Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated ActsAntarctic elector see the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Cwlth), section 246(1).
assistant returning officer means an assistant returning officer under the Electoral Act 1992, section 33.
ballot paper means a paper--
(a) on which is shown the issue to be submitted to the electors at a referendum; and
(b) on which the elector is to record the elector's vote on the issue.
Bill means a Bill for an Act.
broadcast includes televise.
broadcaster means--
(a) the Australian Broadcasting Corporation established under the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983 (Cwlth); or
(b) the Special Broadcasting Service Corporation established under the Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991 (Cwlth), section 5; or
(c) the holder of a licence under the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (Cwlth); or
(d) the provider of a broadcasting service under a class licence under the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (Cwlth).
commission means the Electoral Commission of Queensland.
court means the Court of Disputed Returns.
Court of Disputed Returns see the Electoral Act 1992, section 127.
cut-off day for electoral rolls see the Electoral Act 1992, section 3.
day for the return of a writ means the day so described in the writ for the referendum.
declaration envelope means--
(a) a declaration envelope under section 32; or
(b) another envelope on which there is a declaration to be made by an elector for this Act.
deputy electoral commissioner see the Electoral Act 1992, section 22.
election means an election of a member or members of the Legislative Assembly under the Electoral Act 1992.
elector means a person entitled to vote at a referendum.
electoral commissioner see the Electoral Act 1992, section 21.
electoral district see the Electoral Act 1992, part 3.
electoral roll means an electoral roll under the Electoral Act 1992.
electoral visitor voter see section 25(4).
form 1 see schedule 1.
form 2 see schedule 1.
form 3 see schedule 1.
form 4 see schedule 1.
form 5 see schedule 1.
formal ballot paper see section 34(3).
informal ballot paper see section 34(4).
institution see the Electoral Act 1992, section 3.
issuing officer means an issuing officer under the Electoral Act 1992.
journal means a newspaper, magazine or other periodical, whether published for sale or for distribution without charge.
member means a member of the Legislative Assembly.
member of the commission's staff see the Electoral Act 1992, section 30.
mobile polling booth see section 16.
no vote means a vote on a formal ballot paper not approving of the Bill or question submitted to electors.
ordinary polling booth see section 16.
ordinary postal voter see section 25(2).
ordinary vote means a vote that is not a declaration vote.
ordinary voting hours means voting hours in relation to ordinary polling booths.
polling booth means an ordinary polling booth or a mobile polling booth.
polling day means--
(a) for a referendum--the day described in the writ for the referendum as the polling day; or
(b) for an election--the day so described in the writ for the election.
polling place means a polling booth or another place where voting at a referendum takes place.
postal voter means an elector who is--
(a) an ordinary postal voter; or
(b) a special postal voter.
referendum means the taking of the vote of electors on a Bill or question the subject of a writ.
referendum paper means a ballot paper, declaration envelope or other document issued by the commission for this Act.
referendum period means the period--
(a) beginning on the day after the writ for the referendum is issued; and
(b) ending at 6p.m. on the polling day for the referendum.
returning officer means a returning officer under the Electoral Act 1992, section 32.
scrutineer means a person appointed as a scrutineer under this Act.
senior electoral officer means the electoral commissioner or deputy electoral commissioner.
special postal voter see the Electoral Act 1992, section 105.
voting compartment means a compartment in a polling place where electors may vote in private.
voting hours, of a polling place, means the hours during which electors may enter the polling place.
writ means a writ for a referendum issued under section 5.
yes vote means a vote on a formal ballot paper approving of the Bill or question submitted to electors.