ELECTORAL AND REFERENDUM AMENDMENT ACT 1989
Table of Provisions
- 1 Short title
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Principal Act
- 4 Interpretation
- 5 Interpretation
- 6
- 7 Establishment of Commission
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11 Australian Electoral Officer for the Australian Capital Territory
- 12 Divisional Returning Officers
- 13
- 14 Representation of the Territories in the Senate
- 15 Casual vacancies in places of senators for Territories
- 16 Heading to Division 3
- 17 Ascertainment of numbers of people of Commonwealth, States and Territories
- 18 Determination of number of members of House of Representatives to be chosen in States and Territories
- 19 Notification of determination
- 20 Number of members of House of Representatives to be chosen in States and Territories
- 21 Heading to Division 4, Part III
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25 Mini-redistribution
- 26
- 27 Decisions under Part final etc.
- 28 Improper influence
- 29 Subdivisions
- 30 New Rolls on creation of new Divisions etc.
- 31 Inspection etc. of Rolls
- 32
- 33 Enrolled voters leaving Australia
- 34 Itinerant electors
- 35
- 36 Application of Part
- 37 Claims for enrolment or transfer of enrolment
- 38 Action on receipt of claim
- 39 Alteration of Rolls
- 40 Application of Part
- 41
- 42 Review by Australian Electoral Officer
- 43 Application of Part
- 44 Interpretation
- 45 Application for registration
- 46 Procedure for dealing with application
- 47 Changes to Register
- 48 Deregistration of party failing to endorse candidates or ceasing to be Parliamentary party
- 49 Forms of writs
- 50 Writs for election of members of House of Representatives
- 51
- 52
- 53
- 54 Certified lists of voters
- 55 Ballot-papers
- 56
- 57 Printing of Senate ballot-papers
- 58 Determination of order of names
- 59 Provisions relating to scrutineers
- 60
- 61
- 62 Mobile booths-other hospitals
- 63 Provisions related to sections 224 and 225
- 64
- 65 Mobile booths-Remote Divisions
- 66 Forwarding of declaration votes
- 67 Voters to be recorded
- 68 Assistance to certain voters
- 69
- 70 Spoilt ballot-papers
- 71 Marking of votes in Senate election
- 72
- 73 Compulsory voting
- 74 Interpretation
- 75
- 76 Proceedings by Antarctic Returning Officer on close of poll
- 77 Scrutineers at scrutiny
- 78
- 79 Informal ballot-papers
- 80 Scrutiny of votes in Senate elections
- 81 Scrutiny of votes in House of Representatives elections
- 82 Scrutiny prior to receipt of declaration ballot-papers
- 83
- 84 Re-count of Senate votes to determine order of election in other circumstances
- 85 Declaration of poll and return of writs for House of Representatives
- 86 Interpretation
- 87
- 88
- 89 Appointment of agents by candidates and groups
- 90 Requisites for appointment
- 91
- 92 Claims for payment
- 93 Payment not to be made in certain circumstances
- 94
- 95 Disclosure of gifts
- 96 Expenditure incurred for political purposes
- 97 Certain gifts not to be received
- 98 Nil returns
- 99 Returns of electoral expenditure
- 100 Returns by broadcasters
- 101 Returns by publishers
- 102 Nil returns
- 103
- 104 Offences
- 105
- 106 Inability to complete returns
- 107 Inspection and supply of copies of claims and returns
- 108 Indexation
- 109
- 110
- 111 Requisites of petition
- 112 Petition by Electoral Commission
- 113 No proceedings unless requirements complied with
- 114
- 115
- 116
- 117 Record of claims for enrolment etc.
- 118 Forms
- 119
- 120 Form E
- 121 Addition of Schedules
- 122 Amendments to eliminate gender-specific language
- 123 Minor amendments
- 124 Principal Act
- 125 Interpretation
- 126 Form of writ
- 127
- 128
- 129 Certified list of voters
- 130 Forms of ballot-paper
- 131
- 132 Provisions relating to scrutineers
- 133 Assistance to certain voters
- 134
- 135 Spoilt ballot-papers
- 136 Compulsory voting
- 137 Forwarding of declaration votes
- 138
- 139 Mobile booths-other hospitals
- 140
- 141 Provisions related to sections 48 and 49
- 142 Mobile booths-Remote Divisions
- 143
- 144
- 145 Proceedings by Antarctic Returning Officer upon close of poll
- 146
- 147 Conduct of scrutiny
- 148 Informal ballot-papers
- 149
- 150 Requisites of petition
- 151
- 152
- 153 Returns by broadcasters
- 154 Returns by publishers
- 155
- 156
- 157
- 158
- 159 Addition of Schedules
- 160 Amendments to remove gender-specific language
- 161 Minor amendments