Electoral Regulations (Amendment) (ACT)

Electoral Regulations1 (Amendment)

Subordinate Law No. 28 of 19972

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following Regulations under the Electoral Act 1992.

Dated 21 October 1997.

gary humphries

Minister

Kate Carnell

Minister

Commencement

1.  These Regulations commence on the day on which they are notified in the Gazette.

Principal Regulations

2.  In these Regulations, “Principal Regulations” means the Electoral Regulations.

Insertion

3.  The Principal Regulations are amended by adding at the end the following Part:

“PART III—DISSEMINATION OF ELECTORAL MATTER

Prescribed classes of items

“6.For the purposes of paragraph 295 (d) of the Act, the following classes of items are prescribed:

(a)letters from an MLA which include the name of the MLA and an indication that he or she is an MLA;

(b)press releases published by or on behalf of an MLA which include the name of the MLA and an indication that he or she is an MLA.”.

NOTES

Principal Regulations

1. Reprinted as at 31 January 1995. See also Subordinate Law No. 45, 1995; No. 5, 1997; Act No. 41, 1997.

Notification

1. Notified in the ACT Gazette on 27 October 1997.

©  Australian Capital Territory 1997