Northern Territory Electoral Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1965 No. 132

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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 1918-1965.*

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 1910-1962 and the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918-1965.

Dated this second day of September, 1965.

HENRY ABEL SMITH

Administrator.

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 

Officers and others to furnish information.

1. Regulation 18 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended by inserting after the words “All officers” the words “in the service of the Commonwealth, all officers”.

Addition of names to rolls.

2. Regulation 23 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the words “an elector or person qualified to be an elector of the Territory” and inserting in their stead the words “a person whose name appears on the Roll of electors for the Northern Territory, for a State or for the Australian Capital Territory or a person entitled to be enrolled on such a Roll”.

Compulsory enrolment, transfer and change.

3. Regulation 25 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (4.) and inserting in its stead the fallowing sub-regulation:—

“(4.) A person who is guilty of an offence against this regulation is punishable upon conviction—

(a)in the case of a first offence—by a fine of not less than Ten shillings and not more than One pound; or

(b)in any other case—by a fine of not less than One pound and not more than Two pounds.”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 9 September, 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; 1962, Nos. 49 and 100; and 1965, No. 15.

9963/65.—Price 1s. (10c) 18/1.9.1965

 

Returning Officer may impose penalty.

4. Regulation 29 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “not exceeding Ten shillings for a first offence, and not exceeding” and inserting in their stead the words “of Ten shillings for a first offence and a penalty of”.

Reason for each alteration to be recorded.

5. Regulation 41 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the words “or the person who makes the alteration on behalf of the Registrar”.

Nomination of candidates.

6. Regulation 55 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (4.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(4.) In the application of section 73 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act to an election of a member of the Legislative Council for the Territory the following paragraph is substituted for paragraph (c) of that section:—

‘(c) at the time of the delivery of the nomination paper the person nominated or some person on his behalf deposits with the Returning Officer, the Assistant Returning Officer or the Postmaster, as the case may be, the sum of Ten pounds in legal tender or in a banker’s cheque.’ ”.

Printing of ballot-papers.

7. Regulation 63 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (d) the words “except as otherwise provided by the regulations,”.

Questions to be put to voter.

8. Regulation 72 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (b)of sub-regulation (2.) the words “question numbered (1.)” and inserting in their stead the words “question numbered (i)”.

Right of elector to receive ballot-paper.

9. Regulation 74 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (3.) the words “prescribed questions” and inserting in their stead the words “questions specified in paragraphs (b) and (c) of sub-regulation (1.) of regulation 72 of these Regulations”.

10. Regulation 82 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Adjournment of polling.

“82. The presiding officer may adjourn the polling day from day to day in any case where polling is interrupted by—

(a) riot or open violence; or

(b) storm, tempest, flood or an occurrence of a like kind.”.

11. Regulation 96 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Authorized witnesses.

“96.—(1.) Subject to this regulation, an elector whose name appears on the Roll of electors of the Northern Territory, for a State or for the Australian Capital Territory, is an authorized witness for the purposes of these Regulations.

 

“(2.) Where a vote is recorded outside Australia, the following persons are also authorized witnesses for the purposes of these Regulations:—

(a) an officer of the naval, military or air forces of the Commonwealth or of some other part of the Queen’s dominions;

(b)a person employed in the Public Service of the Commonwealth or of a Territory of the Commonwealth or of a part of the Queen’s dominions; and

(c) a Justice of the Peace for, or a minister of religion or medical practitioner resident in, a Territory of the Commonwealth or a part of the Queen’s dominions.

“(3.) A person who is a candidate at an election shall not be an authorized witness at that election.”.

Notice to elector on list and reply by the elector.

12. Regulation 99 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (4.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(4.) A person whose name appears on the Roll of electors for the Northern Territory, for a State or for the Australian Capital Territory, or a person entitled to be enrolled on such a Roll, is a witness for the purposes of the last preceding sub-regulation.”.

Returning Officer may impose penalty.

13. Regulation 101 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “not less than Ten shillings nor more than Two pounds” and inserting in their stead the words “of not less than One pound and not more than Two pounds”.

Manner of preliminary scrutiny of postal votes.

14. Regulation 116 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting paragraph (g); and

(b) by omitting from paragraph (h)the words “place thereon a number corresponding with that placed on the envelope from which the ballot-paper has been withdrawn, and”.

Scrutiny of certain other votes.

15. Regulation 118 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended by omitting the words “and sub-regulation 3” and inserting in their stead the words “and sub-regulation (3.)”.

First Schedule—Form 2.

16. Form 2 in the First Schedule to the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended by omitting the words “am an elector or a person qualified to be an elector of the Northern Territory” and inserting in their stead the words “am a person whose name appears on the Roll of electors for the Northern Territory, for a State or for the Australian Capital Territory, or a person entitled to be enrolled on such a Roll”.

