

2016-2017-2018
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
THE SENATE
As passed by both Houses
Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform) Bill 2018
No. , 2018
A Bill for an Act to amend the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 , and for related purposes
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1
2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1
3............ Schedules............................................................................................ 2
Schedule 1—Electoral funding and disclosure reform 3
Part 1—Registration of political campaigners and associated entities and the Transparency Register 3
Division 1—Amendments 3
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 3
Division 2—Application and transitional provisions 22
Part 2—Other amendments 25
Division 1—Amendments 25
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 25
Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 90
Division 2—Application and transitional provisions 91
A Bill for an Act to amend the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 , and for related purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
This Act is the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform) Act 2018 .
(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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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, Part 1 |
The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
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3. Schedule 1, Part 2 |
A single day to be fixed by Proclamation. However, if the provisions 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Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
Legislation 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.