AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY REPRESENTATION (HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES) ACT 1973
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY REPRESENTATION REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1983 No. 314
Issued by the authority of the Special Minister of State
The Australian Capital Territory Representation Regulations make provision for Commonwealth electoral administration in the Australian Capital Territory.
On 26 January 1984 a number of amendments to the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918, effected by the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1981, will come into effect. On and from that date, Australian citizenship will be the basic nationality qualification for Commonwealth electoral enrolment and voting. British subjects who are not Australian citizens and who are on a Commonwealth electoral roll immediately before 26 January 1984 will have their franchise preserved under these amendments.
The Australian Capital Territory Representation (House of Representatives) Act 1973 provides that the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 applies in the Australian Capital Territory with such exceptions and adaptations as are prescribed. Consistent with this provision, the purpose of the amending regulations is to bring the Australian Capital Territory Representation Regulations into line with the amendments to the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918.