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This is a Bill, not an Act. For current law, see the Acts databases.
South Australia
Referendum (Permissible Tolerance)
Bill 2020
A BILL FOR
An Act to provide for the submission of the
Constitution
(Permissible Tolerance) Amendment Bill 2020
to a referendum.
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The Parliament of South Australia enacts as
follows:
This Act may be cited as the Referendum (Permissible Tolerance)
Act 2020.
(1) The
Constitution
(Permissible Tolerance) Amendment Bill 2020
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
(Permissible Tolerance) Amendment Bill 2020
?
(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 88 of the
Constitution
Act 1934
).
(4) If a majority of electors voting at the referendum approve the
Constitution
Permissible Tolerance) Amendment Bill 2020
then the Bill will be presented to the Governor for assent.
(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.
The Governor may make such regulations as are contemplated by, or necessary
or expedient for the purposes of, this Act.