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New South Wales
City of Sydney Amendment (Restoring Equal
Voting Rights) Bill 2017
Explanatory note
This explanatory note relates to this Bill as introduced into Parliament.
Overview of Bill
The object of this Bill is to restore the system of business enrolment and voting at elections for the
council of the City of Sydney that existed before the enactment of the City of Sydney Amendment
(Elections) Act 2014.
Outline of provisions
Clause 1 sets out the name (also called the short title) of the proposed Act.
Clause 2 provides for the commencement of the proposed Act on the date of assent to the
proposed Act.
Clause 3 gives effect to the object set out in the Overview above.
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Introduced by Mr L A Foley, MP First print
New South Wales
City of Sydney Amendment (Restoring Equal
Voting Rights) Bill 2017
Contents
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1 Name of Act 2
2 Commencement 2
3 Amendment of City of Sydney Act 1988 No 48 2
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New South Wales
City of Sydney Amendment (Restoring Equal
Voting Rights) Bill 2017
No , 2017
A Bill for
An Act to amend the City of Sydney Act 1988 to restore the system relating to business enrolment
and voting at council elections that existed before the enactment of the City of Sydney Amendment
(Elections) Act 2014.
City of Sydney Amendment (Restoring Equal Voting Rights) Bill 2017 [NSW]
The Legislature of New South Wales enacts: 1
1 Name of Act 2
This Act is the City of Sydney Amendment (Restoring Equal Voting Rights) Act 2016. 3
2 Commencement 4
This Act commences on the date of assent to this Act. 5
3 Amendment of City of Sydney Act 1988 No 48 6
The City of Sydney Act 1988 is amended as follows: 7
(a) any matter or words inserted into the Act by the City of Sydney Amendment 8
(Elections) Act 2014 is omitted, 9
(b) any matter or words omitted from the Act by the City of Sydney Amendment 10
(Elections) Act 2014 is reinserted. 11
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