Northern Territory Electoral Regulations 1947 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1965. No. 15.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE NORTHERN TERRITORY REPRESENTATION ACT 1922-1959, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1910-1962 AND THE COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918-1962.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Northern Territory Representation Act 1922-1959, the Northern Territory (Administration) Act 1910-1962 and the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918-1962.

Dated this twenty-eighth day of January, 1965.

Governor-General.

(Sgd.) J. D. ANTHONY

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for the Interior and for and on behalf of

the Minister of State for Territories.

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Amendments of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations. 

Parts

1. Regulation 3 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the words—

“Part VII.—Objections and Appeals (Regulations 45-52).

Part VIII.—Writ for Election, and Nominations (Regulations 53-55).”

and inserting in their stead the words—

“Part VII.—Objections and Appeals (Regulations 46-52).

Part VIII.—Writ for Election, and Nominations (Regulations 54-55).”; and

(b) by omitting the words—

“Division 6.—Recount of Ballot-papers (Regulations 123-125).”

and inserting in their stead the words—

“Division 6.—Recount of Ballot-papers (Regulations 122a-125).”

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 4 February, 1965.

  Statutory Rules 1947, No. 148, as amended by Statutory Rules 1949, No. 61; 1956, No. 74; 1957, Nos. 3 and 66; 1960, No. 1; 1961, No. 132; and 1902, Nos. 49 and 100.

11977/64.—Price 6d. 10/3.11.1964.

 

Returning officer to make arrangements for poll.

2. Regulation 56 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1a.) the word “unforseen” and inserting in its stead the word “unforeseen”.

3. Before regulation 123 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations the following regulation is inserted in Division 6 of Part X. of those Regulations:—

Appointment of Magistrate.

“122a. For the purposes of this Division, the Administrator shall appoint a person who holds office as a Stipendiary Magistrate under the Justices Ordinance 1928-1961 of the Northern Territory to be the Magistrate for the purposes of this Division, and a reference in this Division to the ‘the Magistrate’ is a reference to the person so appointed.”.

Recount of ballot-papers.

4. Regulation 123 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulations (3.) and (4.) the words “Judge of the Territory” and inserting in their stead the word “Magistrate”.

Consideration of ballot-papers by Court of Disputed Returns.

5. Regulation 124 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended by omitting the words “Judge of the Territory” and inserting in their stead the word “Magistrate”.

Proceedings at recount.

6. Regulation 125 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (5.) the words “Judge of the Territory” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the word “Magistrate”;

(b) by omitting from sub-regulations (6.), (7.), (8.) and (9.) the words “Judge of the Territory” and inserting in their stead the word “Magistrate”; and

(c) by omitting from sub-regulation (8.) the words “Judge’s decision” and inserting in their stead the words “Magistrate’s decision”.

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By Authority: A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.