"election day" , in relation to an election, means the day specified in the
writ for the election as the day for the taking of the poll for the election.
"Electoral Information Register" means the register kept and maintained by the
Electoral Commissioner under Division 4 of Part 5.
"electoral material" means any thing, including without limitation a
how-to-vote card, poster or advertisement, containing electoral matter
(whether in a tangible or an electronic form).
"electoral matter" means--
(a) any matter that is intended or calculated or
likely to affect or is capable of affecting the result of any election held or
to be held or that is intended or calculated or likely to influence or is
capable of influencing an elector in relation to the casting of his or her
vote at any election, or
(b) the name of a candidate at any election, the
name of the party of any such candidate, the name or address of the
headquarters or campaign office of any such candidate or party, the photograph
of any such candidate, and any drawing or printed matter that purports to
depict any such candidate or to be a likeness or representation of any such
candidate.
"electoral paper" includes any written claim or application, any approved form
and any prescribed form under this Act.
"eligible overseas elector" means an elector under this Act who is also
enrolled under section 94, 94A or 95 of the Commonwealth Act.
Note :
Under this Act there is no permanent roll of electors. However--
(a) the
person's name and enrolment details will be recorded in the
Electoral Information Register maintained under this Act--see Division 4
(Electoral Information Register) of Part 5 (Enrolment procedures and
information), and
(b) the person's name will appear on an authorised roll
prepared for a particular election and on other lists of electors prepared
under this Act--see Division 6 (Authorised rolls) of Part 5 (Enrolment
procedures and information).
"hospital" includes a convalescent home and any facility similar to a hospital
or convalescent home.
"how-to-vote card" means any card, handbill, pamphlet or notice having any
voting directions within it, whether or not it contains--
(a) any
representation or partial representation of a ballot paper or portion of a
ballot paper, or
(b) any representation or partial representation apparently
intended to represent a ballot paper or portion of a ballot paper.
"itinerant elector" means an elector under this Act who is also enrolled under
section 96 of the Commonwealth Act.
"joint owner" of premises or property means one of 2 or more persons who own
the premises or property jointly, whether as joint tenants or tenants in
common or otherwise.
"legislature" means the Parliament of the Commonwealth or a State or the
Legislative Assembly of a Territory.
"nomination day" , in relation to an election, means the day specified in the
writ for the election as the nomination day.
"party" means a body or organisation, incorporated or unincorporated, having
as one of its objects or activities the promotion of the election to the
Assembly or the Council of a candidate or candidates endorsed by it or by a
body or organisation of which it forms a part.
"periodic Council election" has the same meaning as it has in section 3 of the
Constitution Act 1902 .
"poster" means any electoral matter printed, drawn or depicted on any material
and if any electoral matter is printed, drawn or depicted in sections, those
sections, severally and collectively, are taken to be a poster.
"premises" includes any structure, building, vehicle or vessel or any place,
whether built on or not, and any part of it.
(a) means the period starting on the date
of the issue of the writ for the election and ending at 6 pm on election day,
and
(b) in the case where an election is adjourned, includes the period
starting on the original election day and ending at 6 pm on the day to which
voting for the election is adjourned.
(3) Address of an individual
The
"address" of an individual means--
(a) for the purposes of sections 186- 188
and 200, an address, including a full street address and suburb or locality,
that is located in Australia and at which the individual can usually be
contacted during the day, but does not include a post office box, and
(b) in
any other case, the residential address of the individual.