Parliamentary Electorates and Elections (Amendment) Act 1929 (NSW)

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Act.

PARLIAMENTAEY

ELECTORATES AND ELECTIONS

(AMENDMENT) ACT.

Act No. 33, 1929.

An Act to amend the Parliam entary E lectorates and Elections Act, 1912-1928, in certain respects; and for purposes connected th e re ­ George v,

w ith. [Assented to, 27th November, 1929.]

* |I )E it enacted by the K ing’s M ost Excefent Majc.st}^ _L3 by and with the advice and consent of the Legis­ lative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South W ales in Parliam ent assonibled, and by the authority of the same, as follows .—•

1. (1) This Act may he cited as the “ Parliamentary short title.

Electorates and Elections (Amendment) Act, 1829,” and shall be read with the Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act, 1912-1928.

(2) The Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act, 1912-1928, is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3) The Principal Act as amended by this Act may he cited as the Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act, 1912-1929.

2 . (1) The Principal Act is amended— Amendment of Act No. 41 1912.

(a) eighty-nine the words: “ Before the day of polling the returning officer shall deliver to suMivision each of the deputies for use at each polling- booth sufficient copies of all rolls in force for sec. so (i). by omitting from subsection one of section (Persons taken thereat certified under his hand to be

true

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true copies, anti also one set at least for the "eneral use of scrutineers ’’ and by inserting in lieu thereof the following words : “ llefore the day of polling the returning officer shall provide for use at each polling-place—

(a)	at least one copy of the printed rolls in force for the district in and for which the poll is to be taken thereat; and
(b)	sufficient copies certified under his hand to be true copies of all rolls in force for the subdivision for which tlint polling- place has been declared to he a polling- place ” ;

See. 97 (I).	(b) by omitting subsection one of section niiudy-
electors may

(Where	seven, and by inserting in lien thereof the
vote.)	following subsection :—

(1) Any elector may vote at any pollinc-

place which has been declared to be a polling- place for the subdivision for which he is

’ enrolled.

Sec. ICO(I).	(c) by omitting from paragrajih (a) of subsection
(Questions to

he put it voter

one of section one hundred the words “ this

cliaiieugetl.)

district or the district o f” and by inserting in

lieu thereof the words “ the subdivision o f ” ;

Sec, llo (I).	(d) (i) by omitting from subsection one of section one hundred and fifteen the words “ elec­ toral district ” where firstly occurring and by inserting in lieu thereof the vord “ subdivision ” ;
{Absent
voters.)

(ii)  by omitting from the same subsection the word “ electorate ” and by inserting in lieu thereof the word “ subdivision ” ;

Sch. IX.	(e) by omitting Schedule Nine.
Amendment	(2) The Parliamentary Elections (Amendment)
of Act No. 40,

1918, Sch.	Act, 1918, is amended by omitting so much of the
(Consequen­	Schedule to that Act as amends subsection one of
tial.)	section ninety-seven of the Principal Act.

Amendment	(3) The Parliamentary l lectorates and Elections
of Act No. 10,

3 921,3.2(26).	(Amendment) Act, 1921, is amended by omitting para­
(Consequen­	graph twenty-six of section two.
tial.)

• (4)

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(-1) The Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Amendment̂

(Amendment) Act, 1928, is amended—

(a) hy omitting paragraph (b) of section tw enty; (Consequen-

(b) by omitting from paragraph (d) of the same *

section the word “ nine.”

(5) Tliis section shall commence upon the day Commence-

appointed hy the Governor and notified by proclama- "eotion.

tion published in the Gazette in pursuance of subsection

three of section eleven of the Parliamentary Electorates

and Elections (Amendment) Act, 1928, as the day upon

which the first rolls prepared in pursuance of Part IV

of the said Act shall come into force.

3 . (1) The Principal Act is further amended by Further

adding at the end of section 1 2 2 a the following new

subsection :— i9ig s. i22a!

( 2 ) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary (informal

in this Act, at any election at which there are not.	j
more than two candidates, a ballot-paper shall not bo informal by reason only of the fact that the voter has recorded his vote by placing in one square the number “ 1 ” and by leaving the other square blank.

(2) This section shall commence upon the date Commeuce-

appointed by the Governor and notified by proclamation published in the Gazette in pursuance of section twenty- seven of the Parliamentary Electorates and Elections (Amendment) Act, 1928, as the date upon which Part V of the said Act shall commence.

4 . (1) The Principal Act is further amended by

omitting subsection four of section one hundred.

(2) The Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Amendment

Act, 191^, is amended by omitting so much of the section one hundred of the Principal Act.

(3) This section shall commence upon the day Commence-

appointed by the Governor and notified by proclamation published in the Gazette in pui'suance of subsection three of section eleven of the Parliamentary Electorates and Elections (Amendment) Act, 192' ,̂ as the day upon Avhich the first rolls prepared in pursuance of Part IV of the said Act shall come into force.

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Further amend*
nient of Act

No. 41, 1912.	5 . The Principal Act is further amended—
(Postal voting.)

.Sec. 114a (2a).	(a)	by omitting from subsection (2a) of section
1 1 4 a the words “ one clear day prior t o ” and
hy inserting in lieu thereof the words “ thirty- eight hours prior to the hour at which the polling is to commence on ” ;
Sec. 114d (1).	(h)	by omitting from subsection one of section 114i) the words “ one clear day prior to ” and by inserting in lieu thereof the words “ thirty- eight hours prior to the hour at which the polling is to commence o n ” ;
Sec. 114]:(1).	(c)	hy omitting from subsection one of section 114e the words “ one clear day prior t o ” and by inserting in lieu thereof the words “ thirty- eight hours prior to the hour at which the polling is to commence on ” ;
Sch. xin.	(d)	hy omitting from Schedule Thirteen the words “ one clear day prior t o ” and by inserting in lieu thereof the "words “ thirty-eight hours prior to the hour at which the polling is to commence on.”
Further amend­

ment of Act No. 6. Section twenty-five of the Principal Act as

41, 1912(as

inserted by Part IV of the Parliamentary Electorates

amended by Act

No. 55, 1928),

and Elections (Amendment) Act, 1928, is amended by

s. 25.

^Appointment

omitting the word “ Governor” where firstly and

of re^fistrars.)

secondly occurring and by inserting in lieu thereof the

words “ Electoral Commissioner.”

Further

amendment 7 . The Principal Act is amended by omitting sub­

of Act No. 41,	section three of section 21c and by inserting in lieu
1912.	thereof the following subsection :—

Existing rolls (3) Until the first roils prepared under the

continued. arrangement come into force, the rolls in existence at the date of the passing of the Parliamentary Electorates and Elections (Amendment) Act, 1929, as added to or altered from time to time, shall he the rolls of electors for elections under this Act, and the provisions of this Act relating to the prepara­ tion and revision of lists and the compilation of rolls of electors shall be read subject to this subsection.

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