Electoral and Referendum Amendment Act (No. 1) 1999 (Cth)

Electoral and Referendum Amendment Act (No. 1) 1999

Act No. 134 of 1999 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 27 July 2004

[This Act was amended by Act No. 115 of 2004]

Amendments from Act No. 115 of 2004

[Schedule 1 (item 103) repealed Items 10–12 of Schedule 1 Schedule 1 (item 103) commenced on 13 July 2004]

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting, Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) 4 Application of amendments relating to donations

Schedule 1—Amendments

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 An Act to amend the law relating to elections and referendums

[Assented to 13 October 1999]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Electoral and Referendum Amendment Act (No. 1) 1999.

2 Commencement

(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(2) Items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 commence on the 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(3) Items 10, 11 and 12 commence on a date to be fixed by Proclamation.

3 Schedule(s)

Subject to section 2, each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

4 Application of amendments relating to donations

The amendment made by item 21 applies to the financial year in which this Act receives the Royal Assent, and to all subsequent financial years.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

1 After subsection 91(9B) Insert:

(9C) A tape or disk containing information that discloses particulars of the dates of birth, or salutations, of electors may be provided by the Electoral Commission to: (a) a member of the House of Representatives or a Senator; or (b) a registered political party.