Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsAct No. 44 of 1984 as amended
This compilation was prepared on 14 February 2012
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 46 of 2011
The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section
The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may
be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and
Publishing,
Attorney-General's Department, Canberra
Contents
Part I--Preliminary 1
1............ Short title [see Note 1] ........................................................................ 1
2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1
3............ Interpretation ....................................................................................... 1
3A......... Extraterritorial operation of Act ........................................................... 8
3B......... Application to Crown .......................................................................... 9
3C......... Application of the Criminal Code ....................................................... 9
4............ Electors entitled to vote at a referendum .............................................. 9
5............ Australian Electoral Officer for the Australian Capital Territory ......... 9
6............ Assistant Returning Officers and Assistant Divisional Returning Officers 10
Part II--Writ for a referendum 11
7............ Writ for a referendum ........................................................................ 11
8............ Form of writ ...................................................................................... 11
9............ Day for close of Rolls and voting day ............................................... 11
10.......... Extension of time .............................................................................. 12
11.......... Distribution to electors of arguments for and against proposed law .. 12
12.......... Governor-General to deal with writ .................................................. 14
13.......... Action by Electoral Commissioner .................................................... 15
14.......... Action by Electoral Officers .............................................................. 15
Part III--Voting at a referendum 17
Division 1--General 17
15.......... Voting on same day throughout Australia ......................................... 17
16.......... Polling places .................................................................................... 17
16A....... Undertaking by officers and scrutineers ............................................ 17
17.......... Arrangements for voting ................................................................... 18
18.......... Substitute for presiding officer .......................................................... 19
19.......... Ballot-boxes ...................................................................................... 19
20.......... Separate voting compartments ........................................................... 20
21.......... Use of licensed premises as polling booth ........................................ 20
22.......... Certified lists of voters ...................................................................... 20
22A....... Approved list of voters ..................................................................... 21
23.......... Election and referendum on the same day ......................................... 21
24.......... Manner of voting .............................................................................. 22
25.......... Forms of ballot-paper ........................................................................ 22
25A....... Official mark ..................................................................................... 23
26.......... Ballot-papers to be initialled .............................................................. 23
27.......... Appointment of scrutineers ............................................................... 24
28.......... Provisions relating to scrutineers ...................................................... 24
29.......... Voting at a referendum ...................................................................... 25
30.......... Questions to be put to voter .............................................................. 26
31.......... Questions to be put to voter when election and referendum on the same day 26
32.......... Errors not to forfeit vote .................................................................... 27
33.......... Right of elector to receive ballot-paper .............................................. 27
34.......... List of voters to be marked when ballot-paper issued ....................... 28
35.......... Vote to be marked in private ............................................................. 29
36.......... Assistance to certain voters ............................................................... 29
36A....... Certain voters may vote outside polling place ................................... 30
37.......... Provisional votes ............................................................................... 31
38.......... Provisional enrolment by applicant for citizenship ............................ 32
39.......... Other general provisions about applications under section 38 ........... 35
40.......... Election and referendum on the same day ......................................... 35
41.......... Spoilt ballot-papers ........................................................................... 36
41A....... Temporary suspension of polling ...................................................... 36
42.......... Adjournment of voting ...................................................................... 37
43.......... Adjournment at both referendum and election ................................... 37
44.......... Adjourned voting .............................................................................. 38
45.......... Compulsory voting ........................................................................... 38
46.......... Where electors may vote, and absent voting ...................................... 42
46A....... Forwarding of declaration votes ........................................................ 43
Division 2--Mobile booths 47
47.......... Interpretation ..................................................................................... 47
48.......... Hospitals that are polling places ........................................................ 47
50.......... Provisions related to section 48 ......................................................... 47
51.......... Mobile booths ................................................................................... 49
52.......... Election and referendum on same day ............................................... 52
Part IV--Postal voting 53
53.......... Interpretation ..................................................................................... 53
54.......... Grounds of application for postal vote .............................................. 53
55.......... Application for postal vote ................................................................ 53
56.......... Application forms for postal votes .................................................... 54
58.......... Dispatch of postal voting papers to registered general postal voters . 54
59.......... Election and referendum on the same day ......................................... 55
61.......... Issue of certificate and ballot-papers ................................................. 55
62.......... Inspection of applications .................................................................. 56
62A....... Access to electronic list of postal vote applicants .............................. 57
62B....... Restriction on use or disclosure of information ................................. 58
