| Title | Electoral Legislation Amendment (Assurance of Senate Counting) Bill 2021 |
| Database | Bills & Legislation |
| Long Title | a Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to Senate elections in respect of scrutiny |
| Date | 02-12-2021 12:30 PM |
| Source | House of Reps |
| Parl No. | 46 |
| Bill Number | 157/21 |
| Bill Type | Government |
| Portfolio | Special Minister of State |
| Reps Bill Code | O |
| Status | Act |
| System Id | legislation/bills/r6810_aspassed/0000 |
2019-2020-2021
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
As passed by both Houses
Electoral Legislation Amendment (Assurance of Senate Counting) Bill 2021
No. , 2021
A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to Senate elections in respect of scrutiny
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................ 1
2............ Commencement.................................................................................. 1
3............ Schedules............................................................................................ 2
Schedule 1âAmendments commencing day after Royal Assent 3
Part 1âAssurance 3
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 3
Part 2âCounting 6
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 6
Part 3âOther amendments 9
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 9
Schedule 2âAmendments commencing 1 January 2023 11
Part 1âMain amendments 11
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 11
Part 2âOther amendments 13
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 13
A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to Senate elections in respect of scrutiny
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
This Act is the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Assurance of Senate Counting) Act 2021.
(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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Provisions |
Commencement |
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1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table |
The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
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2. Schedule 1 |
The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
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3. Schedule 2 |
1 January 2023. |
1 January 2023 |
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted.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.