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Commonwealth Electoral (War-time) Repeal Act 1920

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

44 of 1920

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act

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What it does: This Act removes (repeals) special wartime voting laws that were in place during World War I.

Who it affects: Australian voters and electoral officials. During the war, the repealed Act likely contained special rules for voting by soldiers serving overseas or other emergency electoral provisions. This legislation cancels those special rules and returns Australia to its normal peacetime electoral laws.

Why it matters: It marks the official end of emergency wartime measures for federal elections, restoring standard democratic processes now that World War I has finished. It represents the demobilisation of legal infrastructure, not just military forces.

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COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL (WAR-TIME) REPEAL.

No. 44 of 1920.

An Act to repeal the Commonwealth Electoral (War-time) Act 1917–1919.

[Assented to 30th November, 1920.]

BE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title.

This Act may be cited as the Commonwealth Electoral (War-time) Repeal Act 1920.

Repeal of Commonwealth Electoral (War-time) Act.

2. The Commonwealth Electoral (War-time) Act 1917–1919 is hereby repealed.

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