Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Electoral Act 2002 - SECT 1

PART 1 PRELIMINARY

Purpose and outline of Act

1. Purpose and outline of Act



(1) The purpose of this Act is to reform the law relating to elections in
Victoria.

(2) In outline this Act-

· establishes the Victorian Electoral Commission consisting of one member, the
Electoral Commissioner;

· provides for the appointment of the Electoral Commissioner, the Deputy
Electoral Commissioner, election managers and election officials and the
employment of staff;

· sets out the Commission's responsibilities, functions and powers;

· sets out the enrolment process and provides for the collection and
dissemination of enrolment information;

· provides for the registration of political parties;

· sets out election procedures and arrangements for holding elections;

· specifies who is entitled to vote and how voting may occur;

· provides for the scrutiny and counting of votes;

· provides for the Court of Disputed Returns;

· sets out offences, requires compulsory voting and enables the issuing of
infringement notices;

· repeals provisions of The Constitution Act Amendment Act 1958 and
consequentially amends certain other Acts;

· provides for election expenditure.

(3) Subsection (2) is intended only as a guide to readers as to the general
scheme of this Act.