Commonwealth Numbered Acts

CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION (ELECTION) ACT 1997

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      1 Short title  
   2.      2 Commencement  
   3.      3 Act extends to Norfolk Island  
   4.      4 Act to bind Crown  
   5.      5 Identifying defined terms  
   6.      6 Purpose of Act  
   7.      7 Number of delegates to be elected from each State and Territory  
   8.      8 Who can vote  
   9.      9 List of electors  
   10.     10 One vote  
   11.     11 Voting is voluntary  
   12.     12 Voluntary voting not a precedent for any Parliamentary election or referendum  
   13.     13 Electoral Commission to run election  
   14.     14 Minister to fix timetable for elections  
   15.     15 Date for close of Rolls  
   16.     16 Date of nomination  
   17.     17 Date of notice of results  
   18.     18 Electoral Commissioner to advertise election  
   19.     19 AEO for the Australian Capital Territory  
   20.     20 Electoral Commissioner may direct officers  
   21.     21 Divisional Returning Officers  
   22.     22 Employment of temporary staff  
   23.     23 Candidate must nominate in order to be elected  
   24.     24 Qualifications for election and nomination  
   25.     25 Persons not entitled to nominate  
   26.     26 Multiple nominations prohibited  
   27.     27 Mode of nomination  
   28.     28 To whom nominations made  
   29.     29 Grouping of candidates in list of candidates  
   30.     30 Notification of group name  
   31.     31 Notification of candidate name  
   32.     32 Requests involving certain names to be refused  
   33.     33 Combined request and nomination  
   34.     34 Combined requests  
   35.     35 Group and candidate statements  
   36.     36 Requirements for statements  
   37.     37 Alteration of statements after submission  
   38.     38 Printing of statements  
   39.     39 Electoral Commission not to be liable  
   40.     40 Requisites for nomination  
   41.     41 Form of consent to act  
   42.     42 Rejection of nominations and requests  
   43.     43 Place of nomination  
   44.     44 Hour of nomination  
   45.     45 Declaration of nominations  
   46.     46 Withdrawal of nomination  
   47.     47 Return of fee in case of candidate's death  
   48.     48 Proceedings on nomination day  
   49.     49 Death of candidate after nomination  
   50.     50 Failure of election  
   51.     51 Arrangements for polling  
   52.     52 Participation by candidates in conduct of election  
   53.     53 Ballot-papers  
   54.     54 Official mark  
   55.     55 Printing of list of candidates  
   56.     56 Printing of ballot-papers  
   57.     57 Form of candidate's name and other material on ballot-paper and list of candidates  
   58.     58 Determination of candidate numbers  
   59.     59 Determination of order of names  
   60.     60 Group voting tickets  
   61.     61 Individual voting tickets  
   62.     62 Voting tickets to be displayed  
   63.     63 Meaning of voting material  
   64.     64 Meaning of appropriate DRO  
   65.     65 Issue of voting materials to electors  
   66.     66 Issue of candidate statements  
   67.     67 Request for voting material  
   68.     68 Record of issue of voting material on request to be kept  
   69.     69 Requirements for voting  
   70.     70 Marking votes in an election  
   71.     71 Votes by overseas electors may be given to overseas Assistant Returning Officer  
   72.     72 Votes to be received before the close of the poll  
   73.     73 Undertaking by officers and scrutineers  
   74.     74 Procedure for dealing with vote certificates, ballot-papers etc.  
   75.     75 Forwarding of certificate envelopes  
   76.     76 Meaning of station  
   77.     77 Antarctic Returning Officers and Assistant Antarctic Returning Officers  
   78.     78 Antarctic electors  
   79.     79 Arrangements for the polling in Antarctica  
   80.     80 Ballot-papers to be initialled  
   81.     81 The polling in Antarctica  
   82.     82 Entitlement of Antarctic electors to vote  
   83.     83 Questions to be put to voter at Antarctic station  
   84.     84 Right of Antarctic elector to receive ballot-paper  
   85.     85 Issue of ballot-paper to be recorded  
   86.     86 Votes to be marked in private  
   87.     87 Assistance to certain voters  
   88.     88 Spoilt ballot-papers  
   89.     89 Proceedings by Antarctic Returning Officer on close of poll  
   90.     90 Result of the polling in Antarctica  
   91.     91 Preservation of ballot-papers etc.  
