
Electoral and Referendum Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 1)1
Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 83
I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, 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 2007
P. M. JEFFERY
Governor‑General
By His Excellency’s Command
GARY NAIRN
1 Name of Regulations
These Regulations are the Electoral and Referendum Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 1).
2 Commencement
These Regulations commence on 16 April 2007.
3 Amendment of Electoral and Referendum Regulations 1940
Schedule 1 amends the Electoral and Referendum Regulations 1940, as amended by the Electoral and Referendum Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 1).
Schedule 1 Amendments
(regulation 3)
[1] Before regulation 12
insert in Part II
11A Evidence of Identity (paragraphs 94A (2) (e) and 95 (2) (d) of the Act)
(1) Subject to subregulation (2), a person making an application under section 94A or 95 of the Act must provide:
(a) his or her driver’s licence number and the Australian State or Territory in which the licence was issued; or
(b) his or her Australian passport number.
(2) If an applicant does not hold a driver’s licence issued by an Australian State or Territory, and does not hold an Australian passport:
(a) the applicant must show to a person in a class of electors set out in Schedule 2 an original document, of a kind listed in item 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 or 16 of Schedule 3, that identifies the applicant; and
(b) the person must complete the declaration on the enrolment form, stating that the person:
(i) is on the roll of electors; and
(ii) has sighted the original of one of the documents listed in item 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 or 16 of Schedule 3.
(3) If an applicant is unable to comply with subregulation (1) or (2), the applicant must have his or her application signed by 2 electors, who are able:
(a) to confirm the applicant’s name; and
(b) to confirm that they have known the applicant for at least 1 month.
[2] Regulation 12, heading
substitute
12 Evidence of Identity (paragraphs 96 (2) (d), 98 (2) (d) and 99A (4) (e) of the Act)
[3] Subregulation 12 (1)
omit
94A, 95 or