Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Protecting Elector Participation) 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: allow the Electoral Commissioner to directly enrol a person if the Electoral Commissioner is satisfied that the person has met certain criteria; require the person to be notified of the Electoral Commissioner’s intention to enrol them and give the elector the opportunity to object to the enrolment; allow the Electoral Commissioner to admit certain declaration votes to further scrutiny; allow the Electoral Commissioner to enrol certain persons who have cast declaration votes and who have been removed from the roll; and make technical amendments.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	15 Feb 2012
Second reading moved	15 Feb 2012
Second reading debate	20 Mar 2012
Second reading debate	21 Mar 2012
Second reading agreed to	21 Mar 2012
Third reading agreed to	21 Mar 2012

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	22 Mar 2012
Second reading moved	22 Mar 2012
Second reading debate	20 Jun 2012
Second reading debate	21 Jun 2012
Second reading agreed to	21 Jun 2012
Third reading agreed to	21 Jun 2012


Text of bill as passed both Houses	21 Jun 2012
Assent Act no.: 111 Year: 2012	24 Jul 2012

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Proposed amendments

No proposed amendments have been circulated.

Schedules of amendments

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Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (16/02/2012): Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters; Committee report (19/03/2012)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

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