Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Act 1994 (Cth)

Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Act 1994

No. 21 of 1994

An Act to amend the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

[Assented to 16 February 1994]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

Short title etc.

1.(1) This Act may be cited as the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Act 1994.

(2) In this Act, "Principal Act" means the Commonwealth Electoral Act 19181.

Commencement

2. This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Redistribution Committee for State

3. Section 60 of the Principal Act is amended:

(a) by inserting in subsection (2) ", (3A)" after "(3)";

(b) by adding at the end of paragraphs (2)(a) and (b) "and";

(c) by omitting paragraph (2)(c) and substituting the following paragraph:

"(c) either:

(i) the Surveyor-General for the State; or

(ii) if there is no office of Surveyor-General for the State—the person nominated by the relevant State Minister as the person holding the office equivalent to the office of Surveyor-General for the State; and";

(d) by inserting after subsection (3) the following subsections:

"(3A) If:

(a) the person nominated under subparagraph (2)(c)(ii) is not available to serve as a member of the Redistribution Committee; or

(b) no nomination is in force under that subparagraph;

the Electoral Commission must appoint:

(c) a person who:

(i) is available to serve as a member of the Redistribution Committee; and

(ii) has been nominated by the relevant State Minister as a person holding an office equivalent to an office of Deputy Surveyor-General for the State; or

(d) if there is no such person—a senior officer of the Australian Public Service from the State nominated for the purpose by the Governor-General;

as a member of the Redistribution Committee.

"(3B) For the purposes of this section, an office is equivalent to an office of Surveyor-General for a State if, in the opinion of the relevant State Minister, the functions of the office are the same as, substantially the same as, or include, functions that would be performed by a Surveyor-General for the State.