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ELECTORAL AND REFERENDUM REGULATION 2016 (F2016L00399) - REG 5

Definitions

Note:          A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act or the Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act, including the following:

(a)    approved list;

(b)    certified list of voters;

(c)    Electoral Commissioner;

(d)    Roll.

                   In this instrument:

"Act " means the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 .

"Australia's Foreign Investment Framework " means any of the following Acts and any instruments made under any of those Acts:

                     (a)  the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 ;

                     (b)  the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Act 2015 ;

                     (c)  the Register of Foreign Ownership of Agricultural Land Act 2015 .

"authorised call centre " means a call centre established in accordance with arrangements made by the Electoral Commissioner under subsection 15(1).

"call centre operator " means a person who:

                     (a)  works in an authorised call centre; and

                     (b)  is a pre-poll voting officer under subsection 4(1) of the Act or section 73 of the Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act.

"electronically assisted vote " means a vote cast using the electronically assisted voting method.

"electronically assisted voting " means voting by an electronically assisted vote.

"electronically assisted voting method " means the procedures determined under subsection 19(1) for enabling a registered sight-impaired voter to vote by an electronically assisted vote.

"reference Roll " means a Roll that may be consulted by an officer if a voter wishes to vote by an electronically assisted vote.

"referendum " has the same meaning as in the Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act.

" Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act " means the Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 .

"registered sight-impaired voter " means a sight-impaired person who is registered with the Electoral Commissioner for the purpose of voting by an electronically assisted vote.

"sight-impaired person " has the meaning given by section 202AA of the Act.

   



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