63.......... Numbering of applications and certificates ........................................ 60
65.......... Postal voting ..................................................................................... 60
66.......... Duty of authorised witnesses etc. ...................................................... 62
67.......... Procedure for dealing with postal vote certificates etc. ...................... 62
68.......... Opening of postal ballot-paper .......................................................... 65
69.......... Failure to post or deliver postal vote application etc. ......................... 65
70.......... Inducing elector to hand over marked ballot-paper ............................ 65
71.......... Correction of formal errors ............................................................... 66
Part IVA--Pre-poll voting 67
Division 1--Introduction 67
71A....... Guide to this Part .............................................................................. 67
Division 2--General matters 68
72.......... Grounds of application for pre-poll vote ........................................... 68
73.......... Pre-poll voting officers ..................................................................... 68
73AA.... Pre-poll voting offices ....................................................................... 68
73A....... Application for pre-poll vote ............................................................. 70
73B....... Place and time of application ............................................................. 70
73C....... Election and referendum on the same day ......................................... 71
73CA.... Appointment of scrutineers ............................................................... 72
73CB..... Provisions relating to scrutineers ...................................................... 73
Division 3--Voting by pre-poll ordinary vote 75
Subdivision A--Preliminary 75
73CC..... Definitions ........................................................................................ 75
73CD.... Where is pre-poll ordinary voting available? ..................................... 75
73CE..... Separate voting compartments ........................................................... 76
73CF..... Ballot-boxes ...................................................................................... 76
Subdivision B--Voting by pre-poll ordinary vote 76
73CG.... When is a person entitled to vote by pre-poll ordinary vote? ............. 76
73CH.... Voter to complete and sign pre-poll vote certificate for ordinary voting 77
73CI...... Questions to be put to voter .............................................................. 78
73CJ...... Right of voter to receive ballot-paper ................................................ 78
73CK..... Voter to mark vote on ballot-paper .................................................... 79
73CL..... Assistance to certain voters ............................................................... 79
73CM.... Voter not entitled to vote again etc. ................................................... 80
Subdivision C--Requirements relating to ballot-boxes 80
73CN.... Subdivision sets out requirements to be complied with ..................... 80
73CO.... Requirements to be complied with before first use of ballot-box ...... 80
73CP..... Requirements to be complied with at end of each day of use of ballot-box 80
73CQ.... Requirements to be complied with before ballot-box used again on later day 80
73CR..... Forwarding of ballot-boxes for purposes of scrutiny ........................ 81
Division 4--Voting by pre-poll declaration vote 82
73CS..... Persons to whom this Division applies ............................................. 82
73D....... Pre-poll declaration voting ................................................................ 82
73E........ Form of pre-poll vote certificate for declaration voting ..................... 83
73F........ Record of issue of pre-poll voting papers ......................................... 83
73H....... Opening of pre-poll voting envelope ................................................. 84
73J........ Obligations of persons present when pre-poll vote cast .................... 84
73K....... Correction of formal errors ............................................................... 85
Part IVB--Electronically assisted voting for sight-impaired people 86
73L........ Definitions ........................................................................................ 86
73M...... Regulations may provide for voting by an electronically assisted voting method 86
73N....... There must be a record of who has voted using the electronically assisted voting method 87
73P........ There must be a record of the vote .................................................... 87
73Q....... How this Act applies in relation to voting using the electronically assisted voting method 87
73QA.... Electoral Commissioner may decide that electronically assisted voting method is not to be used 88
Part V--Special provisions relating to voting in Antarctica at a referendum 89
74.......... Interpretation ..................................................................................... 89
75.......... Application of Part III to voting in Antarctica ................................... 89
76.......... Arrangements for voting in Antarctica .............................................. 89
77.......... Ballot-papers to be initialled .............................................................. 90
78.......... The voting at a referendum in Antarctica ........................................... 90
79.......... Entitlement of Antarctic electors to vote at referendum ..................... 91
80.......... Questions to be put to voter at Antarctic station ................................ 91
81.......... Right of Antarctic elector to receive ballot-paper ............................... 91
82.......... List of Antarctic electors to be marked .............................................. 91
83.......... Application of sections 35 and 36 ..................................................... 92
84.......... Proceedings by Antarctic Returning Officer upon close of poll ........ 92
85.......... Result of the polling in Antarctica ..................................................... 92
86.......... Preservation of ballot-papers etc. ...................................................... 93
87.......... Application of Part ............................................................................ 94
88.......... Election and referendum on same day ............................................... 94
Part VI--Scrutiny of a referendum 95
89.......... Ascertainment of result of referendum .............................................. 95
89A....... Preliminary scrutiny of declaration votes .......................................... 96
90.......... Conduct of scrutiny ........................................................................... 96
91.......... Action at scrutiny .............................................................................. 97
92.......... Action on objection to ballot-papers .................................................. 99
93.......... Informal ballot-papers ....................................................................... 99
94.......... Return of result of submission by Divisional Returning Officers ... 100
95.......... Recount ........................................................................................... 100
95A....... Notice of re-count ........................................................................... 101
95B....... Conduct of re-count ........................................................................ 101
96.......... Reservation of disputed ballot-papers ............................................. 102
Part VII--Return of the writ 104
