Commonwealth Numbered Acts Commonwealth Numbered Acts
No. 22, 2007
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................ 1
2............ Commencement.................................................................................. 2
3............ Schedule(s).......................................................................................... 2
Schedule 1--Postal voting 3
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 3
Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 11
Schedule 2--Trials of electronic voting methods 17
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 17
Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 24
Schedule 3--Other amendments 31
Part 1--Proof of identity for people enrolling from outside Australia 31
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 31
Part 2--Pre‑poll voting offices 33
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 33
Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 35
Part 3--Removal of provision relating to defamation of candidates and false statements 37
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 37
Electoral and Referendum Legislation Amendment Act 2007
No. 22, 2007
An Act to amend the law relating to elections and referendums, and for related purposes
[Assented to 15 March 2007]
The Parliament of Australia enacts: