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Electoral and Referendum Regulation 2016
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This item is authorised by the following titles:
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984
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F2023C00590 (C13)
01 July 2023
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10 April 2024
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Name
3 Authority
5 Definitions
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Part 2—Electoral roll matters
6 Prescribed authorities
7 Arrangements with States—form of Roll
8 Provision of information on Rolls to particular people and organisations
9 Permitted purposes for use of information—prescribed authorities
10 Permitted purposes for use of information—Australian Red Cross Blood Service
11 Permitted purposes for use of information—other persons or organisations
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Part 3—Enrolment matters
11A Additional evidence of identity requirements
12 Provisional enrolment by applicant for citizenship—prescribed electors
13 Enrolment related claims or notices do not have to be signed in certain circumstances
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Part 4—Voting matters
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Division 1—Electronically assisted voting
14 Purpose of Division
15 Authorised call centres
16 Registration
17 Who is entitled to vote by an electronically assisted vote
18 Electronically assisted voting—questions to be put to person
19 Enabling registered electronically assisted voter to vote
20 Requirements relating to ballot boxes
21 Role of scrutineers—authorised call centre
22 Record of electronically assisted votes
23 What must be done with the voter’s ballot papers
24 Scrutiny of ballot papers
25 Offences related to electronically assisted voting
26 Protection of electronic voting hardware or software
Division 2—Enforcement of law in relation to compulsory voting
27 Proceedings in court on failure of elector to vote
28 Evidence in court of summary jurisdiction
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Part 5—Application and transitional matters
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Division 1—Application of the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Eligibility) Regulations 2018
29 Application of the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Eligibility) Regulations 2018
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Schedule 1—Prescribed authorities and permitted purposes for use of information
1 Prescribed authorities and permitted purposes for use of information
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Schedule 2—Prescribed electors
1 Prescribed classes of electors—applications for provisional enrolment by persons about to become Australian citizens
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
Endnote 5—Editorial changes