97.......... Statement by Australian Electoral Officers ...................................... 104
98.......... Return of the writ ............................................................................ 104
98A....... Norfolk Islanders ............................................................................ 105
99.......... Copies of statement to Governors of the States etc. ........................ 105
Part VIII--Disputed returns 106
100........ Disputing validity of submission or return ...................................... 106
101........ Requisites of petition ....................................................................... 106
102........ Petition by Electoral Commission ................................................... 107
103........ Jurisdiction and powers of High Court ........................................... 107
104........ Inquiries by High Court .................................................................. 107
105........ Notice of petition ............................................................................. 108
106........ Joinder of parties ............................................................................. 109
107........ Procedure on petition ...................................................................... 109
107AA.. Court must make decision quickly .................................................. 109
107A..... Provision for Court to have regard to certain rejected ballot-papers 109
108........ Immaterial errors not to invalidate referendum ................................ 109
108AA.. Referendum not affected by failure of delivery arrangement ........... 110
108A..... Certain other matters not to invalidate referendum .......................... 110
109........ Evidence that person not permitted to vote ...................................... 110
109A..... Right of Electoral Commission to have access to documents .......... 111
Part X--Offences 112
116........ Officers and scrutineers to observe secrecy .................................... 112
117........ Officers not to contravene Act etc. .................................................. 112
118........ Officers not to influence vote .......................................................... 112
118A..... Influencing votes of hospital patients etc. ........................................ 113
119........ Bribery ............................................................................................ 113
120........ Interference with political liberty ..................................................... 113
121........ Printing and publication of advertisements, notices etc. .................. 114
121A..... Publication of advertisements on the internet .................................. 115
122........ Misleading or deceptive publications etc. ........................................ 116
123........ False statements in relation to Rolls ................................................ 117
124........ Headings to advertisements ............................................................. 117
126........ Cards in polling booth ..................................................................... 118
127........ Signature to referendum paper ........................................................ 118
128........ Witnessing referendum papers ........................................................ 119
129........ Marks on ballot-papers ................................................................... 119
130........ Other offences relating to ballot-papers etc. .................................... 119
131........ Prohibition of certain behaviour near polling booth ........................ 121
132........ Badges or emblems in polling booths ............................................. 122
133........ Employers to allow employees leave of absence to vote ................. 122
134........ Misconduct at public meeting .......................................................... 123
135........ Control of behaviour at polling booths etc. ..................................... 124
Part XI--Miscellaneous 126
136A..... Extension of time for acts by officers .............................................. 126
138........ Delegation by Electoral Commissioner ........................................... 126
139........ Injunctions ...................................................................................... 127
140........ Prosecution of offences ................................................................... 128
140A..... Effect of averment by prosecutor .................................................... 129
140AA.. Evidence of authorship or authorisation of material ........................ 129
140B..... Service of process by mail .............................................................. 129
141........ Referendum papers received by post ............................................... 130
142A..... Preservation of documents .............................................................. 130
143........ No referendum or vote of a State or Territory to be held on voting day 131
144........ Regulations ..................................................................................... 131
145........ Repeal ............................................................................................. 131
Schedule 1--Forms 133
Schedule 2--Repealed Acts 136
Schedule 3--Grounds of application for postal or pre-poll vote 137
Schedule 4--Rules for the conduct of a preliminary scrutiny of declaration votes 139
Notes 145
An Act relating to the submission to the electors of proposed laws for the alteration of the Constitution
Notes to
the
Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act
1984 Note 1 The Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 as shown
in this compilation comprises Act No. 44, 1984 amended as indicated in the
Tables below. All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or
transitional provisions prior to 17 September 2001 is not included in this
compilation. For subsequent
information see Table A. Table of Acts
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Act |
Number |
Date |
Date of commencement |
Application, saving or transitional provisions |
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44, 1984 |
25 June 1984 |
3 Sept 1984 (see Gazette 1984, No. S342) |
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Christmas Island Administration (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1984 |
120, 1984 |
18 Oct 1984 |
Part VIII (ss. |
-- |
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133, 1984 |
25 Oct 1984 |
25 Oct 1984 |
-- |
|
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Broadcasting and Television (Consequential Amendments) Act 1985 |
67, 1985 |
5 June 1985 |
1 Jan 1986 |
-- |
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77, 1988 |
24 June 1988 |
24 June 1988 |
-- |
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|
Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment Act (No. 2) 1988 |
81, 1988 |
26 Aug 1988 |
26 Aug 1988 |
-- |
|
24, 1990 |
23 Jan 1990 |
Ss. 1-3, 4(d), |
-- |
|
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167, 1991 |
13 Nov 1991 |
Ss. 1-3, 33 and 44: Royal Assent |
-- |
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180, 1991 |
25 Nov 1991 |
-- |
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203, 1991 |
19 Dec 1991 |
Part 2 (ss. 4-9): |
-- |
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Broadcasting Services (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1992 |
105, 1992 |
9 July 1992 |
5 Oct 1992 (see Gazette 1992, No. GN38) |
-- |
|
121, 1992 |
17 Oct 1992 |
17 Oct 1992 |
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Radiocommunications (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1992 |
167, 1992 |
11 Dec 1992 |
1 July 1993 |
|
