ELECTORAL AND REFERENDUM AMENDMENT ACT 1989 No. 24 of 1990 - SECT 42 Review by Australian Electoral Officer

ELECTORAL AND REFERENDUM AMENDMENT ACT 1989 No. 24 of 1990 - SECT 42

42. Section 120 of the Principal Act is amended:

   (a)  by omitting from paragraph (3) (c) "or";

   (b)  by inserting after paragraph (3) (c) the following paragraph:

"(ca) notifies a person under subsection 185C (2) that the registration of the
person as a general postal voter has been cancelled; or";

   (c)  by omitting from paragraph (3) (f) "or" (second occurring);

   (d)  by inserting after paragraph (3) (g) the following paragraph:

"or (h) the cancellation of the person's registration as a general postal
voter;";

   (e)  by omitting from paragraph (4) (j) "and";

   (f)  by inserting after paragraph (4) (j) the following paragraph:

"(ja) if the request relates to the cancellation of the registration of a
person as a general postal voter, a written statement of the reasons for the
cancellation; and";

   (g)  by omitting subsection (5) and substituting the following subsection:

"(5) Where an Australian Electoral Officer receives a copy of a request under
subsection (4) in relation to a claim, objection, application or request or in
relation to the cancellation of registration under subsection 185C (1), the
Australian Electoral Officer shall, without delay, review the decision of the
Divisional Returning Officer.".