll ....... 89
85.......... Result of the polling in Antarctica .................................................... 89
86.......... Preservation of ballot‑papers etc. ..................................................... 90
87.......... Application of Part ........................................................................... 91
88.......... Election and referendum on same day .............................................. 91
Part VI--Scrutiny of a referendum 92
89.......... Ascertainment of result of referendum ............................................. 92
89A....... Preliminary scrutiny of declaration votes ......................................... 93
90.......... Conduct of scrutiny .......................................................................... 93
91.......... Action at scrutiny ............................................................................. 94
92.......... Action on objection to ballot‑papers ................................................ 96
93.......... Informal ballot‑papers ...................................................................... 96
94.......... Return of result of submission by Divisional Returning Officers .... 97
95.......... Recount ............................................................................................. 97
95A....... Notice of re‑count ............................................................................. 97
95B....... Conduct of re‑count .......................................................................... 98
96.......... Reservation of disputed ballot‑papers ............................................. 99
Part VII--Return of the writ 100
97.......... Statement by Australian Electoral Officers .................................... 100
98.......... Return of the writ ........................................................................... 100
98A....... Norfolk Islanders ............................................................................ 101
99.......... Copies of statement to Governors of the States etc. ...................... 101
Part VIII--Disputed returns 102
100........ Disputing validity of submission or return .................................... 102
101........ Requisites of petition ..................................................................... 102
102........ Petition by Electoral Commission .................................................. 103
103........ Jurisdiction and powers of High Court .......................................... 103
104........ Inquiries by High Court .................................................................. 103
105........ Notice of petition ........................................................................... 104
106........ Joinder of parties ............................................................................ 105
107........ Procedure on petition ..................................................................... 105
107AA.. Court must make decision quickly ................................................. 105
107A..... Provision for Court to have regard to certain rejected ballot‑papers 105
108........ Immaterial errors not to invalidate referendum ............................... 105
108AA.. Referendum not affected by failure of delivery arrangement .......... 106
108A..... Certain other matters not to invalidate referendum ........................ 106
109........ Evidence that person not permitted to vote ................................... 106
109A..... Right of Electoral Commission to have access to documents ......... 107
Part X--Offences 108
116........ Officers and scrutineers to observe secrecy ................................... 108
117........ Officers not to contravene Act etc. ................................................ 108
118........ Officers not to influence vote ......................................................... 108
118A..... Influencing votes of hospital patients etc. ...................................... 109
119........ Bribery ............................................................................................ 109
120........ Interference with political liberty ................................................... 109
121........ Printing and publication of advertisements, notices etc. ................ 110
121A..... Publication of advertisements on the Internet ................................ 111
122........ Misleading or deceptive publications etc. ...................................... 112
123........ False statements in relation to Rolls ............................................... 113
124........ Headings to advertisements ............................................................ 113
126........ Cards in polling booth .................................................................... 114
127........ Signature to referendum paper ........................................................ 114
128........ Witnessing referendum papers ....................................................... 115
129........ Marks on ballot‑papers .................................................................. 115
130........ Other offences relating to ballot‑papers etc. .................................. 115
131........ Prohibition of certain behaviour near polling booth ....................... 116
132........ Badges or emblems in polling booths ............................................. 118
133........ Employers to allow employees leave of absence to vote ............... 118
134........ Misconduct at public meeting ........................................................ 119
135........ Control of behaviour at polling booths etc. .................................... 120
Part XI--Miscellaneous 122
136A..... Extension of time for acts by officers ............................................. 122
138........ Delegation by Electoral Commissioner ........................................... 122
139........ Injunctions ...................................................................................... 122
140........ Prosecution of offences .................................................................. 124
140A..... Effect of averment by prosecutor ................................................... 124
140AA.. Evidence of authorship or authorisation of material ....................... 125
140B..... Service of process by mail .............................................................. 125
141........ Referendum papers received by post ............................................. 125
142A..... Preservation of documents ............................................................. 126
