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

STATUTORY RULES

1913. No. 277.

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 Regulations to come into operation forthwith as Provisional Regulations.

Dated the fifteenth day of October, One thousand nine hundred and thirteen.

DENMAN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency's Command,

W. H. KELLY,

For Minister of State for Home Affairs.

Notice under Section 172a (8) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act.

After Regulation 27 of the Electoral and Referendum Regulations (Statutory Rules 1912 No. 161) the following Regulation is inserted:—

Notice under Section 172a (8) of the Act.

27a. The notice by the Chief Electoral Officer under Section 172a (8) of the Act may be in accordance with the following form:—

Form S. 1.

Commonwealth of Australia.

Commonwealth Electoral Act.

State of............................................................................................

Notice under Commonwealth Electoral Act 1902–1911, Section 172a (8).

To...............................................................

.................................................................

....................................................................

Take notice that I,........................................................... , the Chief Electoral Officer for the Commonwealth, hereby require you, within ....................................................  from the date of this notice, to make a

   

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return, in accordance with Section 172a of the above-named Act, of any money expended or expense incurred by [here insert you or your trades union registered or unregistered, organization, association, or league or the body of persons of which you are the president (or the chairman or the secretary or an officer) as the case requires] in connexion with the [here insert the election or elections in, connexion with which the return is required]—

(a) on behalf of, or in the interests of, any candidate; or

(b) on behalf of, or in the interests of, any political party; or

(c) in printing, publishing, or issuing electoral advertisements or notices, or procuring the insertion in any newspaper of any advertisement, article or report or matter intended or calculated to affect the result of the said election (or elections).

Dated this day of 19

Chief Electoral Officer.

Notice under Section 35 (9) of the Referendum (Constitution Alteration) Act.

After Regulation 33 of the Referendum Regulations (Statutory Rules 1912 No. 161, as amended by Statutory Rules 1913 No. 31) the following Regulation is inserted:—

Notice under Section 35 (9) of the Referendum (Constitution Alteration) Act.

33a. The notice by the Chief Electoral Officer under Section 35 (9) of the Referendum (Constitution Alteration) Act may be in accordance with the following form:—

Form F 1.

Commonwealth of Australia.

Commonwealth Referendum (Constitution Alteration) Act.

State of.....................................................................................

Notice under Referendum (Constitution Alteration) Act 1906-1912, Section 35 (9).

To...............................................................

.................................................................

....................................................................

Take notice that I,........................................................... , the Chief Electoral Officer for the Commonwealth, hereby require you, within.................................................... from the date of this notice, to make

a return, in accordance with Section 35 of the above-named Act, of any money expended or expense incurred, within three months before the date of taking the vote at the undermentioned referendum (or referendums), by [here insert you or your trades union registered or unregistered, organization, association, or league or the body of persons of which you are the president (or the chairman or the secretary or an officer) as the case requires] in connexion with the [here insert the referendum or referendums in connexion with which the return is required]—

(a) in support of the proposed law (or laws) submitted to the electors at the said referendum (or referendums); or

(b) in opposition to the proposed law (or laws) submitted to the electors at the said referendum (or referendums); or

(c) in printing, publishing, or issuing advertisements or notices, or procuring the insertion in any newspaper of any advertisement, article, or report, or matter intended or calculated to affect the result of the said referendum (or referendums).

Dated this day of 191

Chief Electoral Officer.

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