Electoral Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2014 (Qld)

Queensland Electoral Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2014 Subordinate Legislation 2014 No. 154 made under the ElectoralAct1992 Contents Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Insertion of new part 2A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Part 2A Procedure for voting 3A Proof of identity document—Act, s 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Replacement of ss 8–13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 8 Amount of policy development payment to which eligible registered political party is entitled—Act, s 240 . . . . . 3 9 Time person taken to remain a candidate—Act, s 271 3

Electoral Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2014 [s 1] 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Electoral Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2014 . 2 Regulation amended This regulation amends the Electoral Regulation 2013. 3 Insertion of new part 2A After part 2— insert — Part 2A Procedure for voting 3A Proof of identity document—Act, s 2 For section 2 of the Act, definition proof of identity document , each of the following is a proof of identity document— (a) a current driver licence; (b) a current Australian passport; (c) a voter information letter issued by the commission; (d) a recent document evidencing electoral enrolment; (e) an identification card issued by the Commonwealth or State evidencing the person’s entitlement to a financial benefit; Examples — a Commonwealth seniors health card, health care card, Medicare card, pensioner concession card or repatriation health card (f) an adult proof of age card issued by the State; Page 2 2014 SL No. 154

Electoral Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2014 [s 4] (g) a recent account or notice issued by a local government or a public utility provider; Examples — a council rates notice, electricity account statement, gas account statement or water bill (h) a recent account statement, current account card or current credit card issued by a financial institution; (i) a recent account statement issued by a carriage service provider as defined under the Telecommunications Act 1997 (Cwlth); Examples — a telephone bill or internet bill (j) a recent notice of assessment issued under the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cwlth). 4 Replacement of ss 8–13 Sections 8 to 13— omit, insert — 8 Amount of policy development payment to which eligible registered political party is entitled—Act, s 240 For section 240(1) of the Act, the amount prescribed for definition A is $3m. 9 Time person taken to remain a candidate—Act, s 271 For section 271(4) of the Act, the time prescribed is 30 days after the polling day for the election. 2014 SL No. 154 Page 3

Electoral Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2014 ENDNOTES 1 Made by the Governor in Council on 3 July 2014. 2 Notified on the Queensland legislation website on 4 July 2014. 3 The administering agency is the Department of Justice and Attorney-General. © State of Queensland 2014 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel Page 4 2014 SL No. 154