Australian Capital Territory
Electoral Regulation 1993    
SL1993-24
made under the
Electoral Act 1992
Republication No 12
Effective:  21 May 2008 – 18 September 2008
Republication date: 21 May 2008
Last amendment made by A2008-13

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office

About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Electoral Regulation 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 21 May 2008.  It also includes any amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law to 21 May 2008.  
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. 
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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.  
This republication does not include amendments 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.

Australian Capital Territory
Electoral Regulation 1993
made under the
Electoral Act 1992
    
Contents
	Page
	1	Name of regulation	2
	4	Use of roll information for cancer register	2
	5	Prescribed entity—Act, s 67 (1) (b)	2
	5A	Declaration ballot papers	3
Endnotes
	1	About the endnotes	4
	2	Abbreviation key	4
	3	Legislation history	5
	4	Amendment history	7
	5	Earlier republications	9

Australian Capital Territory
Electoral Regulation 1993     

made under the
Electoral Act 1992

    

  

1	Name of regulation
This regulation is the Electoral Regulation 1993.
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 Regulation 2000, section 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 section:
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 must be the heading to a ballot paper set out in the Act, schedule 1 modified by inserting Declaration above Ballot paper.

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.
2	Abbreviation key

am = amended	ord = ordinance	
amdt = amendment	orig = original	
ch = chapter	par = paragraph/subparagraph	
def = definition	pres = present	
dict = dictionary	prev = previous	
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative 	(prev...) = previously	
Assembly	pt = part	
div = division	r = rule/subrule	
exp = expires/expired	renum = renumbered	
Gaz = gazette	reloc = relocated	
hdg = heading	R[X] = Republication No	
IA = Interpretation Act 1967	RI = reissue	
ins = inserted/added	s = section/subsection	
LA = Legislation Act 2001	sch = schedule	
LR = legislation register	sdiv = subdivision	
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	sub = substituted	
mod = modified/modification	SL = Subordinate Law	
o = order	underlining = whole or part not commenced	
om = omitted/repealed	or to be expired	
3	Legislation history
This regulation was originally the Electoral Regulations.  It was renamed by the Electoral Regulations Amendment SL 2000 No 43 (see s 4) and under the Legislation Act 2001.
Electoral Regulation 1993 SL1993-24
notified 11 June 1993 (Gaz 1993 No S106)
commenced 11 June 1993 (s 2)
as amended by
Electoral Regulations (Amendment) 1994 SL1994-16
notified 17 May 1994 (Gaz 1994 No S88)
commenced 17 May 1994 (s 2)
Electoral Regulations (Amendment) 1994 SL1994-39
notified 16 November 1994 (Gaz 1994 No S260)
commenced 16 November 1994 (s 1)
Electoral Regulations (Amendment) 1995 SL1995-4
notified 12 January 1995 (Gaz 1995 No S19)
commenced 12 January 1995 (s 1)
Electoral Regulations (Amendment) 1995 SL1995-45
notified 15 December 1995 (Gaz 1995 No S309)
commenced 15 December 1995 (s 1)
Electoral Regulations (Amendment) 1997 SL1997-5
notified 25 March 1997 (Gaz 1997 No S75)
commenced 25 March 1997 (s 1)
Electoral Regulations (Amendment) 1997 SL1997-28
notified 27 October 1997 (Gaz 1997 No S324)
commenced 27 October 1997 (s 1)
Remuneration Tribunal (Consequential Amendments) Act 1997 A1997-41 sch 2 (as am by A2002-49 amdt 3.222)
notified 19 September 1997 (Gaz 1997 No S264)
