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2008-2009-2010
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (How-to-Vote Cards and Other Measures) Bill 2010
No. , 2010
(Special Minister of State)
A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to elections and referendums, and for related purposes
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1
2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1
3............ Schedule(s)......................................................................................... 2
Schedule 1—How-to-vote cards 3
Part 1—Amendments 3
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 3
Part 2—Application of amendments 7
Schedule 2—Misleading or deceptive publication 8
Part 1—Amendments 8
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 8
Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 8
Part 2—Application of amendments 9
A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to elections and referendums, and for related purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
This Act may be cited as the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (How-to-Vote Cards and Other Measures) Act 2010 .
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
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Provision(s) |
Commencement |
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1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table |
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
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2. Schedule 1 |
A single day to be fixed by Proclamation. However, if any of the provision(s) do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the day after the end of that period. |
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3. Schedule 2 |
A single day to be fixed by Proclamation. However, if any of the provision(s) do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the day after the end of that period. |
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Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally passed by both Houses of the Parliament and assented to. It will not be expanded to deal with provisions inserted in this Act after assent.
(2) Column 3 of the table contains additional information that is not part of this Act. Information in this column may be added to or edited in any published version of this Act.
Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.