Electoral and Referendum Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1983 No. 1811

Electoral and Referendum Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 and the Referendum (Constitution Alteration) Act 1906.

Dated 15 September 1983.

N. M. STEPHEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

K. C. BEAZLEY

Special Minister of State

The Schedule

The Schedule to the Electoral and Referendum Regulations is amended by omitting Form 2 and substituting the following form:

FORM 2 Regulation 8

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA ELECTORAL CLAIM

Fill in this form if—

(a) you are claiming enrolment on an electoral roll; or

(b) you need to change your name, address or other details on an electoral roll.

Please post it in the prepaid envelope, or deliver it, to the Australian Electoral Office. Your claim will be acknowledged.

PERSONAL PARTICULARS		Commonwealth of Australia To the Electoral Registrar, Subdivision of
Please use BLOCK LETTERS only. Please use blue or black ink only.	My name is	Surname
Please include all names by which you are generally known.	Christian or given names
Residential address—you can only be enrolled for your residential address. Please give your full address. If you live in a rural area show sufficient detail to identify your place of living.	I live at	Flat/Street number  Street/Road
Suburb/Town/Locality
Postal address—if the same as residential address put ‘As above’.	My postal address is	Postal address	Postcode
Your postal address will not appear on the roll.	My occupation is	Occupation	(delete one) and I am Male/Female
The remaining details are necessary for identification but will not appear on the roll.	I was born on	day month year  Town ............ /......... /.......... / in	Country
Complete former address only if you have moved since your last enrolment.	My former address was	No.  Street  Suburb/Town	State/Territory
Complete former name only if you have changed your name (for example by marriage) since your last enrolment	My former name was	Former name

FORM 2 – continued

  

DECLARATION	1 am entitled to enrolment because— (a)  I am not under 18 years of age; (b)  I have lived continuously in Australia for at least 6 months; (c) I am an Australian citizen or other British subject; (d)  I have lived at my present address (or elsewhere within the Subdivision) for the period of 1 month immediately before the date of this claim,
Upon enrolment you will be entitled to vote at elections for the House of Representatives and the Senate.
and I claim enrolment for the Subdivision.
You must sign this declaration in the presence of a person who is enrolled, or entitled to be enrolled, on an electoral roll kept for the purposes of a House of Representatives election.		I declare that the statements made in this claim, including my personal particulars set out above, are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
A person who is unable to sign his name in writing may make his mark as his personal signature.		.............................................................  ........ /...... ./.......
		Personal Signature of Claimant Date
WITNESS	I saw this claim signed by the claimant and am satisfied that the statements
As the person to witness this claim you must be satisfied from personal knowledge or enquiry of the claimant or otherwise that the information declared is true.	contained in the claim are true. I am enrolled, or entitled to be enrolled, on an electoral roll kept for the purposes of a House of Representatives election.
Name of witness in BLOCK LETTERS	Surname  Christian or given names
You may not witness this claim unless you are able to sign your name in writing.	Full address of witness	Address
	.............................................................  ........ /...... /........ Signature of witness  Date

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 22 September 1983.

2. Statutory Rules 1940 No. 163 as amended to date. For previous amendments see Note 2 to Statutory Rules 1983 No. 114 and see also