Northern Territory Electoral Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1962. No. 49.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NORTHERN TERRITORY REPRESENTATION ACT 1922-1959, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1910-1961 AND THE COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918-1962.*

I, THE ADMINISTRATOR of the Government of 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 1910-1961 and the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918-1962.

Dated this twenty eighth day of June, 1962.

DALLAS BROOKS

Administrator.

By His Excellency’s Command,

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

Minister of State for Territories.

 

Amendments of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations. 

Other disqualified persons.

1. Regulation 22 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (2.).

Compulsory enrolment, transfer and change.

2. Regulation 25 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“(5.) This regulation does not apply to a person who is an aboriginal native of Australia except to the extent that such a person may, if he so chooses, comply with sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation.”.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 29th June, 1962.

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

 

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

4133/62.—Price 3d. 9/29.5.1962.