Northern Territory Electoral Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules

1973 No. 64

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NORTHERN TERRITORY REPESENTATION ACT 1922-1968, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1910-1973 AND THE COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918-1973.*

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 1922-1968, the Northern Territory (Administration) Act 1910-1973 and the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918-1973.

Dated this twentieth day of March, 1973.

PAUL HASLUCK

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

F. M. DALY

Minister of State for Services and Property and for and on behalf of the Minister of State for the Northern Territory.

 

Amendments of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations 

Persons entitled to enrolment.

1. Regulation 19 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended by omitting the figures “21” and substituting the figures “18”.

Certain members of the Defence Force entitled to vote.

2. Regulation 22a of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (1) the figures “21” and substituting the figures “18”; and

(b) by omitting sub-regulations (3) and (4).

List of Deaths and Marriages to be forwarded.

3. Regulation 42 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraphs (a) and (b) the word “twenty-one” and substituting the figures “18”.

Questions to be put to voter.

4. Regulation 72 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-paragraph (iv) of paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (1) the word “twenty-one” and substituting the figures “18”.

Postal voting papers issued pursuant to applications.

5. Regulation 88 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended—

(a) by adding at the end of paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (1b) the word “and”; and

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 21 March 1973.

  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; 1962, Nos. 49 and 100; 1965, Nos. 15 and 132; 1966, Nos. 29 and 146; 1967, No. 17; 1969, No. 155; and 1971, No. 80.

 

(b) by omitting paragraphs (b) and (c) of sub-regulation (1b) and substituting the following paragraph:—

“(b) where the applicant is an elector by virtue of regulation 22aand is not less than 18 years of age—a form in accordance with Form 23a.”.

First Schedule—Form 2.

6. Form 2 in the First Schedule to the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph 2 the figures “21” and substituting the figures “18”.

First Schedule—Form 23a.

7. Form 23a in the First Schedule to the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended by omitting the figures “21” (wherever occurring) and substituting the figures “18”.

First Schedule—Form 23b.

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