Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

ELECTORAL (AMENDMENT) ACT (NO. 2) 1997 (NO. 91 OF 1997) - SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE     Section 32

FURTHER AMENDMENTS

Section 3 (definition of “declaration vote” ) —

Omit “Division 3 of Part X”, substitute “section 135 or 136A, subsection 136B (12) or section 136C”.

Section 3 (definition of “postal vote”, paragraph (a) ) —

Omit “subsection 136 (4)”, substitute “subsection 136A (2)”.

Section 3 (definition of “staff” ) —

    (a)     Omit “27A” from paragraph (a), substitute “31”.

    (b)     Omit “27B” from paragraph (b), substitute “32”.

Paragraphs 131 (1) (a) and (b)—

Omit the paragraph s , substitute the following paragraph:

    “(a)     cast a vote in accordance with Division 2, 3 or 3A; or”.

Heading to Division 2 of Part X—

Add at the end “"at a polling place"”.

Heading to Division 3 of Part X—

Add at the end “"at a polling place"”.

Subsection 137 (1)—

Omit “declaration voting papers under section 136”, substitute “voting papers under section 136A, subsection 136B (12) or section 136C”.

Subsection 139 (1)—

Omit “declaration voting papers in respect of a declaration vote cast under section 136”, substitute “voting papers in respect of a vote cast under section 136A”.

Subsection 143 (2)—

Omit “paragraph 136 (4) (a)”, substitute “paragraph 136A (2) (a)”.

Paragraph 178 (3) (e)—

Omit “marked”, substitute “recording votes”.

Section 291 (definition of “polling place”, paragraph (b) ) —

Omit “declaration vote may be made before an officer”, substitute “vote may be made before an officer under section 136B or 136C”.

Subsection 303 (6) (definition of “polling hours”, paragraph (b) ) —

Omit “declaration” (wherever occurring).

Paragraph 307 (5) (a)—

Omit “declaration vote may be made before an officer”, substitute “vote may be made before an officer under section 136B or 136C”.

Subsection 320 (6) (definition of “voting centre”, paragraph (a) ) —

Omit “declaration vote may be made before an officer”, substitute “vote may be made before an officer under section 136B or 136C”.