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219, 1992 |
24 Dec 1992 |
-- |
||
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166, 1995 |
16 Dec 1995 |
16 Dec 1995 |
-- |
|
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94, 1998 |
17 July 1998 |
Schedule 2: 18 July 1998 (b) |
-- |
|
|
22, 1999 |
19 Apr 1999 |
19 Apr 1999 |
-- |
|
|
134, 1999 |
13 Oct 1999 |
Schedule 1 (items 31-37): Royal Assent (c) |
-- |
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Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999 |
146, 1999 |
11 Nov 1999 |
Schedule 1 (items 764-768): 5 Dec 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S584) (d) |
-- |
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as amended by |
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Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2004 |
115, 2004 |
13 July 2004 |
Schedule 1 (items 104, 105): (e) |
-- |
|
34, 2001 |
28 Apr 2001 |
16 July 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. S284) |
-- |
|
|
Finance and Administration Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 |
109, 2001 |
17 Sept 2001 |
15 Oct 2001 |
S. 5 [see Table A] |
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Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Access to Electoral Roll and Other Measures) Act 2004 |
78, 2004 |
23 June 2004 |
Schedule 1: 21 July 2004 |
Sch. 1 (item 121) [see Table A] |
|
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2004 |
115, 2004 |
13 July 2004 |
Schedule 1 (items 107, 108): (f) |
S. 2(1) (item 28) (rep. by 123, 2004, Sch. 2 [item 1]) |
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as amended by |
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Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Prisoner Voting and Other Measures) Act 2004 |
123, 2004 |
16 Aug 2004 |
Schedule 2: (g) |
-- |
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Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Electoral Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2006 |
65, 2006 |
22 June 2006 |
Schedule 1 (item 100): Royal Assent |
-- |
|
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Prisoner Voting and Other Measures) Act 2004 |
123, 2004 |
16 Aug 2004 |
Schedule 1 (item 6): (h) |
-- |
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Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Electoral Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2006 |
65, 2006 |
22 June 2006 |
Schedule 1 (items 102-114,
117-132, |
S. 2(1) (am. by 73, 2008, Sch. 2 [items 8, 9]) |
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as amended by |
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73, 2008 |
3 July 2008 |
Schedule 2 (items 8, 9, 12, 13): 15 Mar 2007 (see s. 2(1)) |
-- |
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22, 2007 |
15 Mar 2007 |
Schedule 3 (items 1-4): 16 Apr 2007 (see F2007L01001) |
-- |
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8, 2010 |
1 Mar 2010 |
Schedule 5 (item 137): (i) |
-- |
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Electoral and Referendum Amendment (How-to-Vote Cards and Other Measures) Act 2010 |
108, 2010 |
14 July 2010 |
Schedule 2 (items 3-5): 23 July 2010 (see F2010L02127) |
Sch. 2 (item 5) [see Table A] |
|
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Pre-poll Voting and Other Measures) Act 2010 |
109, 2010 |
14 July 2010 |
Schedule 1
(items 40-77) and Schedule 4 (items 21-40): Royal Assent |
Sch. 1 (item 77), Sch. 2 (item 189) and Sch. 4 (item 40) [see Table A] |
|
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Modernisation and Other Measures) Act 2010 |
110, 2010 |
14 July 2010 |
Schedule 1 (items
19-33, 37-39), Schedule 4 (items 18-31, 39-45, 48, 49), Schedule 8
(items 3-5) and Schedule 9 (items 47, 48): 15 July 2010 |
Sch. 1 (items 21, 32), Sch. 5 (items 107, 108(2)), Sch. 6 (items 21, 22) and Sch. 8 (item 5) [see Table A] |
|
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 |
5, 2011 |
22 Mar 2011 |
Schedule 6 (item 94): 19 Apr 2011 |
-- |
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Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment and Prisoner Voting) Act 2011 |
29, 2011 |
25 May 2011 |
Schedule 1 (items 9-13) and Schedule 2 (items 6, 7(1)): Royal Assent |
Sch. 1 (item 13) and Sch. 2 (item 7(1)) [see Table A] |
|
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Provisional Voting) Act 2011 |
37, 2011 |
26 May 2011 |
Schedule 1 (items 4-7): Royal Assent |
Sch. 1 (item 7) [see Table A] |
|
Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011 |
46, 2011 |
27 June 2011 |
Schedule 2 (items 973-975) and Schedule 3 (items 10, 11): 27 Dec 2011 |
Sch. 3 (items 10, 11) [see Table A] |
(a) The Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 was amended by section 116 only of the Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act commences 28 days after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(b) The Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 was amended by Schedule 2 only of the Electoral and Referendum Amendment Act 1998, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act commences on the day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(c) The Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act
1984 was amended by Schedule 1 (items
31-37) only of the Electoral and Referendum Amendment Act (No. 1) 1999,
subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(d) The Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act
1984 was amended by Schedule 1 (items
764-768) only of the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional)
Amendment Act 1999, subsections 2(1) and (2) of which provide as follows:
(1) In this Act, commencing time means the time when the Public Service Act 1999 commences.
(2) Subject to this section, this Act commences at the commencing time.
(e) Subsection 2(1) (item 27) of the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2004 provides as follows:
(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 information |
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Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
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Provision(s) |
Commencement |
Date/Details |
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27. Schedule 1, items 104 and 105 |
Immediately after the commencement of items 764 and 765 of Schedule 1 to the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999. |
5 December 1999 |
(f) The proposed amendments of the Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 made by Schedule 1 (items 107 and 108) of the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2004 were repealed by Schedule 2 (item 2) of the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Prisoner Voting and Other Measures) Act 2004 before they commenced.
(g) Subsection 2(1) (item 8) of the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Prisoner Voting and Other Measures) Act 2004 provides as follows:
(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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Provision(s) |
Commencement |
Date/Details |
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8. Schedule 2 |
Immediately after the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2004 received the Royal Assent. |
13 July 2004 |
(h) Subsection 2(1) (item 7) of the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Prisoner Voting and Other Measures) Act 2004 provides as follows:
(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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Provision(s) |
Commencement |
Date/Details |
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7. Schedule 1, item 6 |
Immediately after the commencement of item 126 of Schedule 1 to the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2004. |
10 August 2004 |
