Contents

Part 1--Preliminary                                                                                                                                        1

1............ Name............................................................................................................................. 1

2............ Commencement............................................................................................................. 1

3............ Authority....................................................................................................................... 1

4............ Schedules...................................................................................................................... 1

5............ Definitions..................................................................................................................... 1

Part 2--Electoral roll matters                                                                                                                   3

6............ Prescribed authorities.................................................................................................... 3

7............ Arrangements with States--form of Roll...................................................................... 3

8............ Provision of information on Rolls to particular people and organisations..................... 3

9............ Permitted purposes for use of information--prescribed authorities............................... 3

10.......... Permitted purposes for use of information--Australian Red Cross Blood Service....... 4

11.......... Permitted purposes for use of information--other persons or organisations................. 4

Part 3--Enrolment matters                                                                                                                        5

12.......... Provisional enrolment by applicant for citizenship--prescribed electors....................... 5

13.......... Enrolment-related claims or notices do not have to be signed in certain circumstances. 5

Part 4--Voting matters                                                                                                                                 6

Division 1--Electronically assisted voting for sight-impaired people                           6

14.......... Purpose of Division...................................................................................................... 6

15.......... Authorised call centres.................................................................................................. 6

16.......... Registration................................................................................................................... 6

17.......... Who is entitled to vote by an electronically assisted vote............................................... 7

18.......... Electronically assisted voting--questions to be put to person....................................... 8

19.......... Enabling registered sight-impaired voter to vote............................................................ 8

20.......... Requirements relating to ballot-boxes............................................................................ 9

21.......... Role of scrutineers--authorised call centre.................................................................... 9

22.......... Record of electronically assisted votes........................................................................ 10

23.......... What must be done with the voter's ballot papers....................................................... 10

24.......... Scrutiny of ballot papers.............................................................................................. 10

25.......... Offences related to electronically assisted voting......................................................... 11

26.......... Protection of electronic voting hardware or software.................................................. 11

Division 2--Enforcement of law in relation to compulsory voting                              13

27.......... Proceedings in court on failure of elector to vote......................................................... 13

28.......... Evidence in court of summary jurisdiction.................................................................. 13

Schedule 1--Prescribed authorities and permitted purposes for use of information 14

1............ Prescribed authorities and permitted purposes for use of information......................... 14

Schedule 2--Prescribed electors                                                                                              19

1............ Prescribed classes of electors--applications for provisional enrolment by persons about to become Australian citizens.................................................................................................................................... 19

Schedule 3--Repeals                                                                                                                                     20

Electoral and Referendum Regulations 1940                                                                                20

 

  

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