Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Electoral Boundaries Commission Act 1982 - SECT 19

Interim regions if early election required

19. Interim regions if early election required



(1) This section only applies if, before the Commission has completed the
division of the State of Victoria into electoral regions in accordance with
section 18, the Legislative Assembly is dissolved and section 8 of the
Constitution (Parliamentary Reform) Act 2003 comes into operation.

(2) Despite anything in this Act and despite section 27 of the Constitution
Act 1975, if this section applies, on the commencement of section 8 of the
Constitution (Parliamentary Reform) Act 2003, the boundaries of the regions
referred to by a number in the Schedule are deemed to be substituted for the
names and boundaries of the provinces previously published in the Government
Gazette under section 27 of the Constitution Act 1975 as in force immediately
before the commencement of section 8 of the Constitution (Parliamentary
Reform) Act 2003.

(3) If this section applies, immediately after the commencement of section 8
of the Constitution (Parliamentary Reform) Act 2003, the Commission must-

   (a)  divide the State of Victoria into the regions referred to in the
        Schedule; and

   (b)  allocate a name to each region; and

   (c)  publish the names and the regions in the Government Gazette.

(4) The name allocated to a region in the statement published in the
Government Gazette is deemed to be substituted in the Schedule for the number
of the region to which the name is allocated as from the date that the
Government Gazette is published.

(5) As soon as practicable after the commencement of section 8 of the
Constitution (Parliamentary Reform) Act 2003, the Victorian Electoral
Commission must cause new electoral rolls to be prepared in accordance with
the Electoral Act 2002 for the new electoral regions.

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