{"id":"F2010L02295","name":"Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 - Proclamation","slug":"commonwealth-electoral-act-1918-proclamation","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":125026,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2010L02295-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 - Proclamation","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nProclamation\n\nCommonwealth Electoral Act 1918\n\nI, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection 285 (1) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918, make the following proclamation:\n\n(a) the details of some eligible voters who applied before 8 pm on Monday 26 July 2010:\n\n(i) to be included on the electoral roll; or\n\n(ii) to have their address details changed; or\n\n(iii) to have their name details changed;\n\nhave been omitted from the certified list of voters because of an error or omission in the preparation of the list; and\n\n(b) the Electoral Commissioner must do all things necessary to remedy this omission, including rectifying the certified list of voters so that it includes the names and required details, or the new addresses, of the eligible voters mentioned in paragraph (a).\n\nSigned and sealed with the  \nGreat Seal of Australia  \non 13 August 2010.\n\nQUENTIN BRYCE  \nGovernor-General\n\nBy Her Excellency’s Command\n\nJOSEPH LUDWIG\n\nSpecial Minister of State","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2124},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation has an extremely narrow, remedial scope limited solely to correcting specific enrollment errors for the 2010 federal election. It does not expand beyond its original purpose of fixing the identified administrative omission."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 operative paragraphs with simple conditional logic","Single, specific historical scenario (2010 election enrollment errors)","No defined terms or interpretive provisions within the instrument","References only one external statutory concept (the certified list)"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation fixes an administrative error from the **2010 federal election**.\n\nSome eligible voters who enrolled or updated their name or address before the 8pm deadline on election day (26 July 2010) were accidentally left off the official voter list (the \"certified list of voters\") due to a processing mistake.\n\nThe document directs the Electoral Commissioner to correct the official roll and add these voters back on, ensuring they don't lose their right to vote because of a paperwork error."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/commonwealth-electoral-act-1918-proclamation","history":"/api/acts/commonwealth-electoral-act-1918-proclamation/history","analysis":"/api/acts/commonwealth-electoral-act-1918-proclamation/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/commonwealth-electoral-act-1918-proclamation/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/commonwealth-electoral-act-1918-proclamation/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/commonwealth-electoral-act-1918-proclamation/documents"}}