Statutory Rules 1998    No. 571

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Electoral and Referendum Regulations² (Amendment)

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918.

Dated 1 April 1998.

                                                                                 WILLIAM DEANE

                                                                                 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

NICK MINCHIN

Special Minister of State

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1.   Commencement

1.1   These Regulations commence on gazettal.

2.   Amendment

2.1   The Electoral and Referendum Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

3.   Schedule 2 (Prescribed authorities under paragraphs 91 (11) (a) and (b) of the Act)

3.1   Part 1:

Omit the Part, substitute:

“PART 1—SPECIFIED DEPARTMENTS

Attorney-General’s Department

Department of Defence

Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

Department of Primary Industries and Energy

Department of Transport and Regional Development

Department of Veterans’ Affairs”.

3.2   Part 2:

Omit “Australian Government Retirement Benefits Office”.

3.3   Part 2:

After “Centrelink”, insert “Comsuper”.

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NOTES

1.   Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 8 April 1998.

2.   Statutory Rules 1940 No. 163 as amended by 1949 No. 62; 1954 No. 27; 1961 No. 103; 1966 No. 140; 1973 No. 62; 1974 No. 44; 1980 No. 241; 1981 Nos. 80 and 84; 1983 Nos. 114, 153, 176, 181, 235, 274 and 313; 1984 No. 287; 1987 Nos. 118 and 119; 1988 Nos. 182 and 339; 1989 No. 32; 1990 Nos. 33 and 334; 1992 No. 422; 1993 Nos. 28 and 356; 1995 Nos. 21, 190 and 322; 1997 No. 411.