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Electoral and Referendum Regulations (Amendment)

Authoritative Version
  • - F1996B04240
  • No longer in force
SR 1983 No. 176 Regulations as made
These Regulations amend the Electoral and Referendum Regulations.
Administered by: Finance
General Comments: These Regulations were originally made under s 35 of the Referendum (Constitution Alteration) Act 1906 and s 395 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 and are continued in force under s 144 of the Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 and s 395 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (see s 145 of the Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984). This instrument was backcaptured in accordance with Section 36 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.
Registered 01 Jan 2005
Tabling HistoryDate
Tabled HR04-Oct-1983
Tabled Senate04-Oct-1983
Gazetted 22 Sep 1983
Date of repeal 19 Mar 2014
Repealed by Finance (Spent and Redundant Instruments) Repeal Regulation 2014

COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918

ELECTORAL AND REFERENDUM REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)

 

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

STATUTORY RULES 1983 NO. 176

Issued by the Authority of the Special Minister of State

 

The Electoral and Referendum Regulations make provision for Commonwealth electoral administration.

Regulation 7 prescribed the sale price of electoral rolls, as follows -

Principal Roll for a Division

$8.30

Principal Roll for a Subdivision

$0.80

Supplemental Roll for a Division

$0.80

Supplemental Roll for a Subdivision

$0.30

The sale price of electoral rolls was last reviewed in 1981. The purpose of the amending regulation is to prescribe a new sale price, as follows -

Principal Roll for a Division

$10.00

Principal Roll for a Subdivision

$  1.00

Supplemental Roll for a Division

$  1.00

Supplemental Roll for a Subdivision

$  0.50