Electoral and Referendum Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 5)1

Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 354

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 17 October 2007

P. M. JEFFERY

Governor‑General

By His Excellency’s Command

GARY NAIRN

Special Minister of State

1 Name of Regulations

  These Regulations are the Electoral and Referendum Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 5).

2 Commencement

  These Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.

3 Amendment of Electoral and Referendum Regulations 1940

  Schedule 1 amends the Electoral and Referendum Regulations 1940.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(regulation 3)

[1] After regulation 8

insert

8A Permitted purposes for use of information: Australian Red Cross Blood Service

  For paragraph 91A (2A) (c) of the Act, the following purposes are prescribed for the Australian Red Cross Blood Service:

 (a) contacting any blood donor who has tested positive for a blood‑borne infection;

 (b) contacting any person who has received a transfusion of blood donated by a person mentioned in paragraph (a);

 (c) contacting any donor whose blood was transfused to a person who has since tested positive for a blood‑borne infection;

 (d) contacting any donor whose blood was transfused to a person who has had a suspected adverse reaction to the blood.

[2] Schedule 1, after item 16

insert

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