(i) Subsection 2(1) (items 31 and 38) of the Statute Law Revision Act 2010 provides as follows:
(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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Provision(s) |
Commencement |
Date/Details |
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31. Schedule 5, items 1 to 51 |
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
1 March 2010 |
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38. Schedule 5, Parts 2 and 3 |
Immediately after the provision(s) covered by table item 31. |
1 March 2010 |
Table of Amendments
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ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted |
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Provision affected |
How affected |
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Part I |
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am. No. 120, 1984; No. 77, 1988; No. 24, 1990; No. 167,1991; No. 121, 1992; No. 94, 1998; No. 146, 1999; No. 34, 2001; No. 78, 2004; No. 65, 2006; No. 22, 2007; Nos. 109 and 110, 2010; No. 5, 2011 |
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ad. No. 77, 1988 |
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ad. No. 77, 1988 |
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am. No. 121, 1992 |
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ad. No. 109, 2001 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 166, 1995; No. 94, 1998; No. 65, 2006; No. 29, 2011 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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rs. No. 78, 2004 |
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am. No. 46, 2011 |
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Note to s. 5(2).................... |
ad. No. 46, 2011 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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Part II |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 78, 2004 |
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am. No. 65, 2006; No. 29, 2011 |
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rs. No. 77, 1988 |
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am. No. 77, 1988; Nos. 22 and 146, 1999; No. 8, 2010 |
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am. No. 78, 2004 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 78, 2004 |
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Part III |
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Division 1 |
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am. No. 110, 2010 |
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ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 110, 2010 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 78, 2004; No. 110, 2010 |
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rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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rs. No. 167, 1991 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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rs. No. 94, 1998 |
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am. No. 115, 2004; No. 109, 2010; No. 29, 2011 |
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ad. No. 110, 2010 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 110, 2010 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 94, 1998; No. 22, 1999; No. 78, 2004 |
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ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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rs. No. 94, 1998 |
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am. No. 110, 2010 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 34, 2001 |
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am. No. 81, 1988; No. 24, 1990; No. 78, 2004 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 77, 1988; No. 24, 1990; No. 167, 1991; No. 94, 1998; No. 115, 2004; No. 110, 2010 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 115, 2004; Nos. 109 and 110, 2010 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 110, 2010 |
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am. No. 77, 1988; No. 24, 1990; No. 65, 2006; No. 110, 2010 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 166, 1995; No. 65, 2006; No. 110, 2010 |
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ad. No. 94, 1998 |
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am. No. 22, 1999; No. 78, 2004; No. 65, 2006 |
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rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 167, 1991; No. 115, 2004; No. 65, 2006; No. 110, 2010; No. 37, 2011 |
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Subhead. to s. 38(5).......... |
am. No. 109, 2010 |
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rep. No. 24, 1990 |
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ad. No. 65, 2006 |
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am. No. 65, 2006 (as am. by No. 73, 2008); No. 109, 2010 |
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Note 1 to s. 38(1)............... |
am. No. 109, 2010 |
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rep. No. 24, 1990 |
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ad. No. 109, 2010 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 94, 1998 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 109, 2010 |
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ad. No. 78, 2004 |
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am. No. 78, 2004 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 167, 1991; No. 219, 1992; No. 94, 1998; Nos. 34 and 109, 2001; No. 78, 2004 |
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am. No. 77, 1988; No. 24, 1990; No. 65, 2006 |
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ad. No. 77, 1988 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 167, 1991; No. 94, 1998; No. 78, 2004; No. 22, 2007; No. 110, 2010 |
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Division 2 |
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am. No. 110, 2010 |
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Heading to s. 48................ |
am. No. 110, 2010 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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S. 49.................................... |
am. No. 24, 1990; No. 94, 1998 |
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rep. No. 110, 2010 |
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S. 49A................................. |
ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 94, 1998; No. 78, 2004 |
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rep. No. 110, 2010 |
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Heading to s. 50................ |
am. No. 110, 2010 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 94, 1998; No. 78, 2004; No. 110, 2010 |
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Heading to s. 51................ |
rs. No. 110, 2010 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 166, 1995; No. 110, 2010 |
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am. No. 110, 2010 |
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Part IV |
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Part IV................................. |
rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 65, 2006 |
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rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 167, 1991; Nos. 34 and 109, 2001; No. 22, 2007; No. 110, 2010 |
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rep. No. 24, 1990 |
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ad. No. 94, 1998 |
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S. 57.................................... |
rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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rep. No. 166, 1995 |
