REFEREMDUM (CONSTITUTION ALTERATION) ACT 1906
ELECTORAL AND REFERENDUM REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1983 NO. 274
Issued by the Authority of the Special Minister of State
The Electoral and Referendum Regulations make provision for Commonwealth electoral administration and the conduct of referendums.
The format of referendum ballot papers in respect of more than one proposed law is prescribed by regulation 98A and Forms 31 and 36 of the Schedule to the Electoral and Referendum Regulations. These Forms do not allow any description of a proposed law - other than its title, to be included on a ballot paper.
The purpose of the amending Regulations is to prescribe a special form of ballot paper for the 1984 referendums to include a brief description of the proposed laws. The amending Regulations also make textual improvements to the directions to voters and the format of the questions to be submitted to the electors and remove unnecessary words from the ballot papers..