143........ No referendum or vote of a State or Territory to be held on voting day 127
144........ Regulations ..................................................................................... 127
145........ Repeal ............................................................................................. 127
Schedule 1--Forms 129
Schedule 2--Repealed Acts 132
Schedule 3--Grounds of application for postal or pre‑poll vote 133
Schedule 4--Rules for the conduct of a preliminary scrutiny of declaration votes 135
Notes 141
An Act relating to the submission to the electors of proposed laws for the alteration of the Constitution
Notes to
the
Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act
1984 Note 1 The Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 as shown
in this compilation comprises Act No. 44, 1984 amended as indicated in the
Tables below. All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or
transitional provisions prior to 17 September 2001 is not included in this
compilation. For subsequent
information see Table A. Table of Acts
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Act |
Number |
Date |
Date of commencement |
Application, saving or transitional provisions |
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44, 1984 |
25 June 1984 |
3 Sept 1984 (see Gazette 1984, No. S342) |
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Christmas Island Administration (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1984 |
120, 1984 |
18 Oct 1984 |
-- |
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133, 1984 |
25 Oct 1984 |
25 Oct 1984 |
-- |
|
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Broadcasting and Television (Consequential Amendments) Act 1985 |
67, 1985 |
5 June 1985 |
1 Jan 1986 |
-- |
|
77, 1988 |
24 June 1988 |
24 June 1988 |
-- |
|
|
Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment Act (No. 2) 1988 |
81, 1988 |
26 Aug 1988 |
26 Aug 1988 |
-- |
|
24, 1990 |
23 Jan 1990 |
Ss. 1-3, 4(d), |
-- |
|
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167, 1991 |
13 Nov 1991 |
Ss. 1-3, 33 and 44: Royal Assent |
-- |
|
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180, 1991 |
25 Nov 1991 |
-- |
||
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203, 1991 |
19 Dec 1991 |
Part 2 (ss. 4-9): |
-- |
|
|
Broadcasting Services (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1992 |
105, 1992 |
9 July 1992 |
5 Oct 1992 (see Gazette 1992, No. GN38) |
-- |
|
121, 1992 |
17 Oct 1992 |
17 Oct 1992 |
||
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Radiocommunications (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1992 |
167, 1992 |
11 Dec 1992 |
1 July 1993 |
|
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219, 1992 |
24 Dec 1992 |
-- |
||
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166, 1995 |
16 Dec 1995 |
16 Dec 1995 |
-- |
|
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94, 1998 |
17 July 1998 |
Schedule 2: 18 July 1998 (b) |
-- |
|
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22, 1999 |
19 Apr 1999 |
19 Apr 1999 |
-- |
|
|
134, 1999 |
13 Oct 1999 |
Schedule 1 (items 31-37): Royal Assent (c) |
-- |
|
|
Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999 |
146, 1999 |
11 Nov 1999 |
Schedule 1 (items 764-768): 5 Dec 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S584) (d) |
-- |
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as amended by |
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|
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Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2004 |
115, 2004 |
13 July 2004 |
Schedule 1 (items 104, 105): (e) |
-- |
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34, 2001 |
28 Apr 2001 |
16 July 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. S284) |
-- |
|
|
Finance and Administration Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 |
109, 2001 |
17 Sept 2001 |
15 Oct 2001 |
S. 5 [see Table A] |
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Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Access to Electoral Roll and Other Measures) Act 2004 |
78, 2004 |
23 June 2004 |
Schedule 1: 21 July 2004 |
Sch. 1 (item 121) [see Table A] |
|
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2004 |
115, 2004 |
13 July 2004 |
Schedule 1 (items 107, 108): (f) |
S. 2(1) (item 28) (rep. by 123, 2004, Sch. 2 [item 1]) |
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as amended by |
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Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Prisoner Voting and Other Measures) Act 2004 |
123, 2004 |
16 Aug 2004 |
Schedule 2: (g) |
-- |
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Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Electoral Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2006 |
65, 2006 |
22 June 2006 |
Schedule 1 (item 100): Royal Assent |
-- |
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Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Prisoner Voting and Other Measures) Act 2004 |
123, 2004 |
16 Aug 2004 |
Schedule 1 (item 6): (h) |
-- |
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Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Electoral Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2006 |
65, 2006 |
22 June 2006 |
Schedule 1 (items 102-114,
117-132, |
S. 2(1) (am. by 73, 2008, Sch. 2 [items 8, 9]) |
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as amended by |
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73, 2008 |
3 July 2008 |
Schedule 2 (items 8, 9, 12, 13): 15 Mar 2007 (see s. 2(1)) |
-- |
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22, 2007 |
15 Mar 2007 |
Schedule 3 (items 1-4): 16 Apr 2007 (see F2007L01001) |
-- |
(a) The Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 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.
(b) The Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 was amended by Schedule 2 only of the Electoral and Referendum Amendment Act 1998, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act commences on the day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(c) The Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act
1984 was amended by Schedule 1 (items
31-37) only of the Electoral and Referendum Amendment Act (No. 1) 1999,
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.
(d) The Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act
1984 was amended by Schedule 1 (items
764-768) 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.