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Heading to s. 58................ |
am. No. 166, 1995 |
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rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 166, 1995; No. 94, 1998; No. 134, 1999; No. 78, 2004 |
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rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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rep. No. 110, 2010 |
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rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 167, 1991; No. 94, 1998; No. 78, 2004; No. 22, 2007; No. 110, 2010 |
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Note to s. 61(1).................. |
ad. No. 34, 2001 |
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rep. No. 110, 2010 |
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rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 167, 1991; No. 115, 2004 |
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ad. No. 34, 2001 |
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rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 34, 2001 |
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S. 64.................................... |
rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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rep. No. 167, 1991 |
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rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 34, 2001; No. 78, 2004; No. 22, 2007; No. 110, 2010 |
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am. No. 77, 1988 |
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rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 22, 2007; No. 110, 2010 |
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rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 109, 2001 |
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rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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Part IVA |
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Part IVA............................... |
ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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Division 1 |
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Div. 1 of Part IVA................ ........................................ |
ad. No. 109, 2010 |
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S. 71A................................. ........................................ |
ad. No. 109, 2010 |
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Division 2 |
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Heading to Div. 2
of.......... |
ad. No. 109, 2010 |
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am. No. 77, 1988 |
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rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 65, 2006; No. 109, 2010 |
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Note to s. 72(2).................. |
ad. No. 109, 2010 |
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rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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ad. No. 22, 2007 |
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am. Nos. 109 and 110, 2010 |
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ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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Note to s. 73A(1)................ |
ad. No. 109, 2010 |
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ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 166, 1995; No. 94, 1998; No. 22, 2007 |
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Note to s. 73B(3)................ |
ad. No. 109, 2010 |
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ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 22, 2007; Nos. 109 and 110, 2010 |
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ad. No. 78, 2004 |
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ad. No. 78, 2004 |
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am. No. 22, 2007 |
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Division 3 |
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Div. 3 of Part IVA................ |
ad. No. 109, 2010 |
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S. 73CC.............................. ........................................ |
ad. No. 109, 2010 |
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ad. No. 109, 2010 |
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am. No. 110, 2010 |
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ad. No. 109, 2010 |
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ad. No. 109, 2010 |
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am. No. 110, 2010 |
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ad. No. 109, 2010 |
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ad. No. 109, 2010 |
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am. No. 110, 2010 |
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ad. No. 109, 2010 |
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ad. No. 109, 2010 |
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Division 4 |
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Heading to Div. 4
of.......... |
ad. No. 109, 2010 |
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ad. No. 109, 2010 |
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Heading to s. 73D............. |
rs. No. 109, 2010 |
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ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 34, 2001; No. 109, 2010 |
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Heading to s. 73E.............. ........................................ |
am. No. 109, 2010 |
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ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 167, 1991; No. 109, 2010 |
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ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 109, 2010 |
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S. 73G................................. |
ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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rep. No. 167, 1991 |
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ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 109, 2001; No. 109, 2010 |
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ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 109, 2010 |
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Part IVB |
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Heading to Part IVB........... |
rs. No. 109, 2010 |
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Part IVB .............................. |
ad. No. 22, 2007 |
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Heading to Div. 1 of.......... |
rep. No. 109, 2010 |
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ad. No. 22, 2007 |
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am. No. 109, 2010 |
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ad. No. 22, 2007 |
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Heading to s. 73P.............. |
am. No. 109, 2010 |
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ad. No. 22, 2007 |
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am. No. 109, 2010 |
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Note to s. 73Q(1)............... |
rep. No. 109, 2010 |
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ad. No. 109, 2010 |
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Div. 2 of Part IVB................ ........................................ |
rep. No. 109, 2010 |
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Ss. 73R-73V....................... |
ad. No. 22, 2007 |
