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Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Improving Electoral Administration) Act 2013
No. 26, 2013
An Act to amend the law relating to elections, referendums and taxation, and for related purposes
Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Main amendments Part 1—Amendments Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 Taxation Administration Act 1953 Part 2—Application provisions Schedule 2—Amendments commencing on 1 January 2014 Part 1—Amendments Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 Part 2—Application provision
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Improving Electoral Administration) Act 2013 No. 26, 2013
An Act to amend the law relating to elections, referendums and taxation, and for related purposes
[Assented to 28 March 2013]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Improving Electoral Administration) Act 2013.
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 this Act receives the Royal Assent. 28 March 2013 2. Schedule 1, items 1 to 24 The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. 29 March 2013 3. Schedule 1, item 26 The later of: 29 March 2013 (a) immediately after the commencement of the provision(s) covered by table item 2; and (b) immediately after the commencement of item 38 of Schedule 3 to the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Improving Electoral Procedure) Act 2013. However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur. 4. Schedule 1, items 27 to 48 The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. 29 March 2013 5. Schedule 1, item 50 The later of: 29 March 2013 (a) immediately after the commencement of the provision(s) covered by table item 2; and (b) immediately after the commencement of item 45 of Schedule 3 to the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Improving Electoral Procedure) Act 2013. However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur. 6. Schedule 1, items 51 to 54 The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. 29 March 2013 7. Schedule 2 1 January 2014. 1 January 2014
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