Electoral and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2024

1Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Electoral and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2024.

2Regulation amended

This part amends the Electoral Regulation 2013.

3Replacement of s 4A (Approval of procedures for electronically assisted voting—Act, s 121B)

Section 4A—
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4AApproval of procedures for electronically assisted voting—Act, s 121B

For section 121B(3)(a) of the Act, the procedures set out in the document called ‘Procedure for electronically assisted voting for State elections, version 4.0’, made by the commission on 14 December 2023, are approved.

Note—

Under section 121B(3)(c) of the Act, the procedures must be published on the commission’s website.

4Replacement of s 12 (Approval of procedures for electronic lodgement of returns—Act, s 315A)

Section 12—
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12Approval of procedures for electronic lodgement of returns—Act, s 315A

For section 315A(2)(a) of the Act, the procedures set out in the document called ‘Procedure for electronic lodgement of returns, version 3.0’, made by the commission on 22 May 2023, are approved.

Note—

Under section 315A(2)(c) of the Act, the procedures must be published on the commission’s website.

5Replacement of s 13 (Approval of procedures for counting of absentee votes—Act, s 130A)

Section 13—
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13Approval of procedures for counting of absentee votes—Act, s 130A

For section 130A(3)(a) of the Act, the procedures about how absentee votes at an election are to be counted, set out in the document called ‘Procedures for counting of absentee votes for State elections and referendums, version 2.1’, made by the commission on 30 June 2023, are approved.

Note—

Under section 130A(3)(c) of the Act, the procedures must be published on the commission’s website.

6Regulation amended

This part amends the Referendums Regulation 2016.

7Replacement of s 3 (Approval of procedures for counting of absentee votes—Act, s 41A)

Section 3—
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3Approval of procedures for counting of absentee votes—Act, s 41A

For section 41A(3)(a) of the Act, the procedures about how absentee votes at a referendum are to be counted, set out in the document called ‘Procedures for counting of absentee votes for State elections and referendums, version 2.1’, made by the commission on 30 June 2023, are approved.

Note—

Under section 41A(3)(c) of the Act, the procedures must be published on the commission’s website.