STATUTORY RULES.
1937. No. 94.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE NORTHERN TERRITORY REPRESENTATION ACT 1922-1936 AND THE COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918-1934 *
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 Northern Territory Representation Act 1922-1936 and the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918-1934.
Dated this Twenty Fifth day of August, 1937.
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
Minister of State for the Interior.
Amendment of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations. †
Definitions.
1. Regulation 4 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended by inserting, after the definition of “The Commonwealth Electoral Act”, the following definition:—
“‘the Northern Territory Representation Act’ means the Northern Territory Representation Act 1922-1936, as amended from time to time;”.
Amendment of regulations 5 and 20.
2. Regulations 5 and 20 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations are amended by omitting the words and figures “ Northern Territory Representation Act 1922-1925” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the words “Northern Territory Representation Act”.
Writ for election.
3. Regulation 54 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (5.) the words “not less than two newspapers” and inserting in their stead the words “a newspaper”.
Authorized witnesses.
4. Regulation 96 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended—
(a) by inserting in sub-regulation (1.), after the words “all legally qualified medical practitioners practising in the Territory;”, the words “all nurses registered by the Nurses Board of the Territory;”; and
(b) by omitting from that sub-regulation the figures “86” and inserting in their stead the figures and letter “91b”.
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1937.
† Statutory Rules 1926, No. 200, as amended by Statutory Rules 1928, Nos. 108 and 119; 1929, No. 109; 1932, No. 21; and 1934, No. 95.
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Amendment of the First Schedule.
5. The First Schedule to the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended by omitting from Form 21 the figures “86” and inserting in their stead the figures and letter “91b”.
Amendment of the Second Schedule.
6. The Second Schedule to the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting the word “word” (first occurring) and inserting in its stead the word “words”;
(b) by omitting the words “For ‘Commonwealth Electoral Officer for the State’ in sub-section (10) substitute ‘Returning Officer for the Territory.’”;
(c) by inserting in the item relating to section 152, after the words “Returning Officer”, the words “for the Territory”; and
(d) by omitting the words “any other” and inserting in their stead the word “ another”.
By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.