South Australian Bills South Australian Bills[Index] [Search] [Download] [Help]
This is a Bill, not an Act. For current law, see the Acts databases.
South Australia
Electoral (Voting Age) Amendment
Bill 2008
A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the Electoral Act 1985; and to make related
amendments to the Juries Act 1927 and the Local Government
(Elections) Act 1999.
Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short
title
2 Commencement
3 Amendment provisions
Part 2—Amendment of Electoral
Act 1985
4 Amendment of section
4—Interpretation
5 Amendment of section 29—Entitlement to
enrolment
6 Amendment of section 69—Entitlement to vote
Schedule 1—Related amendments
Part 1—Related amendment to Juries
Act 1927
1 Amendment of section 11—Qualification of
jurors
Part 2—Related amendment to Local Government
(Elections) Act 1999
2 Amendment of section
14—Qualifications for enrolment
The Parliament of South Australia enacts as
follows:
This Act may be cited as the Electoral (Voting Age) Amendment
Act 2008.
This Act will come into operation 3 months after the date of
assent.
In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a
specified Act amends the Act so specified.
Part 2—Amendment
of Electoral
Act 1985
4—Amendment of
section 4—Interpretation
Section 4(1), definition of elector—delete "18 years"
and substitute:
16 years
5—Amendment
of section 29—Entitlement to enrolment
(1) Section 29(1)(a)—delete "18 years" and substitute:
16 years
(2) Section 29(2)(a)—delete "17 years" and substitute:
15 years
(3) Section 29(2)(b)—delete "18 years" and substitute:
16 years
6—Amendment of
section 69—Entitlement to vote
Section 69(2)(b)—delete "18 years" and substitute:
16 years
Part 1—Related amendment to Juries
Act 1927
1—Amendment of
section 11—Qualification of jurors
Section 11(b)—delete paragraph (b) and substitute:
(b) who is not less than 18 years of age and not more than 70 years
of age,
Part 2—Related amendment to Local Government
(Elections) Act 1999
2—Amendment of
section 14—Qualifications for enrolment
Section 14(1)(a)—delete "majority" and substitute:
16