COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918

ELECTORAL AND REFERENDUM REGULATIONS - AMENDMENT

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

STATUTORY RULES 1989 NO. 32

Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Administrative Services

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

Section 209(2) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (the Act) provides that ballot papers to be used in a House of Representatives election shall be in Form F in the Schedule. The Schedule provides the words which are to be used on the ballot paper and the manner in which candidates’ names are to be shown on it.

Section 392 of the Act provides that the Forms in the Schedule may be amended by regulations.

The amending Regulation alters Form F in the Schedule by omitting the old form of words used on the House of Representatives ballot paper and substituting a new “plain English” form of words. The old style of ballot paper is at the left and the new style of ballot paper is at the right at Attachment A.

ATTACHMENT A