Electoral and Other Acts Amendment Bill 2000 (Qld)

Queensland

ELECTORAL AND OTHER ACTS AMENDMENT BILL

ELECTORAL AND OTHER ACTS AMENDMENT BILL 2000

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

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PART 1—PRELIMINARY

Short title 2.0... eee eee 4 PART 2—AMENDMENT OF ELECTORAL ACT 1992 Act amended in pt2 andsch1.........0.... 0.000.000.0002 c eee eee 4 Amendment of s 82 (Extension of time limits in writ)................. 4 Amendment of s 97 (Supply of ballot papers and electoral rolls)........ 5 Amendment of s 128 (Election may be disputed under this division) ..... 5 Amendment of s 134 (How petition is to be dealt with by court)........ 5 Amendment of s 141 (Decisions and orders to be final etc.)............ 6 Insertion of new pt 8, div4............. 0000. eee eee 6

Division 4—Appeals

148A Appeal to Court of Appeal on question of law ................. 6 148B Time for appealing .......... 6... eee eee 6 148C Commission is a party to appeal ............... eee eee 6 148D How appeal is dealt with by Court of Appeal.................. 7 148E Application for dismissal of appeal ..................00000005 7 148F Copy of final court orders to be sent to Clerk of Parliament...... 7 148G Right of commission to have access to documents ............. 7 Amendment of s 161 (Author of election matter must be named) ....... 8 Insertion of news 161A... 2.6... 8 161A Distribution of how-to-vote cards ............. 02 ee eee 8

PART 3—AMENDMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1993 Act amended in pt3 2... 6... eect tee eee 10 Electoral and Other Acts Amendment

Amendment of s 3 (Definitions) .............0...00...0 000.0002 e ee 10 Amendment of s 392 (Responsibility for election matter).............. 11 Insertion of new s 392A... 1... eee 12 392A Distribution of how-to-vote cards ................0 000222 e eae 12 PART 4—AMENDMENT OF REFERENDUMS ACT 1997 Act amended in pt 4 and sch2.........0...0.. 000.0002 c ee eee eee 14 Insertion of new pt 5 div Lhdg.... 2.6.6... eee eee eee 14 Amendment of s 47 (Referendum may be disputed under this division) .. 14 Amendment of s 53 (How petition is to be dealt with by court)......... 14 Amendment of s 61 (Decisions and orders to be final etc.)............. 15 Insertion of new pt 5, div2.........00.. 0002 ee eee eee 15