Electoral and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2024 (Qld)

Part 1    Preliminary

1   Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Electoral and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2024.

Part 2    Amendment of Electoral Regulation 2013

2   Regulation amended

This part amends the Electoral Regulation 2013.

3   Replacement of s 4A (Approval of procedures for electronically assisted voting—Act, s 121B)

Section 4A—
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4A   Approval of procedures for electronically assisted voting—Act, s 121B

For section 121B(3)(a) of the Act, the procedures set out in the document called ‘Procedure for electronically assisted voting for State elections, version 4.0’, made by the commission on 14 December 2023, are approved.

Note—

Under section 121B(3)(c) of the Act, the procedures must be published on the commission’s website.

4   Replacement of s 12 (Approval of procedures for electronic lodgement of returns—Act, s 315A)

Section 12—
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12   Approval of procedures for electronic lodgement of returns—Act, s 315A

For section 315A(2)(a) of the Act, the procedures set out in the document called ‘Procedure for electronic lodgement of returns, version 3.0’, made by the commission on 22 May 2023, are approved.

Note—

Under section 315A(2)(c) of the Act, the procedures must be published on the commission’s website.

5   Replacement of s 13 (Approval of procedures for counting of absentee votes—Act, s 130A)

Section 13—
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13   Approval of procedures for counting of absentee votes—Act, s 130A

For section 130A(3)(a) of the Act, the procedures about how absentee votes at an election are to be counted, set out in the document called ‘Procedures for counting of absentee votes for State elections and referendums, version 2.1’, made by the commission on 30 June 2023, are approved.

Note—

Under section 130A(3)(c) of the Act, the procedures must be published on the commission’s website.

Part 3    Amendment of Referendums Regulation 2016

6   Regulation amended

This part amends the Referendums Regulation 2016.

7   Replacement of s 3 (Approval of procedures for counting of absentee votes—Act, s 41A)

Section 3—
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3   Approval of procedures for counting of absentee votes—Act, s 41A

For section 41A(3)(a) of the Act, the procedures about how absentee votes at a referendum are to be counted, set out in the document called ‘Procedures for counting of absentee votes for State elections and referendums, version 2.1’, made by the commission on 30 June 2023, are approved.

Note—

Under section 41A(3)(c) of the Act, the procedures must be published on the commission’s website.