AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY REPRESENTATION
(HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES) ACT 1973
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY REPRESENTATION
REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1983 NO. 115
Issued by the Authority of the Special Minister of State
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The Australian Capital Territory Representation Regulations make provision for Commonwealth electoral administration in the Territory and the purpose of this regulation is to make new provisions in this regard.
The new regulations permit, after an election can no longer be challenged, the opening of sealed parcels of ballot-papers, postal vote certificates and voters’ declarations used at an election for the purpose of collecting statistical information in relation to the election. The amendment will enable, for example, a full distribution of preferences for statistical purposes in those Divisions in which the elected Member received an absolute majority of first preference votes, and any other analysis of preferences and their distribution.