Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL (COVID ENFRANCHISEMENT) REGULATIONS 2022 (F2022L00463)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Authority  
   4.      Definitions  
   5.      Time  

   PART 2--SECURE TELEPHONE VOTING FOR CORONAVIRUS AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS

           Division 1--Preliminary

   6.      Telephone voting method for coronavirus affected individuals  
   7.      Telephone voting method to be provided to the extent feasible  

           Division 2--Registration

   8.      Entitlement to register to vote by a secure telephone vote  
   9.      Registering as a secure telephone voter  
   10.     Procedures for registering a secure telephone voter  

           Division 3--Voting

   11.     Entitlement to vote by a secure telephone vote  
   12.     Procedures for requesting to vote by a secure telephone vote  
   13.     Questions to be put to registered secure telephone voter  
   14.     Voting  
   15.     Voter requiring assistance to vote  
   16.     Procedures for enabling a registered secure telephone voter to vote  
   17.     How the Act applies in relation to secure telephone votes  
   18.     Temporary suspension of polling  

           Division 4--Scrutiny

   19.     Requirements relating to ballot-boxes  
   20.     Scrutineers at authorised call centres  
   21.     Record of secure telephone votes  
   22.     What must be done with the ballot papers  
   23.     Scrutiny before opening of envelopes containing ballot papers  
   24.     Scrutiny of ballot papers  

           Division 5--Miscellaneous

   25.     Authorised call centres  
   26.     Offence for false or misleading declaration  
   27.     Offences related to secure telephone voting  
   28.     Offence for destroying or interfering with voting hardware or software  
   29.     Records  

   PART 3--REPEAL

   30.     Repeal