Commonwealth Electoral (No. 2)
No. 70 of 1965
An Act to amend the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918-1962 as amended by the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1965.
[Assented to 22 November, 1965]
BE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—
Short title and citation.
1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Commonwealth Electoral Act (No. 2) 1965.
(2.) The Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918–1962, as amended by the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1965, is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.
(3.) Section 1 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1965 is amended by omitting sub-section (3.).
(4.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918–1965.
Commencement.
2. This Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-five.
Application for postal vote certificate and postal ballot-paper.
3. Section 85 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (b) of sub-section (2.) the words “paragraph (b) of sub-section (1.)” and inserting in their stead the words “sub-section (1a.)”.