307 Owtug1M2th ANNO TRICESIMO SECUNDO ELIZABETHAE SECUNDAE REGINAE No. 31 of 1983 An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Parliamentary elections [ASSENTED TO 22ND APRIL, 1983]
308 Elections Act 1983, No. 31 BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:- PART I-PRELIMINARY 1. Short title . This Act may be cited as the Elections Act 1983. 2. Commencement . (1) This section and section 1 shall commence on the day on which this Act is assented to for and on behalf of Her Majesty. (2) Except as provided in subsection (1), this Act shall commence on a day appointed by Proclamation. 3. Arrangement of Act. This Act is arranged as follows:- PART I-PRELIMINARY; PART II-ADMINISTRATION; PART III "ELECTORAL ROLLS; PART IV--ENROLMENT QUALIFICATIONS AND DISQUALIFICATIONS; PART V-ENROLMENT; PART VI-NOMINATION, POLLING, AND CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS GENERALLY; PART VII-PUBLICATION OF RESULTS AND RETURN OF WRITS OF ELECTION ; PART VIII-SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS; PART IX-ELECTIONS TRIBUNAL; SCHEDULE. 4. Repeals. The Acts specified in the Schedule are repealed as and to the extent indicated therein. 5. Interpretation . In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears- " absent vote " means a vote cast by an elector as herein prescribed- (a) in the presence of an electoral visitor; (b) before polling day in the presence of a prescribed electoral registrar or returning officer or by postal voting; (c) on polling day at a polling booth that is not a polling booth for the district for which the election is held; or (d) pursuant to the provisions of section 83: and the term " absent voter " shall be construed accordingly; " absolute majority of votes " means a number of votes greater than one-half of the number of all the electors who vote at an election, exclusive of electors whose ballot-papers are rejected; but the casting vote of the returning officer, when given, shall be included in reckoning an absolute majority of votes;
Elections Act 1983, No. 31 309 "Australian citizen " means a person who is or is deemed to be an Australian citizen under the provisions of the AustralianCitizenship Act1948 of the Commonwealth as amended; " claim " means a claim by a person to have his name inserted in an electoral roll; " corrupt practice " means any of the offences of treating, undue influence, bribery or personation as set out in Chapter XIV of The Criminal Code; " election " means the election of a member of the Legislative Assembly; " election petition " or " petition " means a petition relating to an election, as provided in Part IX; " Elections Tribunal " or " Tribunal " means the Elections Tribunal constituted under Part IX; " elector " means a person named as such in a roll; electoral district " or " district " means an electoral…