Australian Capital Territory
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elected Body Amendment Act 2014
A2014-15
    
Contents
	Page
	1	Name of Act	2
	2	Commencement	2
	3	Legislation amended	2
	4	Definitions—pt 3
Section 28, definitions	2
	5	Timetable for ATSIEB elections
Table 29	3
	6	New section 29A	4
	7	Modifications of Electoral Act as applied to ATSIEB elections
Schedule 1, modification 1.4, section 80 (1A) (a)	4
	8	Schedule 1, new modification 1.106A	4
	9	Dictionary, definition of hour of nomination	5
	10	Dictionary, definition of nomination close day	5
	11	Dictionary, definition of nominee	5
	12	Dictionary, definition of pre-election period	5

Australian Capital Territory
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elected Body Amendment Act 2014
A2014-15

An Act to amend the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elected Body Act 2008

    

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

1	Name of Act
This Act is the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elected Body Amendment Act 2014.
2	Commencement
This Act commences on the day after its notification day.
Note	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
3	Legislation amended
This Act amends the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elected Body Act 2008.
4	Definitions—pt 3
Section 28, definitions
omit the definitions of
hour of nomination
nomination close day
nominee
pre-election period 
5	Timetable for ATSIEB elections
Table 29
substitute
Table 29	ATSIEB election timetable

column 1
item	column 2
election event	column 3
date	
1	election start day	the Monday, 47 days before the polling start day	
2	nominations close	12 noon on the Monday, 33 days before the polling start day	
3	nominations for candidates declared	as soon as practicable after 12 noon on the day after nominations close	
4	order of ballot paper decided	as soon as practicable after the nominations for candidates are declared	
5	electoral rolls close	5 pm on the Monday, 12 days before the polling start day	
6	polling start day	either––
	(a)	the Saturday immediately before the first Sunday in July, 3 years after the last ATSIEB election was held; or
	(b)	if a day is determined under s 29A––that day	
7	polling close day	the first Saturday after the polling start day	
8	scrutiny starts	not earlier than 7 business days after the polling close day	
9	election declared	as soon as practicable after scrutiny ends	
6	New section 29A
insert
29A	Determination of polling day
	(1)	The Minister may determine the polling start day for an ATSIEB election to be held 3 years after the last election was held.
	(2)	The day determined must be a Saturday.
	(3)	A determination is a notifiable instrument.
Note	A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act.
7	Modifications of Electoral Act as applied to ATSIEB elections
Schedule 1, modification 1.4, section 80 (1A) (a)
omit
Wednesday in April
substitute
Monday
8	Schedule 1, new modification 1.106A
insert
[1.106A]	Definition of pre-election period
substitute
pre-election period, for an ATSIEB election, means the period––
	(a)	starting at 9 am on the first day when a person may be nominated as a candidate for the election; and
	(b)	ending at the end of the last day when an elector may vote in the election.
9	Dictionary, definition of hour of nomination
substitute
hour of nomination, for an ATSIEB election––see the Electoral Act, section 108 (3), as applied by section 31.
Note	Sch 1, pt 1.2, mod 1.14 modifies the Electoral Act, s 108 (3) in its application to this Act.
10	Dictionary, definition of nomination close day
substitute
nomination close day, for an ATSIEB election, means the Monday 33 days before the polling start day.
11	Dictionary, definition of nominee
substitute
nominee, for an ATSIEB election, means a person nominated as a candidate for the election.
12	Dictionary, definition of pre-election period
omit

Endnotes
1	Presentation speech
	Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 10 April 2014.
2	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on 9 May 2014.
3	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

I certify that the above is a true copy of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elected Body Amendment Bill 2014, which was passed by the Legislative Assembly on 6 May 2014. 

Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

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