Commonwealth Numbered Acts

Commonwealth Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 1983 No. 144 of 1983 - SECT 6

6. Section 9 of the Principal Act is amended-

   (a)  by omitting sub-section (1) and substituting the following
        sub-section:

''(1) The Commission may, for the purposes of a particular election or
referendum, appoint a person to be an Assistant Returning Officer-

   (a)  for a portion of a Division; or

   (b)  at a place outside Australia,

and any such appointment shall terminate upon the completion of the election
or referendum.''; and

   (b)  by omitting sub-sections (1C) and (2).