Electoral Amendment Act 2014 (ACT)

Electoral Amendment Act 2014

A2014-29

An Act to amend the Electoral Act 1992

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

1. Name of Act

   This Act is the Electoral Amendment Act 2014.

2. Commencement

   This Act commences on the day after its notification day.

   NoteThe naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).

3. Legislation amended

   This Act amends the Electoral Act 1992.

4. Section 34

   substitute

5. Multimember electorates

   (1)The ACT must be divided into 5 electorates.

   (2)Five members of the Legislative Assembly must be elected from each electorate.

   (3)This section applies for the purposes of a general election held after the commencement of the Australian Capital Territory (Legislative Assembly) Act 2014.

   NoteThe Australian Capital Territory (Legislative Assembly) Act 2014 provides for the Legislative Assembly to consist of 25 members. It applies to the Legislative Assembly constituted by members elected at a general election after the commencement of that Act.

   (4)Subsection (3) and this subsection expire on 31 December 2016.

6. Printing of ballot papers
   Section 116 (2)

   omit

   the relevant number of candidate’s

   substitute

   5 candidate’s

7. Section 116 (3) and (5)

   omit

   the relevant number of

   substitute

   5

8. Section 116 (8) 

   omit

9. Limit on electoral expenditure—party groupings
   Section 205F (2)

   substitute

   (2)The electoral expenditure must not exceed the expenditure cap for the election multiplied by the sum of, for each electorate, the lesser of—

   (a)5; and

   (b)the number of candidates for the party for election in the electorate.

10. Ballot papers—printing of names and collation
    Schedule 2, table For 7-member electorates

    omit

Endnotes

1. Presentation speech

   Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 5 June 2014.

2. Notification

   Notified under the Legislation Act on 18 August 2014.

3. Republications of amended laws

   For the latest republication of amended laws, see certify that the above is a true copy of the Electoral Amendment Bill 2014, which was passed by the Legislative Assembly on 5 August 2014.

   Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

   © Australian Capital Territory 2014