Australian Capital Territory
Electoral Regulations 1993     No 24
made under the
Electoral Act 1992
Republication No 7
Republication date: 17 September 2002
Last amendment made by Act 2002 No 30
Amendments incorporated to 17 September 2002

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office

About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Electoral Regulations 1993, made under the Electoral Act 1992 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 17 September 2002.  It also includes any amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law to 17 September 2002.  
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. 
Kinds of republications
The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):
•	authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies
•	unauthorised republications.
The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.
Editorial changes
The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.  Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117).  The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.  
When preparing the authorised version of this republication amendments were not made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
Uncommenced provisions and amendments
If a provision of the republished law has not commenced or is affected by an uncommenced amendment, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the uncommenced provision or amendment appears only in the last endnote.
Modifications
If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes.  For the legal status of modifications, see Legislation Act 2001, section 95.
Penalties
The value of a penalty unit for an offence against this republished law at the republication date is—
	(a)	if the person charged is an individual—$100; or
	(b)	if the person charged is a corporation—$500.

Amendments incorporated to
17 September 2002

Australian Capital Territory
Electoral Regulations 1993
made under the
Electoral Act 1992
Contents
	Page
	1	Name of regulations	2
	3	Definitions for regs	2
	4	Use of roll information for cancer register	2
	5	Prescribed entity—Act, s 67 (1) (b)	3
	5A	Declaration ballot papers	3
	6	Prescribed classes of items—Act, s 295 (d)	3
Endnotes
	1	About the endnotes	5
	2	Abbreviation key	5
	3	Legislation history	6
	4	Amendment history	7
	5	Earlier republications	8

Amendments incorporated to
17 September 2002

Australian Capital Territory
Electoral Regulations 1993     

made under the
Electoral Act 1992

    

  

1	Name of regulations
These regulations are the Electoral Regulations 1993.
3	Definitions for regs
In these regulations:
Note	A definition applies except so far as the contrary intention appears (see Legislation Act 2001, s 155).
City of Canberra Arms—see the City of Canberra Arms Act 1932, section 3.
government agency—see the Public Sector Management Act 1994, section 3.
4	Use of roll information for cancer register
	(1)	For the Act, section 65 (Provision of roll information to prescribed authorities)—
	(a)	the chief health officer is a prescribed authority; and
	(b)	assisting the chief health officer to maintain the cancer register under the Public Health Regulations 2000, regulation 46 is a prescribed purpose.
	(2)	The chief health officer may give roll information to another person or entity if the only use of the information authorised by the chief health officer is to assist the chief health officer to maintain the cancer register.
	(3)	A person or entity given roll information by the chief health officer may only use the information to assist the chief health officer to maintain the cancer register.
	(4)	In this regulation:
roll information means a copy of a roll or of information contained on a roll.
5	Prescribed entity—Act, s 67 (1) (b)
The ActewAGL retail partnership ABN 46 221 314 841 (Actew Retail Ltd ABN 23 074 371 207 and AGL ACT Retail Investments Pty Ltd ABN 53 093 631 586) is prescribed.
5A	Declaration ballot papers
The heading to be printed or endorsed on a ballot paper to be used for declaration voting shall be the heading to a ballot paper set out in the Act, schedule 1 modified by inserting Declaration above Ballot paper.
6	Prescribed classes of items—Act, s 295 (d)
	(1)	The following classes of items are prescribed:
	(a)	letters from an MLA which include the name of the MLA and an indication that he or she is an MLA; 
	(b)	press releases published by or on behalf of an MLA which include the name of the MLA and an indication that he or she is an MLA.
	(c)	reports under the Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 1995; 
	(d)	subject to subregulation (2), publications of a government agency that include—
	(i)	the name of the agency; and
	(ii)	the City of Canberra Arms; and
	(iii)	the words ‘Australian Capital Territory’, ‘Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly’, ‘ACT Legislative Assembly’, ‘Australian Capital Territory Government’ or ‘ACT Government’.
	(2)	In subregulation (1) (d):
publication does not include a publication that is published for the first time within 6 months before a general election if the publication includes a picture of an MLA.