commenced 24 September 1997 (s 2 as am by A2002-49 amdt 3.222)
Electoral Regulations (Amendment) 1997 SL1997-34
notified 28 November 1997 (Gaz 1997 No S383)
s 4 (b) commenced 1 December 1997 (s 1 (2))
remainder commenced 28 November 1997 (s 1 (1))
Electoral Regulations Amendment 2000 SL2000-43
notified 2 November 2000 (Gaz 2000 No 44)
commenced 2 November 2000 (s 1)
Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 A2001-44 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 see Gaz 2001 No S65)
Electoral Amendment Regulations 2002 (No 1) SL2002-22
notified LR 9 August 2002
s 1, s 2 commenced 9 August 2002 (LA s 75 (1))
remainder commenced 10 August 2002 (s 2)
Statute Law Amendment Act 2002 A2002-30 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))
Statute Law Amendment Act 2002 (No 2) A2002-49 amdt 3.222
notified LR 20 December 2002
s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 7 October 1994 (LA s 75 (2))
amdt 3.222 commenced 24 September 1997 (s 2 (3))
Note	This Act only amends the Remuneration Tribunal (Consequential Amendments) Act 1997 No 41.
Electoral Amendment Regulations 2004 (No 1) SL2004-6
notified LR 16 February 2004
s 1, s 2 commenced 16 February 2004 (LA s 75 (1))
remainder commenced 17 February 2004 (s 2)
repealed by disallowance 18 March 2004 (AR2004-1)
Statute Law Amendment Act 2007 A2007-3 sch 3 pt 3.34
notified LR 22 March 2007
s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 1 July 2006 (LA s 75 (2))
sch 3 pt 3.34 commenced 12 April 2007 (s 2 (1))
Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 2008 A2008-13 sch 2
notified LR 20 May 2008
s 1, s 2 commenced 20 May 2008 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 2 commenced 21 May 2008 (s 2)
4	Amendment history
Preliminary
pt 1 hdg	ins SL1994-39 s 3
	om SL2000-43 s 3
Name of regulation
s 1	sub SL2000-43 s 4
	am R10 LA
Dictionary
s 2	om A2001-44 amdt 1.1401
	ins A2007-3 amdt 3.177
	om A2008-13 amdt 2.1
Notes
s 3	om SL2004-6 s 4
	revived AR2004-1
	sub A2007-3 amdt 3.177
	om A2008-13 amdt 2.1
	def Act om A2001-44 amdt 1.1402
	def City of Canberra Arms ins SL1997-34 s 3
	sub A2002-30 amdt 3.354
	om SL2004-6 s 4
	revived AR2004-1
	om A2007-3 amdt 3.177
	def government agency ins SL1997-34 s 3
	om SL2004-6 s 4
	revived AR2004-1
	om A2007-3 amdt 3.177
Electoral Commission
pt 2 hdg	ins SL1994-39 s 4
	om A1997-41 sch 2
Prescribed organisations—ballots
s 3A	ins SL1997-5 s 3
	om A1997-41 sch 2
Use of roll information for cancer register
s 4	sub SL1994-16 s 3
	am SL1995-45 s 3; SL1997-5 s 4
	om A1997-41 sch 2
	ins SL2000-43 s 5
Prescribed entity—Act, s 67 (1) (b)
s 5	am SL1994-16 s 4
	om A1997-41 sch 2
	ins SL2002-22 s 4
Ballot papers
pt 2A hdg	ins SL1995-4 s 3
	om SL2000-43 s 6
Declaration ballot papers
s 5A	ins SL1995-4 s 3
Dissemination of electoral matter
pt 3 hdg	ins SL1994-39 s 5
	om SL1997-5 s 5
	ins SL1997-28 s 3
	om SL2000-43 s 6
Prescribed classes of items—Act, s 295 (1) (h)
s 6 hdg	sub A2002-30 amdt 3.355
s 6	ins SL1994-39 s 5
	om SL1997-5 s 5
	ins SL1997-28 s 3
	am SL1997-34 s 4; A2002-30 amdt 3.355, amdt 3.356
	sub SL2004-6 s 5
	prev s 6 revived AR2004-1
	om A2008-13 amdt 2.1
Dictionary
dict	ins A2007-3 amdt 3.178
	om A2008-13 amdt 2.2
	def City of Canberra Arms ins A2007-3 amdt 3.178
	om A2008-13 amdt 2.2
	def government agency ins A2007-3 amdt 3.178
	om A2008-13 amdt 2.2

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.  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	
7	Act 2002 No 30	17 September 2002	
7 (RI)	A2002-30 † 	19 February 2003	
8	SL2004-6	17 February 2004	
9	SL2004-6	19 March 2004	
10	SL2004-6	3 November 2004	
11	A2007-3	12 April 2007	
† includes retrospective amendments by A2002-49	

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