Electoral and Referendum Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1997No. 411 1

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Electoral and Referendum Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, The 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.

Dated 18 December 1997.

 WILLIAM DEANE

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

NICK MINCHIN

Special Minister of State

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1.   Amendment

1.1   The Electoral and Referendum Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

[NOTE:  These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s 48.]

2.   Regulation 7 (Provision of microfiche or information—Act, subsection 91 (10))

2.1   Omit “a prescribed authority”, substitute “an authority mentioned in Schedule 2”.

3.   Schedule 2 (Prescribed authorities under paragraphs 91 (11) (a) and (b) of the Act)

3.1   Part 2:

After “Australian Taxation Office”, insert:

“Centrelink

Director of Public Prosecutions

Environment Australia”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 24 December 1997.

2. 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 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.