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ELECTORAL ACT 1992 (NO. 71 OF 1992) - SECT 5

5. To facilitate the implementation of that electoral system, the Legislative Assembly wishes to enact legislation to establish the offices and procedures necessary to enable the Territory to be divided into electorates.

    The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory therefore enacts as follows:

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1. This Act may be cited as the Electoral Act 1992.

2. (1) Section 1 and this section commence on the day on which this Act is notified in the Gazette .

(2) The remaining provisions commence on a day, or respective days, fixed by the Chief Minister by notice in the Gazette .

(3) If a provision referred to in subsection (2) has not commenced before the end of the period of 6 months commencing on the day on which this Act is notified in the Gazette , that provision, by force of this subsection, commences on the first day after the end of that period.

3. In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—

"augmented Commission" in relation to a redistribution, means the augmented Commission established by section 40 for the purposes of the redistribution;
“Electoral Commission” means the Australian Capital Territory Electoral Commission established by section 5;
“Electoral Commissioner” means the Electoral Commissioner appointed under section 20;
“electorate” means an electorate, the name and boundaries of which are specified in a determination in force under section 29;
“Judge” means—

        (a)     a Judge of the Supreme Court;

        (b)     a Judge of the Supreme Court of a State or another Territory; or

        (c)     a Judge of the Federal Court or Family Court;

“redistribution” includes distribution.

4. This Act binds the Crown.

Division 1—Establishment, functions and powers

5. The Australian Capital Territory Electoral Commission is established.


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