First Schedule—Form 3.

17. Form 3 in the First Schedule to the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is repealed and the following Form inserted in its stead:—

“Form 3.

Regulation 34.

Commonwealth of Australia.

The Northern Territory.

The Northern Territory Electoral Regulations.

Acknowledgement of Receipt of Electoral Claim.

Dear Sir/Madam,

Your electoral claim/ communication dated , 19 , has been received and your enrolment for the District of has been effected or adjusted as required.

Electoral Registrar for the abovementioned District.

(Address)

(Date)

First Schedule—Form 8.

18. Form 8 in the First Schedule to the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the words “Ten shillings for a first offence and not less than Ten shillings and not more than Two pounds” and inserting in their stead the words “not less than Ten shillings and not more than One pound for a first offence and not less than One pound and not more than Two pounds”; and

(b)by omitting the words “an elector, or a person qualified to be an elector, of the Commonwealth or of the Northern Territory” and inserting in their stead the words “a person whose name appears on the Roll of electors for the Northern Territory, for a State or for the Australian Capital Territory, or a person entitled to be enrolled on such a Roll”.

First Schedule—Form 9.

19. Form 9 in the First Schedule to the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the words “an elector, or a person qualified to be an elector of the Commonwealth or of the Northern Territory” and inserting in their stead the words “a person whose name appears on the Roll of electors for the Northern Territory, for a State or for the Australian Capital Territory or a person entitled to be enrolled on such a Roll”; and

(b) by omitting the words—

“Note.—Any person who makes an untrue statement in an electoral paper is guilty of an offence, and is liable to a penalty not exceeding Twenty pounds.”.

First Schedule—Form 10.

20. Form 10 in the First Schedule to the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended by omitting the words “an elector, or a person qualified to be an elector, of the Commonwealth or of the Northern Territory” and inserting in their stead the words “a person whose name appears on the Roll of electors for the Northern Territory, for a State or for the Australian Capital Territory, or a person entitled to be enrolled on such a Roll”.

First Schedule—Form 14.

21. Form 14 in the First Schedule to the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the words—

“To the person objected to, whose name and address appear on the back hereof.”

and inserting in their stead the word—

“To—”; and

(b) by omitting the words—

“(Being an elector or person qualified to be an elector.)”

and inserting in their stead the words—

“(Being a person whose name appears on the Roll of electors for the Northern Territory, for a State or for the Australian Capital Territory, or a person entitled to be enrolled on such a Roll.)”.

First Schedule—Form 15.

22. Form 15 in the First Schedule to the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the words—

“To the person objected to, whose name and address appear on the back hereof.”

and inserting in their stead the word—

“To—”; and

(b) by omitting the words—

“(Being an elector or person qualified to be an elector.)”

and inserting in their stead the words—

“(Being a person whose name appears on the Roll of electors for the Northern Territory, for a State or for the Australian Capital Territory, or a person entitled to be enrolled on such a Roll.)”.

First Schedule—Form 23.

23. Form 23 in the First Schedule to the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended by omitting the words “authorized witness” and inserting in their stead the words “witness, being an elector specified in sub-regulation (1.) of regulation 96 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations, or (if the applicant is outside Australia) a person specified in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of sub-regulation (2.) of that regulation”.

First Schedule—Form 24.

24. Form 24 in the First Schedule to the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended by omitting all words from and including the words “(Signature of authorized witness*)” to the end of that Form and inserting in their stead the words—

“(Signature of authorized witness.)

(Address of witness.)”.

First Schedule—Form 28.

25. Form 28 in the First Schedule to the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the words “[Front of Form.]”;

(b) by omitting the words—

“To the elector whose name and address appear on the back hereof.”

and inserting in their stead the word—

“To—”; and

(c) by omitting from paragraph (b)the words “an elector or a person qualified to be an elector” and inserting in their stead the words “a person whose name appears on the Roll of electors for the Northern Territory, for a State or for the Australian Capital Territory, or a person entitled to be enrolled on such a Roll”.

First Schedule—Form 29.

26. Form 29 in the First Schedule to the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended—

(a)by omitting the words “an elector or a person qualified to be an elector of the Commonwealth or of the Northern Territory” and inserting in their stead the words “a person whose name appears on the Roll of electors for the Northern Territory, for a State or for the Australian Capital Territory or a person entitled to be enrolled on such a Roll”; and

(b) by omitting all words from and including the words “[Back of Form.]”to the end of that Form.

First Schedule—Form 31.

27. Form 31 in the First Schedule to the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended by omitting the words “an elector, or a person qualified to be an elector, of the Commonwealth or of the Northern Territory” and inserting in their stead the words “a person whose name appears on the Roll of electors for the Northern Territory, for a State or for the Australian Capital Territory, or a person entitled to be enrolled on such a Roll”.

 

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