Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Maintaining Address) Act 2012 (Cth)

Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Maintaining Address) Act 2012

No. 110, 2012

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—Requiring information for Rolls Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 Schedule 2—Updating enrolment without claim Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Maintaining Address) Act 2012 No. 110, 2012

An Act to amend the law relating to elections and referendums, and for related purposes

[Assented to 24 July 2012]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Maintaining Address) Act 2012.

2 Commencement This Act commences on the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.

3 Schedule(s) Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Requiring information for Rolls

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

1 Subsection 28(4) (paragraph (a) of the definition of enrolment powers and functions) Omit "and 87", substitute ", 87 and 92".

2 Subsection 92(1) Omit "Electoral Commission" (first occurring), substitute "Electoral Commissioner".

3 Subsection 92(1) Omit "its", substitute "the Electoral Commissioner's".

4 Subsection 92(1) Omit "Electoral Commission" (second occurring), substitute "Electoral Commissioner".

5 Subsections 92(2) and (3) Omit "Electoral Commission", substitute "Electoral Commissioner".

6 Subsection 92(3) Omit "it", substitute "him or her".

7 Subsection 92(7) Omit "Electoral Commission", substitute "Electoral Commissioner".

8 Subsection 92(7) Omit "the Commission", substitute "the Electoral Commissioner".