Electoral Amendment Regulation 2008 (No 1) (ACT)

Electoral Amendment Regulation 2008 (No 1)

Subordinate Law SL2008-43

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulation under the Electoral Act 1992.

Dated 16 September 2008.

Simon Corbell

Minister

John Hargreaves

Minister

Electoral Amendment Regulation 2008 (No 1)

Subordinate Law SL2008-43

made under the

Electoral Act 1992

Contents

Page

1. Name of regulation  1

2. Commencement  1

3. Legislation amended  1

4. New sections 2 and 3  1

5. Section 4 (4)  1

6. New section 4A  2

7. New dictionary  3

1. Name of regulation

   This regulation is the Electoral Amendment Regulation 2008 (No 1).

2. Commencement

   This regulation 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 regulation amends the Electoral Regulation 1993.

4. New sections 2 and 3

   insert

5. Dictionary

   The dictionary at the end of this regulation is part of this regulation.

   Note 1The dictionary at the end of this regulation defines certain terms used in this regulation.

   Note 2A definition in the dictionary applies to the entire regulation unless the definition, or another provision of the regulation, provides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise appears (see Legislation Act, s 155 and s 156 (1)).

6. Notes

   A note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this regulation.

   NoteSee the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.

7. Section 4 (4)

   omit

8. New section 4A

   insert

4AUse of roll information—contacting former Totalcare employees

(1)For the Act, section 65 (Provision of roll information to prescribed authorities)—

(a)the chief executive of Treasury is a prescribed authority; and

(b)assisting the chief executive of Treasury to contact a former Totalcare employee about superannuation is a prescribed purpose.

(2)The chief executive of Treasury may give roll information to another person or entity if the only use of the information authorised by the chief executive is to contact a former Totalcare employee about superannuation.

(3)A person or entity given roll information under subsection (2) may only use the information for contacting a former Totalcare employee  about superannuation.

(4)In this section:

chief executive of Treasury means the chief executive of the Department of Treasury.

superannuation includes any superannuation matter associated with a person’s former employment with Totalcare.

Totalcare means Totalcare Industries Limited ABN 70 054 435 746.

1. New dictionary

   insert

Dictionary

(see s 2)

Note 1The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this regulation.

Note 2For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:

·     chief health officer

·     entity.

Note 3Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in the Electoral Act 1992 (see Legislation Act, s 148). For example, the following terms are defined in the Electoral Act 1992, dict:

·     ballot paper

·     roll.

roll information means a copy of a roll or of information contained on a roll.

Endnotes

1. Notification

   Notified under the Legislation Act on 18 September 2008.

2. Republications of amended laws

   For the latest republication of amended laws, see align="center">© Australian Capital Territory 2008