Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Act 1980

No. 102 of 1980

An Act to amend the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 in relation to electoral expenditure

[Assented to 6 June 1980]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:

Short title, &c.

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Act 1980.

(2) The Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

Commencement

2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Heading to Part XVI

3. The heading to Part XVI of the Principal Act is omitted and the following heading is substituted:

“PART XVI—RETURNS IN RELATION TO ELECTORAL MATTER IN NEWSPAPERS”.

Repeal of sections 145 to 152

4. Sections 145 to 152 (inclusive) of the Principal Act are repealed.

Illegal practices

5. Section 161 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraph (c).

Requisites of petition

6. Section 185 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “or (if the facts relied on in support of the petition are breaches by a candidate of the provisions of Part XVI of this Act) within forty days after the filing by the candidate of the return of his electoral expenses;”.

Form G in Schedule

7. The Schedule to the Principal Act is amended by omitting Form G.