Electoral (Miscellaneous) Amendment Regulations 2022 (SA)

South Australia

Electoral (Miscellaneous) Amendment Regulations 2022

under the Electoral Act 1985

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1            Short title

2            Commencement

Part 2—Amendment of Electoral Regulations 2009

3            Substitution of regulation 9A

9A          Person entitled to make declaration vote for a reason of a prescribed nature (section 71)

4            Amendment of Schedule 1—Forms

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Electoral (Miscellaneous) Amendment Regulations 2022.

2—Commencement

These regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made.

Part 2—Amendment of Electoral Regulations 2009

3—Substitution of regulation 9A

Regulation 9A—delete the regulation and substitute:

9A—Person entitled to make declaration vote for a reason of a prescribed nature (section 71)

For the purposes of section 71(2)(b)(vii) of the Act, an elector who is precluded from voting at a polling booth for either (or both) of the following reasons is entitled to make a declaration vote:

(a)for the reason that the elector is a resident of an institution;

(b)for the reason that the elector is subject to a direction under section 25 of the Emergency Management Act 2004 that requires the elector to quarantine or isolate during the hours of polling.

4—Amendment of Schedule 1—Forms

1. Schedule 1, Form 3—delete Form 3 and substitute:

1. Schedule 1, Forms 5 and 6—delete Forms 5 and 6 and substitute:

Form 5

Form 6

Editorial note—

As required by section 10AA(2) of the Legislative Instruments Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these regulations come into operation as set out in these regulations.

Made by the Governor

with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 27 January 2022

No 6 of 2022