Statutory Rules
1973 No. 63
REGULATIONS UNDER THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY REPRESENTATION ACT 1948-1973.*
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 Australian Capital Territory Representation Act 1948-1973.
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.
Amendments of the Australian Capital Territory Electoral Regulations†
Persons entitled to enrolment.
1. Regulation 11 of the Australian Capital 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 14a of the Australian Capital 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).
Application for postal vote certificate and postal ballot-paper.
3. Regulation 37 of the Australian Capital Territory Electoral Regulations is amended—
(a) by adding at the end of sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (1) the word “and”; and
(b) by omitting sub-paragraphs (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (1) and substituting the following sub-paragraph:—
“(ii) where the applicant is an elector by virtue of regulation 14a and is not less than 18 years of age—in a form in accordance with Form 15a.”.
Questions to be put to voter.
4. Regulation 47 of the Australian Capital 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”.
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 21 March 1973.
† Statutory Rules 1949, No. 73, as amended by Statutory Rules 1955, No. 47; 1958, No. 28; 1961, No. 133; 1964, No. 95; 1966, No. 145; and 1968, No. 125.
First Schedule—Form 2.
5. Form 2 in the First Schedule to the Australian Capital Territory Electoral Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph 2 the figures “21” and substituting the figures “18”.
First Schedule—Form 15a.
6. Form 15a in the First Schedule to the Australian Capital Territory Electoral Regulations is amended by omitting the figures “21” (wherever occurring) and substituting the figures “18”.
First Schedule—Form 15b.
7. Form 15b in the First Schedule to the Australian Capital Territory Electoral Regulations is repealed.