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Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2010

Schedule 9 Minor technical amendments

Part 1 Amendments

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

1  Paragraph 17(1A)(a)

Omit “subsection 91(4A)”, substitute “subsection 90B(1)”.

2  Paragraph 17(1A)(b)

Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

                     (b)  each person or organisation to whom the Commission has given a copy of a Roll, or an extract of a Roll, under subsection 90B(4).

3  Subsection 31(4)

Omit “the Australian Capital Territory”, substitute “a State”.

4  Subsection 123(1) (definition of Commission )

Repeal the definition.

5  Section 125

Omit “Commission”, substitute “Electoral Commission”.

6  Subsection 126(1)

Omit “made to the Commission”, substitute “made to the Electoral Commission”.

7  Paragraphs 126(2A)(a) and (c)

Omit “Commission”, substitute “Electoral Commission”.

8  Subsection 126(3)

Omit “Commission”, substitute “Electoral Commission”.

9  Section 127

Omit “Commission”, substitute “Electoral Commission”.

10  Subsection 129(1)

Omit “Commission”, substitute “Electoral Commission”.

11  Section 130

Omit “Commission”, substitute “Electoral Commission”.

12  Subsection 131(1)

Omit “Commission” (first occurring), substitute “Electoral Commission”.

13  Subsection 131(2)

Omit “Commission”, substitute “Electoral Commission”.

14  Subsection 131(3)

Omit “Commission” (first occurring), substitute “Electoral Commission”.

15  Paragraph 132(1)(a)

Omit “Commission”, substitute “Electoral Commission”.

16  Subsections 132(2) and (4)

Omit “Commission”, substitute “Electoral Commission”.

17  Subsection 132(5)

Omit “Commission” (first occurring), substitute “Electoral Commission”.

18  Subsection 132(6)

Omit “Commission”, substitute “Electoral Commission”.

19  Subsection 132(7)

Omit “Commission” (first occurring), substitute “Electoral Commission”.

20  Subsection 132A(1)

Omit “Commission” (first occurring), substitute “Electoral Commission”.

Note:       The heading to section 132A is altered by omitting “ Commission ” and substituting “ Electoral Commission ”.

21  Subsections 133(1) and (3)

Omit “Commission”, substitute “Electoral Commission”.

22  Subsections 134(1), (1A) and (3)

Omit “Commission”, substitute “Electoral Commission”.

23  Subsection 134(5)

Omit “Commission” (first occurring), substitute “Electoral Commission”.

24  Subsections 134(6) and (7)

Omit “Commission”, substitute “Electoral Commission”.

25  Subsection 134(8)

Omit “Commission” (first occurring), substitute “Electoral Commission”.

26  Paragraph 134A(1)(a)

Omit “Commission”, substitute “Electoral Commission”.

27  Subsection 134A(2)

Omit “Commission”, substitute “Electoral Commission”.

28  Subsection 134A(2A)

Omit “Commission” (first occurring), substitute “Electoral Commission”.

29  Subsection 135(1)

Omit “Commission” (first occurring), substitute “Electoral Commission”.

30  Subsection 136(1A)

Omit “Commission”, substitute “Electoral Commission”.

31  Subsection 137(1)

Omit “Commission” (first occurring), substitute “Electoral Commission”.

32  Subsections 137(2), (4), (5), (6) and (7)

Omit “Commission”, substitute “Electoral Commission”.

33  Sections 138 and 139

Omit “Commission”, substitute “Electoral Commission”.

34  Subsection 140(1)

Omit “Commission”, substitute “Electoral Commission”.

35  Subsections 140(2) and (3)

Omit “Commission” (first occurring), substitute “Electoral Commission”.

36  Subsection 141(1) (definition of Commission )

Repeal the definition.

37  Subsection 141(1)

Insert:

Electoral Commission does not include a delegate of the Electoral Commission.

38  Subsection 141(1) (definition of reviewable decision )

Omit “Commission” (wherever occurring), substitute “Electoral Commission”.

39  Subsection 141(2)

Omit “Commission” (first occurring), substitute “Electoral Commission”.

40  Subsections 141(4) and (5)

Omit “Commission”, substitute “Electoral Commission”.

41  Subsections 141(7) and (8)

Omit “Commission” (first occurring), substitute “Electoral Commission”.

42  Subsection 141(9)

Omit “Commission”, substitute “Electoral Commission”.

43  Section 230

Omit “female”.

44  Section 230

After “because”, insert “his or”.

45  Subsection 274(10)

Omit “Subject to subsection (11), in”, substitute “In”.

46  Subsection 385A(2) (definition of article )

Omit “to which section 332 applies”.

Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

47  Subsection 32(2)

Omit “a female”, substitute “an”.

48  Subsection 32(2)

Omit “she has changed her surname”, substitute “he or she has changed his or her surname”.



 

Part 2 Application of amendments

49  Application of amendments

The amendments made by items 1 and 2 apply in relation to financial years ending on or after the commencement of those items (whether the copy or extract was given before, on or after that commencement).

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