Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

ELECTORAL AND REFERENDUM REGULATION 2016

- made under the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 and the Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name  
   3.      Authority  
   5.      Definitions  

   PART 2--ELECTORAL--ROLL MATTERS

   6.      Prescribed authorities  
   7.      Arrangements with States--form of Roll  
   8.      Provision of information on Rolls to particular people and organisations  
   9.      Permitted purposes for use of information--prescribed authorities  
   10.     Permitted purposes for use of information--Australian Red Cross Blood Service  
   10A.    Permitted purpose for use of information--Australian Consortium for Social and Political Research Incorporated  
   11.     Permitted purposes for use of information--other persons or organisations  

   PART 3--ENROLMENT--MATTERS

   11A.    Additional evidence of identity requirements  
   12.     Provisional enrolment by applicant for citizenship--prescribed electors  
   13.     Enrolment - related claims or notices do not have to be signed in certain circumstances  

   PART 4--VOTING--MATTERS

           Division 1--Electronically assisted voting

   14.     Purpose of Division  
   15.     Authorised call centres  
   16.     Registration  
   17.     Who is entitled to vote by an electronically assisted vote  
   18.     Electronically assisted voting--questions to be put to person  
   19.     Enabling registered electronically assisted voter to vote  
   20.     Requirements relating to ballot - boxes  
   21.     Role of scrutineers--authorised call centre  
   22.     Record of electronically assisted votes  
   23.     What must be done with the voter's ballot papers  
   24.     Scrutiny of ballot papers  
   25.     Offences related to electronically assisted voting  
   26.     Protection of electronic voting hardware or software  

           Division 2--Enforcement of law in relation to compulsory voting

   27.     Proceedings in court on failure of elector to vote  
   28.     Evidence in court of summary jurisdiction  

   PART 5--APPLICATION--AND TRANSITIONAL MATTERS

           Division 1--Application of the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Eligibility) Regulations 2018

   29.     Application of the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Eligibility) Regulations 2018  
           SCHEDULE 1 Prescribed authorities and permitted purposes for use of information
           SCHEDULE 2 Prescribed electors