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PLEBISCITE FOR AN AUSTRALIAN REPUBLIC BILL 2008
2008
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
THE SENATE
Presented and read a first time
Plebiscite for an Australian Republic Bill
2008
No. , 2008
(Senator Bob Brown)
A Bill for an Act to require a plebiscite on whether
Australia should become a republic
i Plebiscite for an Australian Republic Bill 2008 No. , 2008
Contents
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Short title ............................................................................................ 1
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Commencement .................................................................................. 1
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Interpretation....................................................................................... 1
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National plebiscite to be held ............................................................. 2
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Question to be submitted to electors................................................... 2
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Application of Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act
1984 .................................................................................................... 2
Plebiscite for an Australian Republic Bill 2008 No. , 2008 1
A Bill for an Act to require a plebiscite on whether
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Australia should become a republic
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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 Plebiscite for an Australian Republic
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Act 2008.
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2 Commence ment
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This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal
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Assent.
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3 Inte rpretation
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In this Act:
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electors means all persons qualified for enrolment and for voting
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under Part VII of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 and
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validly enrolled to vote under Part VIII of that Act at the time of
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the next general election for the House of Representatives.
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2 Plebiscite for an Australian Republic Bill 2008 No. , 2008
Minister means the minister responsible for the administration of
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the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918.
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4 National plebiscite to be held
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The Minister must cause the question specified in section 5 to be
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submitted to electors at a national plebiscite to be held at the time
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of the next general election for the House of Representatives.
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5 Question to be submitted to electors
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The question to be submitted to electors in accordance with
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section 4 is "Do you support Australia becoming a republic?".
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6 Application of Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984
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The Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 applies to the
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submission of the question specified in section 5 and the scrutiny
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of the result of the plebiscite with such modifications as are
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necessary to allow the submission of the question and scrutiny of
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the result on the same basis as a referendum under that Act.
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