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A Bill for An Act to amend the Constitution of Queensland 2001 and the Electoral Act 1992 for particular purposes Electoral (Improving Representation) and Another Act Amendment Bill 2015 Part 1 Preliminary [s 1] The Parliament of Queensland enacts— Part 1 Preliminary Clause 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Electoral (Improving Representation) and Another Act Amendment Act 2015. Clause 2 Commencement (1) Part 2 commences immediately after the first post-redistribution writ is issued. (2) In this section— 2016 electoral redistribution means the first electoral redistribution under the Electoral Act 1992 that becomes final under that Act after the commencement of part 3. Note— For electoral redistributions, see the Electoral Act 1992, part 3. first post-redistribution writ means the writ for the general election first issued under the Electoral Act 1992, section 82 after the 2016 electoral redistribution has become final. Part 2 Amendment of Constitution of Queensland 2001 Clause 3 Act amended Page 4 This part amends the Constitution of Queensland 2001. oN ona 1114 1619 21 Electoral (Improving Representation) and Another Act Amendment Bill 2015 Part 3 Amendment of Electoral Act 1992 [s 4] Clause 4 Amendment of s 11 (Number of members of Legislative Assembly) Section 11, '89'— omit, insert—Part 3 Amendment of Electoral ActClause 5 Act amended This part amends the Electoral Act 1992. Clause 6 Amendment of s 2 (Definitions) Section 2— insert— bipartisan support, of the parliamentary committee, means— (a) support of the members of the parliamentary committee unanimously; or (b) support of a majority of the members, other than a majority consisting wholly of members of the political party or parties in government in the Legislative Assembly. Clause 7 Amendment of s 3 (Average number of enrolled electors for electoral districts) Section 3(1), definition average number of enrolled electors for electoral districts, '89' — omit, insert— Page 5 an & WNRe 11 14 16 1820 22 24 Electoral (Improving Representation) and Another Act Amendment Bill 2015 Part 3 Amendment of Electoral Act 1992 [s 8] Clause 8 Clause 9 Clause 10 Page 6 Amendment of s 6 (Establishment of Electoral Commission of Queensland etc.) (1) Section 6(6), from 'be'— omit, insert— be a person with qualifications and experience in applied demography relevant to contemporary electoral redistributions. (2) Section 6(7)— omit, insert— (7) | A person may be appointed as the chairperson or nonjudicial appointee only if the person's appointment is made with the bipartisan support of the parliamentary committee. Amendment of s 22 (Terms and conditions of appointment etc.) Section 22(2)— insert— (c) the person's appointment is made with the bipartisan support of the parliamentary committee. Amendment of s 34 (Number of electoral districts for the State) Section 34, '89'— omit, insert— 0 OANDND MN FWY — So RR RR BWNR 16 18 2023 25 Electoral (Improving Representation) and Another Act Amendment Bill 2015 Part 3 Amendment of Electoral Act 1992 [s 11] Clause 11 Amendment of s 35 (Distribution, and redistribution, of State into electoral districts) Section 35(3), '89'— omit, insert— Clause 12 Amendment of s 52 (When redistribution takes effect) (1) Section 52(1), after 'subject to'-— (2) (3) insert— subsection (3) and Section 52(2), 'The'— omit, insert— Subject to subsection (3), the Section 52— insert— (3) (4) (5) For the 2016 electoral redistribution— (a) there is no increase in the number of members of the Legislative Assembly; and (b) the electoral districts, as in existence before the redistribution, continue in force; until the first post-redistribution writ is issued and any appeal under section 57(6) has been disposed of by the Court of Appeal. Subsection (3) has effect despite the Constitution of Queensland 2001, sections 12 and 13. In this section— 2016 electoral redistribution means the first electoral redistribution that becomes final after the commencement of the Electoral (Improving Representation) and Another Act Amendment Act 2015, part 3. Page 7 na FB WNe owmona 111315 17 19 2124 2729 Electoral (Improving Representation) and Another Act Amendment Bill 2015 Part 3 Amendment of Electoral Act 1992 [s 12] first post-redistribution writ means the writ fora 1 general election first issued after the 2016 2 electoral redistribution has become final. 3 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel Page 8