Electoral and Referendum Amendment Regulations 2000 (No. 1)

I, WILLIAM PATRICK DEANE, 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 and the Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984.

Dated 12 April 2000

WILLIAM DEANE

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command

CHRIS ELLISON

Electoral and Referendum Amendment Regulations 2000 (No. 1)¹

Statutory Rules 2000 No. 47²

made under the

Contents

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                        1  Name of Regulations                                                         2

                        2  Commencement                                                                2

                        3  Amendment of Electoral and Referendum Regulations 1940  2

Schedule 1           Amendments                                                                    3

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1              Name of Regulations

                These Regulations are the Electoral and Referendum Amendment Regulations 2000 (No. 1).

2              Commencement

                These Regulations commence on gazettal.

3              Amendment of Electoral and Referendum Regulations 1940

                Schedule 1 amends the Electoral and Referendum Regulations 1940.

Schedule 1        Amendments

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(regulation 3)

[1]         Subparagraph 10 (a) (ii)

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                         (ii)    gazetted on 22 March 2000;

[2]         Subparagraph 10 (b) (i)

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                          (i)    approved by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Aged Care; and

[3]         Schedule 2

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Schedule 2        Prescribed authorities

(regulations 7, 8 and 9)

Part 1          Specified Departments

Attorney-General’s Department

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Department of Defence

Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs

Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business

Department of the Environment and Heritage

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

Department of Industry, Science and Resources

Department of Transport and Regional Services

Department of Veterans’ Affairs

Part 2          Specified authorities of the Commonwealth

Australia Post

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

Australian Customs Service

Australian Federal Police

Australian Government Solicitor

Australian Securities and Investments Commission

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

Australian Taxation Office

Centrelink

ComSuper

Director of Public Prosecutions

National Crime Authority

1.       These Regulations amend 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; 1998 Nos. 57 and 296.

2.       Made by the Governor-General on 12 April 2000, and notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 19 April 2000.