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REFERENDUM (APPROPRIATION AND SUPPLY) BILL 2015

South Australia

Referendum (Appropriation and Supply) Bill 2015

A BILL FOR

An Act to provide for the submission of the Constitution (Appropriation and Supply) Amendment Bill 2015


to a referendum.


Contents
1Short title


2The referendum


3Conduct of referendum


4Regulations



The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:

1—Short title

This Act may be cited as the Referendum (Appropriation and Supply) Act 2015.

2—The referendum

(1) The Constitution (Appropriation and Supply) Amendment Bill 2015


must, when passed by the Parliament but before being presented to the Governor for assent, be submitted to a referendum of electors for the House of Assembly.

(2) The question to be put to electors at the referendum is:

Do you approve the Constitution (Appropriation and Supply) Amendment Bill 2015


?

(3) The day appointed for the referendum must be a day that has been fixed for a general election of members of the House of Assembly (taking into account the requirements of section 10A of the Constitution Act 1934


).

(4) If a majority of electors voting at the referendum approve the Constitution (Appropriation and Supply) Amendment Bill 2015


then the Bill will be presented to the Governor for assent.

(5) A referendum under this Act may be held on the same day as a referendum under another Act.

3—Conduct of referendum

(1) The Electoral Commissioner is responsible for the conduct of the referendum.

(2) A political party registered under the Electoral Act 1985


may by notice in a form approved by the Electoral Commissioner appoint 1 or more scrutineers for the purposes of the referendum.

(3) The Electoral Act 1985


applies to the referendum with adaptations, exclusions and modifications prescribed by regulation as if the referendum were a general election of members of the House of Assembly.

(4) When the result of the referendum is known, the Electoral Commissioner must declare the result by notice in the Gazette.

4—Regulations

The Governor may make such regulations as are contemplated by, or necessary or expedient for the purposes of, this Act.

 


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