Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1984 No. 287 ELECTORAL AND REFERENDUM REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 21

21. Regulation 77 of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting
sub-regulation (1) and substituting the following sub-regulation:

"(1) Where the reply of the elector does not, in the opinion of the Divisional
Returning Officer, show cause why proceedings for failing to vote at the
election or referendum, as the case may be, without a valid and sufficient
reason should not be instituted against the elector, the Divisional Returning
Officer shall, after endorsing on the list prepared by him his opinion in
accordance with sub-section 245 (8) of the Act or sub-section 45 (7) of the
Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act, as the case may be, notify the elector,
in accordance with Form 42, of his opinion, and inform him that he has the
option of having the matter dealt with by the Australian Electoral Officer or
by a court of summary jurisdiction.".