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Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Prisoner Voting and Other Measures) Act 2004
No. 123, 2004
An Act to amend the law relating to elections and referendums, and for related purposes
Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s)
Schedule 1—Amendments relating to prisoner voting Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984
Schedule 2—Amendments relating to close of rolls Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2004
Schedule 3—Amendments relating to proof of identity and address on enrolment Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2004
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Prisoner Voting and Other Measures) Act 2004
No. 123, 2004
An Act to amend the law relating to elections and referendums, and for related purposes
[Assented to 16 August 2004]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Prisoner Voting and Other Measures) Act 2004.
2 Commencement
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
Commencement information Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Provision(s) Commencement Date/Details 1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. 16 August 2004 2. Schedule 1, item 1 Immediately after the commencement of item 6 of Schedule 1 to the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2004. 10 August 2004 3. Schedule 1, item 2 Immediately after the commencement of item 7 of Schedule 1 to the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2004. 10 August 2004 4. Schedule 1, item 3 Immediately after the commencement of item 46 of Schedule 1 to the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2004. 10 August 2004 5. Schedule 1, item 4 Immediately after the commencement of item 71 of Schedule 1 to the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2004. 10 August 2004 6. Schedule 1, item 5 Immediately after the commencement of item 95 of Schedule 1 to the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2004. 10 August 2004 7. Schedule 1, item 6 Immediately after the commencement of item 126 of Schedule 1 to the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2004. 10 August 2004 8. Schedule 2 Immediately after the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2004 received the Royal Assent. 13 July 2004 9. Schedule 3 Immediately after the commencement of item 132A of the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2004. 10 August 2004
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