Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Improving Electoral Procedure) Bill 2012

Type: Government
Portfolio: Special Minister of State
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43

Summary

Amends the: Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 and Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 to: remove the prescription relating to how postal votes are processed and facilitate technological developments over time; and make technical amendments; and Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 to: increase to $1000 and $2000, respectively, the nomination deposit that must be paid by or on behalf of candidates for the House of Representatives and the Senate; increase to 100 the number of electors required to nominate an unendorsed candidate; and require unendorsed Senate candidates, who have made a request to be grouped, to each be nominated by 100 unique electors.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	27 Jun 2012
Second reading moved	27 Jun 2012
Second reading debate	22 Aug 2012
Second reading debate	23 Aug 2012
Second reading agreed to	23 Aug 2012
Consideration in detail debate Amendment details: 2 Government agreed to	23 Aug 2012
Third reading agreed to	23 Aug 2012

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	10 Sep 2012
Second reading moved	10 Sep 2012
Second reading debate	07 Feb 2013
Second reading debate	25 Feb 2013
Second reading agreed to	25 Feb 2013
Committee of the Whole debate	25 Feb 2013
Third reading agreed to	25 Feb 2013


Text of bill as passed both Houses	25 Feb 2013
Assent Act no.: 19 Year: 2013	27 Mar 2013

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Third reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Addendum to explanatory memorandum

Explanatory memorandum

Revised explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

House of representatives

Government [sheet AL228]

Senate

Australian Greens [sheet 7274 revised]
RHIANNON, Sen Lee

Democratic Labor Party [sheet 7281]
MADIGAN, Sen John

Independent [sheet 7344]
XENOPHON, Sen Nick

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (28/06/2012): Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters; Committee report (16/08/2012)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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