(e) Subsection 2(1) (item 27) of the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity 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.
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Commencement information |
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Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
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Provision(s) |
Commencement |
Date/Details |
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27. Schedule 1, items 104 and 105 |
Immediately after the commencement of items 764 and 765 of Schedule 1 to the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999. |
5 December 1999 |
(f) The proposed amendments of the Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 made by Schedule 1 (items 107 and 108) of the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2004 were repealed by Schedule 2 (item 2) of the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Prisoner Voting and Other Measures) Act 2004 before they commenced.
(g) Subsection 2(1) (item 8) 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.
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Provision(s) |
Commencement |
Date/Details |
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8. Schedule 2 |
Immediately after the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2004 received the Royal Assent. |
13 July 2004 |
(h) Subsection 2(1) (item 7) 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.
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Provision(s) |
Commencement |
Date/Details |
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7. Schedule 1, item 6 |
Immediately after the commencement of item 126 of Schedule 1 to the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2004. |
10 August 2004 |
Table of Amendments
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ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted |
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Provision affected |
How affected |
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Part I |
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am. No. 120, 1984; No. 77, 1988; No. 24, 1990; No. 167,1991; No. 121, 1992; No. 94, 1998; No. 146, 1999; No. 34, 2001; No. 78, 2004; No. 65, 2006; No. 22, 2007 |
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ad. No. 77, 1988 |
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ad. No. 77, 1988 |
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am. No. 121, 1992 |
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ad. No. 109, 2001 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 166, 1995; No. 94, 1998; No. 65, 2006 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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rs. No. 78, 2004 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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Part II |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 78, 2004 |
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am. No. 65, 2006 |
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rs. No. 77, 1988 |
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am. No. 77, 1988; Nos. 22 and 146, 1999 |
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am. No. 78, 2004 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 78, 2004 |
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Part III |
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Division 1 |
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ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 78, 2004 |
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rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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rs. No. 167, 1991 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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rs. No. 94, 1998 |
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am. No. 115, 2004 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 94, 1998; No. 22, 1999; No. 78, 2004 |
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ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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rs. No. 94, 1998 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 34, 2001 |
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am. No. 81, 1988; No. 24, 1990; No. 78, 2004 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 77, 1988; No. 24, 1990; No. 167, 1991; No. 94, 1998; No. 115, 2004 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 115, 2004 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 77, 1988; No. 24, 1990; No. 65, 2006 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 166, 1995; No. 65, 2006 |
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ad. No. 94, 1998 |
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am. No. 22, 1999; No. 78, 2004; No. 65, 2006 |
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rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 167, 1991; No. 115, 2004; No. 65, 2006 |
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rep. No. 24, 1990 |
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ad. No. 65, 2006 |
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am. No. 65, 2006 (as am. by No. 73, 2008) |
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S. 39.................................... |
rep. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 94, 1998 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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ad. No. 78, 2004 |
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am. No. 78, 2004 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 167, 1991; No. 219, 1992; No. 94, 1998; Nos. 34 and 109, 2001; No. 78, 2004 |
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am. No. 77, 1988; No. 24, 1990; No. 65, 2006 |
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ad. No. 77, 1988 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 167, 1991; No. 94, 1998; No. 78, 2004; No. 22, 2007 |
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Division 2 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 94, 1998 |
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ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 94, 1998; No. 78, 2004 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 94, 1998; No. 78, 2004 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 166, 1995 |
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Part IV |
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Part IV................................. |
rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 65, 2006 |
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rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 167, 1991; Nos. 34 and 109, 2001; No. 22, 2007 |
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rep. No. 24, 1990 |
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ad. No. 94, 1998 |
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S. 57.................................... |
rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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rep. No. 166, 1995 |
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Heading to s. 58.................. |
am. No. 166, 1995 |
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rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 166, 1995; No. 94, 1998; No. 134, 1999; No. 78, 2004 |
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rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 167, 1991; No. 94, 1998; No. 78, 2004; No. 22, 2007 |
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Note to s. 61(1)................... |
ad. No. 34, 2001 |
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rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 167, 1991; No. 115, 2004 |
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ad. No. 34, 2001 |
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rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 34, 2001 |
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S. 64.................................... |
rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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rep. No. 167, 1991 |
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rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 34, 2001; No. 78, 2004; No. 22, 2007 |
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am. No. 77, 1988 |
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rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 22, 2007 |
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rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 109, 2001 |
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rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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Part IVA |
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Part IVA............................... |
ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 77, 1988 |
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rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 65, 2006 |
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rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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ad. No. 22, 2007 |
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ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 166, 1995; No. 94, 1998; No. 22, 2007 |
