Electoral Regulations 2004 (NT)

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

Electoral regulations 2004

As in force at 1 January 2020

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As in force at 1 January 2020

electoral regulations 2004

Regulations under the Electoral Act 2004

1Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Electoral Regulations 2004.

2Prescribed amount for infringement offence

For the definition prescribed amount in section 3 of the Act, the prescribed amount for an offence against:

• (a)

  section 175P(2) or (3) of the Act is 0.5 penalty units; or

• (b)

  section 215(1), (2) or (2A) of the Act is:

  • (i)

    for an individual – 10 penalty units; or

  • (ii)

    for a body corporate – 50 penalty units; or

• (c)

  section 279(1) of the Act is $25.

3Requirements of nominee's photograph for nomination

• (1)

  For section 32(1)(f) of the Act, a photograph of a nominee must:

  • (a)

    be a black and white, full faced vertical portrait of the nominee’s head and shoulders;

  • (b)

    have been taken within 6 months before lodgment of the nominee’s nomination; and

  • (c)

    have endorsed on the reverse side the nominee’s full name and a statement signed by the nominee certifying that the photograph was taken within the period mentioned in paragraph (b).

• (2)

  However, the Electoral Commission may accept a photograph of a nominee that does not comply with subregulation (1) if the Commission is satisfied the nominee is readily recognisable in the photograph.

3ANomination deposit

For section 32(1)(g) of the Act:

• (a)

  the nomination deposit is $500; and

• (b)

  the manner of payment of the nomination deposit is a single payment of the full nomination deposit; and

• (c)

  the payment method is:

  • (i)

    by electronic transfer from an ADI to an account specified by the Commission; or

  • (ii)

    in cash.

  4Form of ballot paper

For section 40(1) of the Act, a ballot paper must be in Form 1 in the Schedule.

5Prescribed details for certain registers

• (1)

  For section 175L(2) of the Act, the register of associated entities must include the following information in respect of each associated entity:

  • (a)

    the full name of the entity;

  • (b)

    the address of the entity;

  • (c)

    name of registered party with which the entity is associated;

  • (d)

    the date of registration of the entity.

• (2)

  For section 175M(2) of the Act, the register of third party campaigners must include the following information in respect of each third party campaigner:

  • (a)

    the full name of the campaigner;

  • (b)

    the address of the campaigner;

  • (c)

    the date of registration of the campaigner.

     
  Schedule

  FORM 1

  Regulation 4

  NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

  Electoral Act 2004

  BALLOT PAPER

  ELECTION OF ONE MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FOR THE DIVISION OF [name of division]

  Number the boxes 1 to [number of candidates] in the order of your choice. Remember, number every box to make your vote count.

  CANDIDATES

  photograph of candidate     [name of candidate]

  [name of registered party endorsing candidate or "Independent" if appropriate]

  photograph of candidate     [name of candidate]

  [name of registered party endorsing candidate or "Independent" if appropriate]

  photograph of candidate     [name of candidate]

  [name of registered party endorsing candidate or "Independent" if appropriate]

ENDNOTES

• 1

  KEY

Key to abbreviations

 

amd = amended od = order

app = appendix om = omitted

bl = by-law pt = Part

ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule

cl = clause rem = remainder

div = Division renum = renumbered

exp = expires/expired rep = repealed

f = forms s = section

Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule

hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision

ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation

lt = long title sub = substituted

nc = not commenced

• 2

  LIST OF LEGISLATION

Electoral Regulations (SL No. 16, 2004)
Notified	9 June 2004
Commenced	9 June 2004
Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 2016 (Act No. 1, 2016)
Assent date	2 March 2016
Commenced	2 March 2016
Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 2019 (Act No.11, 2019)
Assent date	9 April 2019
Commenced	10 April 2019 (s 2)
Electoral Legislation Further Amendment Act 2019 (Act No. 30, 2019)
Assent date	9 October 2019
Commenced	1 January 2020 (s 2)

• 3

  GENERAL AMENDMENTS

General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: r 1 and sch 1.

• 4

  LIST OF AMENDMENTS

r 2                     sub Act No. 30, 2019, s 145

r 3A                   ins Act No. 30, 2019, s 146

r 5                     ins Act No. 30, 2019, s 147

sch                    amd Act No. 1, 2016, s 20; Act No. 11, 2019, s 16