   92.     92 Scrutiny  
   93.     93 Scrutineers  
   94.     94 Presence of scrutineers  
   95.     95 Scrutiny may be adjourned  
   96.     96 Preliminary scrutiny  
   97.     97 Rules for conduct of preliminary scrutiny  
   98.     98 Preliminary scrutiny may be adjourned  
   99.     99 Correction of formal errors  
   100.    100 Further scrutiny after close of poll  
   101.    101 Conduct of further scrutiny  
   102.    102 Computerised scrutiny of votes  
   103.    103 Scrutiny prior to receipt of ballot-papers  
   104.    104 Action on objections to ballot-papers  
   105.    105 Informal ballot-papers  
   106.    106 Ballot-papers marked on both Part A and Part B  
   107.    107 Ballot-papers marked on Part A  
   108.    108 Ballot-papers marked on Part B  
   109.    109 Errors not to forfeit vote  
   110.    110 Vote not informal merely because candidate dies  
   111.    111 Mistakes  
   112.    112 Recount  
   113.    113 Conduct of recount  
   114.    114 Powers of officer conducting recount  
   115.    115 Reservation of disputed ballot-papers  
   116.    116 Notice of election results  
   117.    117 Notice of recount results  
   118.    118 Casual vacancy to be filled under this Part  
   119.    119 Candidate from same group may be declared elected  
   120.    120 Chairman may appoint or otherwise fill vacancy  
   121.    121 Interpretation  
   122.    122 Officers and scrutineers to observe secrecy  
   123.    123 Officers not to mark ballot-papers so that voter can be identified  
   124.    124 Officers not to influence vote  
   125.    125 Printing and publication of electoral advertisements, notices etc.  
   126.    126 Misleading or deceptive publications etc.  
   127.    127 Heading to electoral advertisements  
   128.    128 Signature to electoral paper  
   129.    129 Witnessing electoral papers  
   130.    130 Forging or uttering electoral papers  
   131.    131 Unlawfully marking ballot-papers  
   132.    132 Offence in respect of voting  
   133.    133 Failure to post or deliver certificate envelope  
   134.    134 Failure to post or deliver request for voting material  
   135.    135 Inducing elector to hand over marked ballot-paper  
   136.    136 Opening of ballot-paper  
   137.    137 Other offences relating to ballot-papers etc.  
   138.    138 Influencing votes of hospital patients etc.  
   139.    139 Bribery  
   140.    140 Interference with political liberty etc.  
   141.    141 False statements in relation to Rolls or lists of electors  
   142.    142 Protection of the official mark  
   143.    143 Control of behaviour at counting centres  
   144.    144 Prosecution of offences  
   145.    145 Certificate evidence  
   146.    146 Evidence of authorship or authorisation of material  
   147.    147 Interpretation  
   148.    148 Method of disputing elections or returns  
   149.    149 Appeals  
   150.    150 Requisites of petition  
   151.    151 Deposit to be paid  
   152.    152 Petition by Electoral Commission  
   153.    153 No proceedings unless requirements complied with  
   154.    154 Right of Electoral Commission to be represented  
   155.    155 Representation of parties before Court  
   156.    156 Inquiries by Court  
   157.    157 Powers of Court  
   158.    158 Prompt resolution of disputes  
   159.    159 Expedited hearing of petitions  
   160.    160 Real justice to be observed  
   161.    161 Provision for Court to have regard to certain rejected ballot- papers  
   162.    162 Immaterial errors not to vitiate election  
   163.    163 Errors relating to printing of ballot-papers  
   164.    164 Evidence that person not permitted to vote  
   165.    165 Voiding election for illegal practices etc.  
   166.    166 Costs  
   167.    167 Effect of decision  
   168.    168 Court to report cases of illegal practices  
   169.    169 Right of Electoral Commission to have access to documents  
   170.    170 Procedure on a recount of votes  
   171.    171 Power to make Rules of Court  
   172.    172 Correction of errors  
   173.    173 Extension of time for holding elections  
   174.    174 Extension of time for acts by officers  
   175.    175 Delegation by Electoral Commission  
   176.    176 Delegation by Electoral Commissioner  
   177.    177 Injunctions  
   178.    178 Electoral matters to be sent free by post  
   179.    179 Collection of statistical information  
   180.    180 Preservation of documents  
   181.    181 Minister's notice not a legislative instrument  
   182.    182 Regulations  
   183.    183 Repeal  
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           (Assented to 15 September 1997)