Endnotes
1	About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history.  Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history.  Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history.  These details are underlined.  Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnote.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.  
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
If the republished law includes penalties, current information about penalty unit values appears on the republication inside front cover.
2	Abbreviation key

am = amended	ord = ordinance	
amdt = amendment	orig = original	
ch = chapter	p = page	
cl = clause	par = paragraph	
def = definition	pres = present	
dict = dictionary	prev = previous	
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative 	(prev...) = previously	
Assembly	prov = provision	
div = division	pt = part	
exp = expires/expired	r = rule/subrule	
Gaz = Gazette	reg = regulation/subregulation	
hdg = heading	renum = renumbered	
IA = Interpretation Act 1967	reloc = relocated	
ins = inserted/added	R[X] = Republication No	
LA = Legislation Act 2001	s = section/subsection	
LR = legislation register	sch = schedule	
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	sdiv = subdivision	
mod = modified / modification	sub = substituted	
No = number	SL  = Subordinate Law	
num = numbered	underlining = whole or part not commenced	
o = order	or to be expired	
om = omitted/repealed		
3	Legislation history
The Electoral Regulations 1993 were originally the Electoral Regulations.  They were renamed by the Electoral Regulations Amendment SL 2000 No 43 (see reg 4).
Electoral Regulations 1993 No 24
notified 11 June 1993
commenced 11 June 1993 (reg 2)
as amended by
Electoral Regulations (Amendment) SL 1994 No 16
notified 17 May 1994
commenced 17 May 1994 (reg 2)
Electoral Regulations (Amendment) SL 1994 No 39
notified 16 November 1994
commenced 16 November 1994 (reg 1)
Electoral Regulations (Amendment) SL 1995 No 4
notified 12 January 1995
commenced 12 January 1995 (reg 1)
Electoral Regulations (Amendment) SL 1995 No 45
notified 15 December 1995
commenced 15 December 1995 (reg 1)
Electoral Regulations (Amendment) SL 1997 No 5
notified 25 March 1997
commenced 25 March 1997 (reg 1)
Electoral Regulations (Amendment) SL 1997 No 28
notified 27 October 1997
commenced 27 October 1997 (reg 1)
Remuneration Tribunal (Consequential Amendments) Act 1997 No 41 sch 2
notified 19 September 1997 (Gaz 1997 No S264)
s 1, s 2 commenced 19 September 1997 (s 2 (1))
sch 2 commenced 23 September 1997 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1997 No S280)
Electoral Regulations Amendment SL 1997 No 34
notified 28 November 1997
reg 4 (b) commenced 1 December 1997 (reg 1 (2))
remainder commenced 28 November 1997 (reg 1 (1))
Electoral Regulations Amendment SL 2000 No 43
notified 2 November 2000
commenced 2 November 2000 (reg 1)
Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 No 44 pt 121
notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)
pt 121 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and Gaz 2001 No S65)
Electoral Amendment Regulations 2002 (No 1) SL2002-22
notified LR 9 August 2002
reg 1, reg 2 commenced 9 August 2002 (LA s 75)
remainder commenced 10 August 2002 (reg 2)
Statute Law Amendment Act 2002 No 30 pt 3.22
notified LR 16 September 2002
s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 19 May 1997 (LA s 75 (2))
pt 3.22 commenced 17 September 2002 (s 2 (1))
4	Amendment history
Preliminary
pt 1 hdg	ins 1994 No 39
	om 2000 No 43 reg 3
Name of regulations
reg 1	sub 2000 No 43 reg 4
Commencement
reg 2	om 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1401
Definitions for regs
reg 3	def Act om 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1401
	def City of Canberra Arms ins 1997 No 34 reg 3
		sub Act 2002 No 30 amdt 3.354
	def government agency ins 1997 No 34 reg 3
Electoral Commission
pt 2 hdg	ins 1994 No 39
	om Act 1997 No 41
Prescribed organisations—ballots
reg 3A	ins 1997 No 5
	om Act 1997 No 41
Use of roll information for cancer register
reg 4	sub 1994 No 16
	am 1995 No 45; 1997 No 5
	om Act 1997 No 41
	ins 2000 No 43 reg 5
Prescribed entity—Act, s 67 (1) (b)
reg 5	am 1994 No 16
	om Act 1997 No 41
	ins 2002 No 22 reg 4
Ballot papers
pt 2A hdg	ins 1995 No 4
	om 2000 No 43 reg 6
Declaration ballot papers
reg 5A	ins 1995 No 4
Dissemination of electoral matter
pt 3 hdg	ins 1994 No 39
	om 1997 No 5
	ins 1997 No 28
	om 2000 No 43 reg 6
Prescribed classes of items—Act, s 295 (d)
reg 6 hdg	sub Act 2002 No 30 amdt 3.355
reg 6	ins 1994 No 39
	om 1997 No 5
	ins 1997 No 28
	am 1997 No 34; Act 2002 No 30 amdt 3.355, amdt 3.356
5	Earlier republications
Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.
Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register.  A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1.  Except for the footer, electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical. 

Republication No	Amendments to	Republication date	
1	SL 1995 No 4	31 January 1995	
2	SL 1997 No 5	31 March 1997	
3	SL 1997 No 34	31 December 1997	
4	SL 1997 No 34	31 August 1999	
5	Act 2001 No 44	12 September 2001	
6	SL 2002 No 22	10 August 2002	

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