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rep. No. 109, 2010 |
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Part V |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 109, 2010 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 46, 2011 |
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rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 34, 2001 |
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Part VI |
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am. No. 81, 1988; No. 24, 1990; No. 78, 2004 |
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ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 134, 1999 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; Nos. 109 and 110, 2010 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 78, 2004 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 94, 1998; Nos. 109 and 110, 2010 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 78, 2004 |
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ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 146, 1999 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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Part VII |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 94, 1998 |
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rs. No. 78, 2004 |
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ad. No. 121, 1992 |
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am. No. 78, 2004 |
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Part VIII |
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am. No. 78, 2004 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 78, 2004 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 78, 2004 |
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am. No. 78, 2004 |
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ad. No. 94, 1998 |
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ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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ad. No. 134, 1999 |
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ad. No. 203, 1991 |
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am. No. 167, 1992; No. 94, 1998 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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Heading to Part IX............. |
rs. No. 94, 1998 |
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rep. No. 65, 2006 |
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Part IX................................. |
rep. No. 65, 2006 |
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S. 109A............................... |
ad. No. 77,
1988 |
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S. 109B............................... |
rep. No. 65, 2006 |
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S. 110.................................. |
am. No. 67, 1985; No. 180, 1991; No. 105, 1992 |
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rep. No. 65, 2006 |
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S. 111.................................. |
am. No. 67, 1985; No. 24, 1990; No. 105, 1992 |
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rep. No. 65, 2006 |
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S. 112.................................. |
am. No. 24, 1990; No. 94, 1998 |
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rep. No. 65, 2006 |
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S. 113.................................. |
rep. No. 77, 1988 |
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S. 114.................................. |
am. No. 77, 1988; No. 24, 1990 |
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rep. No. 65, 2006 |
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S. 115.................................. |
rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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rep. No. 65, 2006 |
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Part X |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 109, 2001 |
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ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 109, 2001 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 109, 2001 |
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am. No. 167, 1991; No. 34, 2001 |
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am. No. 8, 2010 |
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ad. No. 65, 2006 |
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am. No. 8, 2010 |
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am. No. 133, 1984; No. 24, 1990; No. 78, 2004; No. 108, 2010 |
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Note to s. 122(5)................ |
ad. No. 109, 2001 |
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rs. No. 167, 1991 |
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am. No. 94, 1998; No. 115, 2004 |
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S. 125.................................. |
am. No. 94, 1998 |
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rep. No. 134, 1999 |
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am. No. 109, 2001 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 94, 1998; No. 109, 2001; No. 115, 2004 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 78, 2004 |
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am. No. 109, 2001 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 167, 1991; No. 109, 2001 |
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rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 22, 2007 |
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S. 136.................................. |
am. No. 77, 1988; No. 109, 2001 |
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rep. No. 65, 2006 |
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Part XI |
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ad. No. 77, 1988 |
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S. 137.................................. |
rep. No. 94, 1998 |
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am. No. 24, 1990; No. 109, 2010 |
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am. No. 34, 2001; No. 78, 2004 |
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ad. No. 167, 1991 |
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ad. No. 78, 2004 |
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ad. No. 219, 1992 |
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am. No. 24, 1990 |
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S. 142.................................. |
rs. No. 24, 1990 |
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rep. No. 94, 1998 |
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ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 94, 1998; Nos. 109 and 110, 2010 |
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Schedules |
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Schedule 1......................... |
am. No. 34, 2001; No. 78, 2004 |
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Schedule 3......................... |
ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 167, 1991; Nos. 115 and 123, 2004; No. 110, 2010 |
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Schedule 4......................... |
ad. No. 24, 1990 |
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am. No. 167, 1991; No. 166, 1995; No. 94, 1998; No. 134, 1999; No. 34, 2001; Nos. 78 and 115, 2004; No. 65, 2006 (as am. by No. 73, 2008); No. 110, 2010; Nos. 29 and 37, 2011 |
Table A
Application, saving or transitional provisions
Finance and Administration Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 (No. 109, 2001)
5 Application of amendments generally
(1) Each amendment made by this Act applies to acts and omissions that take place after the amendment commences.
