Commonwealth legislation

Commonwealth Electoral (Annual Returns By Registered Political Parties) Regulations (Repeal)

RepealedCTH

This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

164 of 1995

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

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This regulation scraps the 1992 rules that required registered political parties to file annual returns with the Australian Electoral Commission.

What it does:

Repeals (cancels) the Commonwealth Electoral (Annual Returns by Registered Political Parties) Regulations made in 1992
Takes effect on 1 July 1995

Who it affects:

Registered political parties, who no longer need to comply with those specific annual reporting requirements after 1 July 1995
The Australian Electoral Commission, which no longer administers those particular rules

Why it matters: This is a housekeeping measure that removes a specific set of reporting obligations. It does not necessarily mean parties stop disclosing finances entirely—other disclosure rules under the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 likely continued to apply—but it eliminates this particular layer of red tape.

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Commonwealth Electoral (Annual Returns By Registered Political Parties) Regulations (Repeal)

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Statutory Rules 1995 No. 1641

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Commonwealth Electoral (Annual Returns by Registered Political Parties) Regulations (Repeal)

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918.

Dated 27 June 1995.

BILL HAYDEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

F. WALKER

Minister for Administrative Services

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Commencement

1.1 These Regulations commence on 1 July 1995.

Repeal of Commonwealth Electoral (Annual Returns by Registered Political Parties) Regulations

2.1 Statutory Rules 1992 No. 293 are repealed.

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NOTE

Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 June 1995.

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1 Commonwealth Electoral (Annual Returns By Registered Political Parties) Regulations (Repeal)