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2008-2009-2010

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

THE SENATE

Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Close of Rolls and Other Measures) Bill 2010

(Amendment to be moved by the Leader of the Australian Greens, Senator Bob Brown, in committee of the whole)

(1)     Page 9 (after line 5), after Schedule 2, insert:

Schedule 2A—Amendment relating to misleading or deceptive publication

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

1  Subsection 329(6)

Omit “radio or television”, substitute “radio, television or telephone”.

2  Application of amendments

            The amendment made by item 1 applies in relation to elections the writs for which are issued on or after the commencement of the amendments.

 [misleading or deceptive publication—by telephone]