Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) The purpose of this section is to ensure that, as far as practicable, the arrangements that apply in relation to a referendum are the same as the arrangements for an election.
(2) For the purpose of this section, the Electoral Act
, division 9.4 applies, so far as the same is applicable, with the necessary changes.
(3) In particular, that division applies—
(a) subject to a referendum law providing for the appointment of scrutineers for the purposes of a referendum; and
(b) in the case of a separate referendum, subject to—
(i) each MLA being entitled to appoint a scrutineer to represent the member during the voting for the referendum, or during the scrutiny for the referendum, or both; and
(ii) the Electoral Act
, sections 122 and 123 being construed, with the necessary changes, for the purpose of giving effect to subparagraph (i); and
(c) in the case of a concurrent referendum, subject to—
(i) a person appointed as a scrutineer by a candidate for an election being taken to be appointed also for the purposes of the referendum; and
(ii) places appointed to be polling places or scrutiny centres for the election being taken to be appointed also for the purposes of the referendum; and
(iii) administrative arrangements made for the election, so far as the same are applicable, being taken to be made also for the purposes of the referendum; and
(iv) the same certified list of electors being used for the purposes of both the election and the referendum.