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ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 22, 2007 |
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ad. No. 78, 2004 |
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ad. No. 78, 2004 |
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am. No. 22, 2007 |
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ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 34, 2001 |
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am. No. 167, 1991 |
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ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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S. 73G................................. |
ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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rep. No. 167, 1991 |
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ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 109, 2001 |
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ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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Part IVB |
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ad. No. 22, 2007 |
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Division 1 |
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ad. No. 22, 2007 |
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ad. No. 22, 2007 |
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Division 2 |
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ad. No. 22, 2007 |
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Part V |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 34, 2001 |
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Part VI |
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am. No. 81, 1988; No. 24, 1990; No. 78, 2004 |
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ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 134, 1999 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 78, 2004 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 94, 1998 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 78, 2004 |
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ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 146, 1999 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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Part VII |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 94, 1998 |
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rs. No. 78, 2004 |
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ad. No. 121, 1992 |
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am. No. 78, 2004 |
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Part VIII |
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am. No. 78, 2004 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 78, 2004 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 78, 2004 |
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am. No. 78, 2004 |
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ad. No. 94, 1998 |
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ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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ad. No. 134, 1999 |
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ad. No. 203, 1991 |
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am. No. 167, 1992; No. 94, 1998 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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Heading to Part IX................ |
rs. No. 94, 1998 |
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rep. No. 65, 2006 |
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Part IX.................................. |
rep. No. 65, 2006 |
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S. 109A............................... |
ad. No. 77,
1988 |
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S. 109B............................... |
rep. No. 65, 2006 |
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S. 110.................................. |
am. No. 67, 1985; No. 180, 1991; No. 105, 1992 |
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rep. No. 65, 2006 |
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S. 111.................................. |
am. No. 67, 1985; No. 24, 1990; No. 105, 1992 |
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rep. No. 65, 2006 |
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S. 112.................................. |
am. No. 24, 1990; No. 94, 1998 |
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rep. No. 65, 2006 |
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S. 113.................................. |
rep. No. 77, 1988 |
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S. 114.................................. |
am. No. 77, 1988; No. 24, 1990 |
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rep. No. 65, 2006 |
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S. 115.................................. |
rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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rep. No. 65, 2006 |
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Part X |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 109, 2001 |
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ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 109, 2001 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 109, 2001 |
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am. No. 167, 1991; No. 34, 2001 |
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ad. No. 65, 2006 |
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am. No. 133, 1984; No. 24, 1990; No. 78, 2004 |
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Note to s. 122(5)................. |
ad. No. 109, 2001 |
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rs. No. 167, 1991 |
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am. No. 94, 1998; No. 115, 2004 |
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S. 125.................................. |
am. No. 94, 1998 |
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rep. No. 134, 1999 |
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am. No. 109, 2001 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 94, 1998; No. 109, 2001; No. 115, 2004 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 78, 2004 |
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am. No. 109, 2001 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 167, 1991; No. 109, 2001 |
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rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 22, 2007 |
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S. 136.................................. |
am. No. 77, 1988; No. 109, 2001 |
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rep. No. 65, 2006 |
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Part XI |
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ad. No. 77, 1988 |
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S. 137.................................. |
rep. No. 94, 1998 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 34, 2001; No. 78, 2004 |
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ad. No. 167, 1991 |
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ad. No. 78, 2004 |
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ad. No. 219, 1992 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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S. 142.................................. |
rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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rep. No. 94, 1998 |
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ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 94, 1998 |
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Schedules |
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Schedule 1.......................... |
am. No. 34, 2001; No. 78, 2004 |
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Schedule 3.......................... |
ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 167, 1991; Nos. 115 and 123, 2004 |
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Schedule 4.......................... |
ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 167, 1991; No. 166, 1995; No. 94, 1998; No. 134, 1999; No. 34, 2001; Nos. 78 and 115, 2004; No. 65, 2006 (as am. by No. 73, 2008) |
Table A
Application, saving or transitional provisions
Finance and Administration Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 (No. 109, 2001)
5 Application of amendments generally
(1) Each amendment made by this Act applies to acts and omissions that take place after the amendment commences.
(2) For the purposes of this section, if an act or omission is alleged to have taken place between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the day on which a particular amendment commences, the act or omission is alleged to have taken place before the amendment commences.
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Access to Electoral Roll and Other Measures) Act 2004 (No. 78, 2004)
Schedule 1
121 Application--section 140AA of the Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984
Section 140AA of the Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 applies in relation to offences committed after the commencement of this item.