(2) For the purposes of this section, if an act or omission is alleged to have taken place between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the day on which a particular amendment commences, the act or omission is alleged to have taken place before the amendment commences.
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Access to Electoral Roll and Other Measures) Act 2004 (No. 78, 2004)
Schedule 1
121 Application--section 140AA of the Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984
Section 140AA of the Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 applies in relation to offences committed after the commencement of this item.
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (How-to-Vote Cards and Other Measures) Act 2010 (No. 108, 2010)
Schedule 2
5 Application of amendments
The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to elections and referendums the writs for which are issued on or after the commencement of this Schedule.
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Pre-poll Voting and Other Measures) Act 2010 (No. 109, 2010)
Schedule 1
77 Application of amendments
(1) The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to elections and referendums the writs for which are issued on or after the commencement of the amendments.
(2) However, the amendments do not apply to any by-election that is held before the first general election to which the amendments apply.
Schedule 2
189 Regulations
The Governor-General may make regulations of a transitional, application or saving nature in relation to the amendments and repeals made by this Schedule.
Schedule 4
40 Application of amendments
The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to elections and referendums the writs for which are issued on or after the commencement of the amendments.
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Modernisation and Other Measures) Act 2010 (No. 110, 2010)
Schedule 1
21 Saving provision for approved forms
A form that, immediately before the commencement of this Part, was an approved form for any purpose of the Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 continues to be an approved form for that purpose until another form becomes an approved form (as defined in subsection 3(1) of that Act as amended by this Part) for that purpose.
32 Saving provision for pre-poll voting offices
The amendments of section 73AA of the Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 made by this Part do not affect the declaration of a place as a pre-poll voting office under that section that was made before the commencement of this Part.
Schedule 5
107 Application of amendments
The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to elections and referendums the writs for which are issued on or after the commencement of the amendments.
108 Transitional
(2) Despite the amendment made by item 56, the definition of officer in subsection 3(1) of the Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984, as in force immediately before the commencement of that item, continues to apply on and after that commencement for the purposes of section 116 of that Act.
Schedule 6
21 Application of amendments
The amendments made by this Part apply in relation to elections and referendums the writs for which are issued on or after the commencement of the amendments.
22 Saving provision for approved forms
A form that, immediately before the commencement of this Part, was an approved form for the purpose of:
(a) subsection 184(1) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (as in force immediately before that commencement); or
(b) subsection 55(1) of the Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 (as in force immediately before that commencement);
continues to be an approved form for the purpose of that subsection as in force after that commencement, until another form becomes an approved form for the purpose of that subsection.
Schedule 8
5 Application of amendments
The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to elections and referendums the writs for which are issued on or after the commencement of the amendments.
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment and Prisoner Voting) Act 2011 (No. 29, 2011)
Schedule 1
13 Application
The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to elections and referendums the writs for which are issued on or after the commencement of the amendments.
Schedule 2
7 Application and transitional
(1) The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to elections and referendums the writs for which are issued on or after the commencement of the amendments.
Electoral and Referendum
Amendment (Provisional Voting) Act 2011
(No. 37, 2011)
Schedule 1
7 Application of amendments
The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to elections and referendums the writs for which are issued on or after the commencement of the amendments.
Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011 (No. 46, 2011)
Schedule 3
10 Saving--appointments
The amendments made by Schedule 2 do not affect the validity of an appointment that was made under an Act before the commencement of this item and that was in force immediately before that commencement.
11 Transitional regulations
The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters of a transitional nature (including prescribing any saving or application provisions) relating to the amendments and repeals made by Schedules 1 and 2.