NORTHERN TERRITORY REPRESENTATION ACT 1922
NORTHERN TERRITORY ELECTORAL REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1983 NO.315
Issued by the authority of the Special Minister of State
The Northern Territory Electoral Regulations make provision for Commonwealth electoral administration in the Northern Territory for the election of a Member to the House of Representatives.
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 Northern Territory Representation Act 1922 provides that the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 applies in the Northern Territory with such exceptions and subject to such modifications and adaptations as are prescribed. Consistent with this provision, the purpose of the amending regulations is to bring the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations into line with the amendments to the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918.