Tasmanian Numbered Acts

ELECTORAL MATTERS (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) ACT 2023 (NO. 38 OF 2023)

- Act 38 of 2023
- Royal Assent 11 December 2023

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement

   PART 2 - Constitution Act 1934 Amended

   3.      Principal Act
   4.      Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
   5.      Section 18AA amended (Application of Division)

   PART 3 - Electoral Act 2004 Amended

   6.      Principal Act
   7.      Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
   8.      Section 4 substituted
   9.      Section 44 amended (Application to register party)
   10.     Section 52 amended (Party register)
   11.     Section 52A inserted
   12.     Section 58 amended (Review of party register)
   13.     Section 96 amended (Preparation and printing of ballot papers)
   14.     Section 100 substituted
   15.     Section 124 amended (Adjournment of polling)
   16.     Section 128 amended (Issue of postal votes)
   17.     Section 139 amended (Preliminary scrutiny of postal votes)
   18.     Section 171A inserted
   19.     Section 186 amended (Offences relating to voting)
   20.     Section 187 amended (Electoral bribery)
   21.     Section 188 amended (Electoral treating)
   22.     Sections 190 and 191 substituted
   23.     Section 193 repealed
   24.     Section 194A inserted
   25.     Section 195 substituted
   26.     Section 197 substituted
   27.     Section 198 amended (Campaigning on polling day)
   28.     Part 7, Division 8 inserted
   29.     Section 244C inserted

   PART 4 - Legislative Council Electoral Boundaries Act 1995 Amended

   30.     Principal Act
   31.     Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
   32.     Part 2, Division 1: Heading amended
   33.     Section 4 amended (Appointment of Redistribution Committee and Tasmanian Augmented Electoral Commission)
   34.     Section 6 amended (Tasmanian Augmented Electoral Commission)
   35.     Section 7 amended (Alternate members of Redistribution Committee and Tasmanian Augmented Electoral Commission)
   36.     Section 7A amended (Filling of casual vacancies)
   37.     Section 8 amended (Sitting fees, allowances, &c.)
   38.     Section 10 amended (Commencement of redistributions)
   39.     Section 15 amended (Notice of initial redistribution proposal)
   40.     Part 2, Division 4: Heading amended
   41.     Section 17 amended (Objections in relation to initial redistribution proposal)
   42.     Section 18 amended (Consideration of initial objections)
   43.     Section 19 amended (Notice of inquiries)
   44.     Section 20 amended (Procedure at inquiries)
   45.     Section 21 amended (Further redistribution proposals)
   46.     Section 22 amended (Further objections)
   47.     Section 23 amended (Administration of oath)
   48.     Section 24 amended (Allowances to witnesses)
   49.     Part 2, Division 5: Heading amended
   50.     Section 25 amended (Redistribution of State)
   51.     Section 26 amended (Reasons for determination made by Tasmanian Augmented Electoral Commission)
   52.     Section 27 amended (Copies of certain documents to be forwarded to both Houses of Parliament)
   53.     Section 28 amended (Decisions and determinations under this Part final, &c.)
   54.     Section 29 amended (Effective date of redistribution)
   55.     Section 29A amended (Transition arrangements to implement redistribution of State in respect of Legislative Council)
   56.     Section 29B amended (Notice of hearing)
   57.     Section 29C amended (Procedure at hearing)
   58.     Section 29D amended (Tasmanian Augmented Electoral Commission to make initial transition proposal)
   59.     Section 29E amended (Reasons for initial transition proposal)
   60.     Section 29F amended (Notice of initial transition proposal)
   61.     Section 29G amended (Consideration of comments, suggestions and objections)
   62.     Section 29H amended (Notice of inquiries)
   63.     Section 29I amended (Procedure at transition inquiry)
   64.     Section 29J amended (Transition determination)
   65.     Section 29K amended (Reasons for transition determination made by Tasmanian Augmented Electoral Commission )
   66.     Section 29L amended (Copies of documents relating to transition determination to be forwarded to both Houses of Parliament)
   67.     Section 30 amended (Publication of notices)
   68.     Section 31 amended (Protection of members of Redistribution Committee or Tasmanian Augmented Electoral Commission and witnesses)
   69.     Section 32 amended (Improper influence)
   70.     Section 33 amended (Redistribution Committee or Tasmanian Augmented Electoral Commission may obtain information)
   71.     Section 34 amended (Information and staff to be provided to Redistribution Committee or Tasmanian Augmented Electoral Commission)
   72.     Section 35 amended (Information from Deputy Commonwealth Statistician, Tasmania, &c.)
   73.     Section 36 amended (Redistribution Committee or Tasmanian Augmented Electoral Commission may obtain advice)
   74.     Schedule 2 amended (Meetings of Redistribution Tribunal)

   PART 5 - Concluding Provision

   75.     Repeal of Act