2014
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Attorney-General)
Electoral Amendment Bill 2014

A Bill for
An Act to amend the Electoral Act 1992

    

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

1	Name of Act
This Act is the Electoral 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 Electoral Act 1992.
4	Section 34
substitute
34	Multimember electorates
	(1)	The ACT must be divided into 5 electorates.
	(2)	Five members of the Legislative Assembly must be elected from each electorate.
	(3)	This section applies for the purposes of a general election held after the commencement of the Australian Capital Territory (Legislative Assembly) Act 2014.
Note	The Australian Capital Territory (Legislative Assembly) Act 2014 provides for the Legislative Assembly to consist of 25 members. It applies to the Legislative Assembly constituted by members elected at a general election after the commencement of that Act.
	(4)	Subsection (3) and this subsection expire on 31 December 2016.
5	Printing of ballot papers
Section 116 (2)
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the relevant number of candidate’s 
substitute
5 candidate’s
6	Section 116 (3) and (5)
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the relevant number of
substitute
5
7	Section 116 (8)	
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8	Limit on electoral expenditure—party groupings
Section 205F (2)
substitute
	(2)	The electoral expenditure must not exceed the expenditure cap for the election multiplied by the sum of, for each electorate, the lesser of—
	(a)	5; and
	(b)	the number of candidates for the party for election in the electorate.
9	Ballot papers—printing of names and collation
Schedule 2, table For 7-member electorates
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Endnotes
1	Presentation speech
	Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 5 June 2014.
2	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on	2014.
3	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

© Australian Capital Territory 2014