Commonwealth Numbered Acts

CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION (ELECTION) ACT 1997 No. 128 of 1997 - SCHEDULE 1

SCHEDULE 1-DICTIONARY
1 Definitions

(1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears: AEO means:

   (a)  in relation to a State or the *Northern Territory-an Australian
        Electoral Officer referred to in section 20 of the CEA; and

   (b)  in relation to the *Australian Capital Territory-the Australian
        Electoral Officer appointed under section 19 of this Act. Antarctica
        means the Australian Antarctic Territory and includes:

   (a)  the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands; and

   (b)  Macquarie Island. Antarctic elector means an *elector who:

   (a)  is, in the course of his or her employment, in *Antarctica during the
        period between the *hour of nomination and the *close of the poll; and

   (b)  has made a request under section 249 of the CEA that the elector be
        treated, while he or she is in Antarctica, as an Antarctic elector.
        Antarctic Returning Officer, in relation to a *station, means the
        person appointed under section 247 of the CEA to be the Antarctic
        Returning Officer for that station, or a person acting as the
        Antarctic Returning Officer for that station. appropriate DRO has the
        meaning given in section 64. approved means approved by the Electoral
        Commissioner for the purposes of this Act by notice published in the
        Gazette. Assistant Antarctic Returning Officer, in relation to a
        *station, means the person appointed under section 247 of the CEA to
        be the Assistant Antarctic Returning Officer for that station, or a
        person acting as the Assistant Antarctic Returning Officer for that
        station. Assistant DRO means a person appointed as an Assistant
        Divisional Returning Officer under section 34 of the CEA. Assistant
        Returning Officer means a person appointed as an Assistant Returning
        Officer under section 33 of the CEA. Australia includes:

   (a)  Norfolk Island; and

   (b)  the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands; and

   (c)  the Territory of Christmas Island. Australian Capital Territory
        includes the Jervis Bay Territory. candidate number, in relation to a
        candidate, means the unique number given to the candidate under
        section 58. candidate statement means a statement of a *group or a
        candidate included in a pamphlet printed under section 38. CEA means
        the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918. certificate envelope means an
        envelope that is distributed by the Electoral Commission under Part 5
        and that bears a *vote certificate. close of the poll means 6 pm on
        the closing day of the poll. closing day, in relation to the poll,
        means the day fixed by the Minister by notice under section 14 as the
        *closing day of the poll. courier service means a service that
        provides for the collection, at the request of a person using the
        service, of an article from a place specified by or on behalf of that
        person and the delivery of the article to another place so specified,
        being a service approved by an AEO. Court means the Federal Court of
        Australia. delegate means a delegate to the Constitutional Convention.
        Deputy Electoral Commissioner means the Deputy Electoral Commissioner
        referred to in section 19 of the CEA. Division has the meaning given
        in subsections 4(1) and (5) of the CEA. DRO means a Divisional
        Returning Officer referred to in section 32 of the CEA. election means
        an election for a State or Territory under this Act. elector means a
        person whose name appears on the *list of electors. Electoral
        Commission means the Australian Electoral Commission established by
        section 6 of the CEA. Electoral Commissioner means the Electoral
        Commissioner referred to in section 18 of the CEA. electoral matter
        means matter which is intended or likely to affect voting in an
        election. enrolled means enrolled on a *Roll. facsimile in relation to
        a nomination paper, means:

   (a)  a copy of a nomination paper that has been reproduced by facsimile
        telegraphy or any other means; or

   (b)  a copy of a copy referred to in paragraph (a). first candidate, in
        relation to a *group of candidates, means:

   (a)  if an order was specified in a request under section 29 in respect of
        the group-the candidate whose name appears first in that order; and

   (b)  if an order was not specified in a request under section 29-the
        candidate whose name occurs first in an alphabetical listing of the
        names of the candidates in the group. group means a group of
        candidates who have made a request under section 29 for their names to
        be grouped in the *list of candidates. grouped candidate means a
        candidate included in a *group. hospital includes a convalescent home
        or an institution similar to a hospital or to a convalescent home.
        hour of nomination has the meaning given by section 44. list of
        candidates means a list printed under section 55. list of electors
        means the list compiled for a State or Territory under section 9.
        Northern Territory includes the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands
        and the Territory of Christmas Island. nursing home means an
        institution (other than a *hospital) in which infirm, ill or disabled
        persons needing continuing nursing care are provided with
        accommodation and nursing care. officer includes the Electoral
        Commissioner, the *Deputy Electoral Commissioner, an AEO, a DRO, an
        *Assistant Returning Officer, an Assistant DRO, an *Antarctic
        Returning Officer and an *Assistant Antarctic Returning Officer.
        overseas elector means a person who is overseas at the time he or she
        votes in an election. place of nomination has the meaning given by
        section 43. police officer means a member of the Australian Federal
        Police or of the police force of a State or Territory. preference mark
        means a tick, a cross or the number 1. preference square means a
        square printed on Part B of the ballot- paper. registered officer, in
        relation to a *registered political party, has the meaning given in
        section 4C of the CEA. registered political party has the meaning
        given in subsection 4(1) of the CEA. research personnel means
        personnel who are to be, or have been, engaged in the work of a
        research *station in *Antarctica operated, whether continuously or
        otherwise, by the Commonwealth. Roll means an Electoral Roll under the
        CEA. scrutiny has the meaning given in subsection 92(2). station has
        the meaning given in section 76. Territory means the *Australian
        Capital Territory or the *Northern Territory. transmit includes
        transmit by radio-telephone or telex. ungrouped candidate means a
        candidate who is not a *grouped candidate. video recording includes a
        video recording that is recorded by means other than a videotape. vote
        certificate means a vote certificate referred to in paragraph 63(b).
        voting material has the meaning given in section 63. voting method A,
        in relation to a vote cast by a person, means the method set out in
        subsection 70(2). voting method B, in relation to a vote cast by a
        person, means the method set out in subsection 70(3).

(2) A reference in this Act to the AEO, in relation to an election, or any
matter arising from an election in a State or Territory, is a reference to the
AEO for that State or Territory.

(3) A reference in this Act to a DRO, in relation to an *elector or any other
matter, is a reference to the DRO for the *Division for which the elector is
*enrolled or in which the matter arises.

(Minister's second reading speech made in -
House of Representatives on 26 March 1997
Senate on 26 May 1997)