Electoral and Referendum Amendment Regulations 2002 (No. 1) (Cth)

Electoral and Referendum Amendment Regulations 2002 (No. 1)1

Statutory Rules 2002 No. 1172

I, PETER JOHN HOLLINGWORTH, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 and the Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984.

Dated 6 June 2002

PETER HOLLINGWORTH

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command

ERIC ABETZ

Special Minister of State

1Name of Regulations

 These Regulations are the Electoral and Referendum Amendment Regulations 2002 (No. 1).

2Commencement

 These Regulations commence on gazettal.

3Amendment of Electoral and Referendum Regulations 1940

Schedule 1 amends the Electoral and Referendum Regulations 1940.

Schedule 1Amendments

(regulation 3)

  

[1]Subregulation 81 (1)

omit

paragraph 245 (15) (a) of the Act or paragraph 45 (14) (a)

insert

subsection 245 (15) of the Act or subsection 45 (14)

[2]Subregulation 83 (1)

omit

paragraph 245 (15) (a) or (b) of the Act or paragraph 45 (14) (a) or (b)

insert

subsection 245 (15) or (15C) of the Act or subsection 45 (14) or (14C)

Notes

1. These Regulations amend Statutory Rules 1940 No. 163, as amended by 1949 No. 62; 1954 No. 27; 1961 No. 103; 1966 No. 140; 1973 No. 62; 1974 No. 44; 1980 No. 241; 1981 Nos. 80 and 84; 1983 Nos. 114, 153, 176, 181, 235, 274 (disallowed by the Senate on 15 December 1983) and 313; 1984 No. 287; 1987 Nos. 118 and 119; 1988 Nos. 182 and 339; 1989 No. 32; 1990 Nos. 33 and 334; 1992 No. 422; 1993 Nos. 28 and 356; 1995 Nos. 21, 190 and 322; 1997 No. 411; 1998 Nos. 57 and 296; 2000 Nos. 47, 196 and 355; 2001 Nos. 248 (disallowed by the Senate on 15 May 2002) and 340.

2. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette