Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1983 No. 274 ELECTORAL AND REFERENDUM REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 4

4. Form 36 in the Schedule to the Principal Regulations is repealed and the
following form substituted:
FORM 36
Regulation 54
ABSENT VOTE
BALLOT-PAPERS
STATE OF (here insert name of State)
Referendums on Proposed Constitutional Alterations
DIRECTIONS TO VOTER You must indicate "YES" or "NO" to EACH of the FIVE
proposed constitutional alterations set out below.
The proposed laws which make these alterations are, in order:
1. Constitution Alteration (Simultaneous Elections) 1983
2. Constitution Alteration (Parliamentary Terms) 1983
3. Constitution Alteration (Interchange of Powers) 1983
4. Constitution Alteration (Advisory Jurisdiction of High Court) 1983
5. Constitution Alteration (Removal of Outmoded and Expended Provisions) 1983
---------------- 1: SIMULTANEOUS ELECTIONS: To ensure that elections for the
Senate and the House of Representatives are always held on the same day, and
to adjust the
terms of Senators accordingly.   DO YOU APPROVE THE PROPOSED ALTERATION?

()
---------------- 2: PARLIAMENTARY TERMS: To extend the maximum life of
Parliaments from 3 to 4 years.
DO YOU APPROVE THE PROPOSED ALTERATION?
()
---------------- 3: INTERCHANGE OF POWERS: To enable the Commonwealth and
States to refer powers to each other by mutual agreement.
DO YOU APPROVE THE PROPOSED ALTERATION?
()
---------------- 4: ADVISORY JURISDICTION OF HIGH COURT: To enable the
Commonwealth, the States and the Northern Territory more easily to obtain from
the High Court its views on certain constitutional questions.
DO YOU APPROVE THE PROPOSED ALTERATION?
()
---------------- 5: REMOVAL OF OUTMODED AND EXPENDED PROVISIONS: To remove
from the Constitution certain provisions that have no further application or
relevance.
DO YOU APPROVE THE PROPOSED ALTERATION?
() FURTHER DIRECTIONS Fold thr ballot-paper so that the votes cannot be seen
and return it to the Presiding Officer before whom you made your declaration.