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ELECTORAL AND REFERENDUM AMENDMENT (PROVISIONAL VOTING) BILL 2011
2010-2011
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Electoral and Referendum Amendment
(Provisional Voting) Bill 2011
No. , 2011
(Special Minister of State)
A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to
elections and referendums, and for related
purposes
i Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Provisional Voting) Bill 2011 No. , 2011
Contents
1 Short
title
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2 Commencement
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3 Schedule(s)
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Schedule 1--Amendments relating to evidence of identity for
provisional votes
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Part 1--Amendments
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Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
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Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984
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Part 2--Application of amendments
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Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Provisional Voting) Bill 2011 No. , 2011 1
A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to
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elections and referendums, and for related
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purposes
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The Parliament of Australia enacts:
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1 Short title
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This Act may be cited as the Electoral and Referendum
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Amendment (Provisional Voting) Act 2011.
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2 Commencement
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This Act commences on the day this Act receives the Royal
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Assent.
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2 Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Provisional Voting) Bill 2011 No. , 2011
3 Schedule(s)
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Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or
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repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule
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concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect
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according to its terms.
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Amendments relating to evidence of identity for provisional votes Schedule 1
Amendments Part 1
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Provisional Voting) Bill 2011 No. , 2011 3
Schedule 1--Amendments relating to
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evidence of identity for provisional
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votes
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Part 1--Amendments
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Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
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1 Subsections 235(1B), (9) and (10)
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Repeal the subsections.
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2 After paragraph 3 of Schedule 3
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Insert:
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3A. For each envelope in relation to which the following paragraphs
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are satisfied:
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(a) the envelope purports to contain a provisional vote ballot
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paper;
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(b) the DRO has reason to doubt that the signature on the
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envelope that purports to be the elector's signature is the
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elector's signature;
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the DRO must check the signature against the most recent record
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(if any) of the elector's signature that is available to the DRO.
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3 Subparagraph 6(ca) of Schedule 3
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Repeal the subparagraph, substitute:
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(ca) in the case of an envelope purporting to contain a provisional
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vote ballot paper and in relation to which paragraph 3A
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applies--that the signature on the envelope is that of the
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elector; and
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Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984
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4 Subsections 37(1B), (9) and (10)
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Repeal the subsections.
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5 After paragraph 3 of Schedule 4
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Insert:
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Schedule 1 Amendments relating to evidence of identity for provisional votes
Part 1 Amendments
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3A. For each envelope in relation to which the following paragraphs
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are satisfied:
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(a) the envelope purports to contain a provisional vote
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ballot-paper;
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(b) the DRO has reason to doubt that the signature on the
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envelope that purports to be the elector's signature is the
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elector's signature;
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the DRO must check the signature against the most recent record
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(if any) of the elector's signature that is available to the DRO.
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6 Subparagraph 6(ca) of Schedule 4
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Repeal the subparagraph, substitute:
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(ca) in the case of an envelope purporting to contain a provisional
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vote ballot-paper and in relation to which paragraph 3A
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applies--that the signature on the envelope is that of the
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elector; and
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Amendments relating to evidence of identity for provisional votes Schedule 1
Application of amendments Part 2
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Part 2--Application of amendments
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7 Application of amendments
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The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to elections
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and referendums the writs for which are issued on or after the
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commencement of the amendments.
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