Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 - SECT 76A

                   If:

                     (a)  this Part applies to the Northern Territory because of section 55A;

                     (b)  the Northern Territory constitutes a single Division; and

                     (c)  a redistribution of the Territory is required by subsection 76(1);

section 76 has effect, in its application to the Northern Territory, as if:

                     (d)  subsections (3), (4) and (5) were omitted;

                     (e)  subsections (6) to (12) (inclusive) were omitted and the following subsections substituted:

                           "(6)  The Redistribution Commissioners shall, by instrument in writing, determine the names and boundaries of the Electoral Divisions into which the State is to be distributed, and those Electoral Divisions shall, until altered by a determination under this subsection or subsection 73(1), be the Divisions in the State.

                           "(7)  The Redistribution Commissioners shall make a determination under subsection (6) as soon as practicable and, in any event, within 7 days after the relevant day.

                           "(8)  In making a redistribution under subsection (6), the Redistribution Commissioners shall observe the following requirements:

                                         (a)  the Population Census Collection Districts in the State, or the parts of such districts that are within the State, shall be the basis for the distribution;

                                         (b)  each Electoral Division shall, as far as practicable, contain the same number of electors enrolled;

                                         (c)  except where discontinuous or separate boundaries are necessary for the purpose of including an island in an Electoral Division, the boundaries of each Electoral Division shall form an unbroken line.

                           "(9)  The name to be given to each Electoral Division is within the discretion of the Redistribution Commissioners."; and

                      (f)  subsections (15) and (16) were omitted.