Electoral Legislation Amendment (Counting, Scrutiny and Operational Efficiencies) Act 2021 (Cth)

Electoral Legislation Amendment (Counting, Scrutiny and Operational Efficiencies) Act 2021

No. 92, 2021

An Act to amend the law relating to elections in respect of pre‑poll matters, handling and scrutiny of ballot papers, and the streamlining of authorisation requirements

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Amendments Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

Electoral Legislation Amendment (Counting, Scrutiny and Operational Efficiencies) Act 2021 No. 92, 2021

An Act to amend the law relating to elections in respect of pre‑poll matters, handling and scrutiny of ballot papers, and the streamlining of authorisation requirements

[Assented to 2 September 2021]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act is the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Counting, Scrutiny and Operational Efficiencies) Act 2021.

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 Provisions Commencement Date/Details 1. The whole of this Act The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. 3 September 2021

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.

(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.

3 Schedules

Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.