Commonwealth Electoral and Referendum Regulations (Amendment) (Provisional) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1915. No. 219.

PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1902–1911 AND THE REFERENDUM (CONSTITUTION ALTERATION) ACT 1906–1912.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby certify that on account of urgency the following Regulations under the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1902–1911 and the Referendum(Constitution Alteration) Act 1906–1912 should come into immediate operation, and make the Regulation to come into operation forthwith as Provisional Regulations.

Dated the third day of November, One thousand nine hundred and fifteen.

R. M. FERGUSON.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

E. J. RUSSELL,

For Minister of State for Home Affairs.

 

Amendment of the Electoral and Referendum Regulations

(Statutory Rules 1915 No. 154).

1. Regulation 22 of the Electoral and Referendum Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting in paragraph (i) of sub-regulation (1) thereof, after the words “such by-election is being held”, the words, “or, if he satisfies the Registrar that he is a member of the Expeditionary Forces, before an Electoral Registrar at his office at a Commonwealth Military Camp,”;

(b) by inserting in sub-regulation(4)thereof, after the words “he is enrolled.”, the words “Where a referendum is held on the same day as a by-election for the House of Representatives, any reference in the form of declaration, to the referendum shall as regards any elector of the Division in respect of which the by-election is being held be construed as including a reference to that election.”; and

(c) by adding at the end of sub-regulation (12) the words “or it may be in accordance with the form headed ‘Regulation 22 (12a)’ in the Schedule.”.

 

2. The Schedule to the Electoral and Referendum Regulations is amended by inserting after the form headed “Regulation 22(12)” the following form:—

“Regulation 22 (12a.)

Absent Vote.

ballot-paper.

Commonwealth of Australia.

State of (here insert name of State).

Electoral Division of (here insert name of Division).

Election of One Member of the House of Representatives.

Directions.

The elector should retire alone to an unoccupied compartment of the booth, and there, in private, mark his vote on this ballot-paper by writing on it the name of the candidate for whom he votes, and shall fold the ballot-paper so that the vote cannot be seen, and return it to the Presiding Officer before whom he made his declaration. The presiding officer will then, in the presence of the elector, without unfolding the ballot-paper, forthwith place it in the envelope bearing the declaration of the elector, securely fasten the envelope, and deposit it in the ballot-box.

The elector must vote for one candidate only.

The elector will here write

the name of the candidate

for whom he votes.”..........................................................

 

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C 15386.—Price 3d.