(1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
AEO means:
(a) in relation to a State or the *Northern Territory—an Australian Electoral Officer referred to in section 20 of the CEA; and
(b) in relation to the *Australian Capital Territory—the Australian Electoral Officer appointed under section 19 of this Act.
Antarctica means the Australian Antarctic Territory and includes:
(a) the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands; and
(b) Macquarie Island.
Antarctic elector means an *elector who:
(a) is, in the course of his or her employment, in *Antarctica during the period between the *hour of nomination and the *close of the poll; and
(b) has made a request under section 249 of the CEA that the elector be treated, while he or she is in Antarctica, as an Antarctic elector.
Antarctic Returning Officer, in relation to a *station, means the person appointed under section 247 of the CEA to be the Antarctic Returning Officer for that station, or a person acting as the Antarctic Returning Officer for that station.
appropriate DRO has the meaning given in section 64.
approved means approved by the Electoral Commissioner for the purposes of this Act by notice published in the Gazette.
Assistant Antarctic Returning Officer, in relation to a *station, means the person appointed under section 247 of the CEA to be the Assistant Antarctic Returning Officer for that station, or a person acting as the Assistant Antarctic Returning Officer for that station.
Assistant DRO means a person appointed as an Assistant Divisional Returning Officer under section 34 of the CEA.
Assistant Returning Officer means a person appointed as an Assistant Returning Officer under section 33 of the CEA.
Australia includes:
(a) Norfolk Island; and
(b) the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands; and
(c) the Territory of Christmas Island.
Australian Capital Territory includes the Jervis Bay Territory.
candidate number, in relation to a candidate, means the unique number given to the candidate under section 58.
candidate statement means a statement of a *group or a candidate included in a pamphlet printed under section 38.
CEA means the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918.
certificate envelope means an envelope that is distributed by the Electoral Commission under Part 5 and that bears a *vote certificate.
close of the poll means 6 pm on the closing day of the poll.
closing day, in relation to the poll, means the day fixed by the Minister by notice under section 14 as the *closing day of the poll.
courier service means a service that provides for the collection, at the request of a person using the service, of an article from a place specified by or on behalf of that person and the delivery of the article to another place so specified, being a service approved by an AEO.
Court means the Federal Court of Australia.
delegate means a delegate to the Constitutional Convention.
Deputy Electoral Commissioner means the Deputy Electoral Commissioner referred to in section 19 of the CEA.
Division has the meaning given in subsections 4(1) and (5) of the CEA.
DRO means a Divisional Returning Officer referred to in section 32 of the CEA.
election means an election for a State or Territory under this Act.
elector means a person whose name appears on the *list of electors.
Electoral Commission means the Australian Electoral Commission established by section 6 of the CEA.
Electoral Commissioner means the Electoral Commissioner referred to in section 18 of the CEA.
electoral matter means matter which is intended or likely to affect voting in an election.
enrolled means enrolled on a *Roll.
facsimile in relation to a nomination paper, means:
(a) a copy of a nomination paper that has been reproduced by facsimile telegraphy or any other means; or
(b) a copy of a copy referred to in paragraph (a).
first candidate, in relation to a *group of candidates, means:
(a) if an order was specified in a request under section 29 in respect of the group—the candidate whose name appears first in that order; and
(b) if an order was not specified in a request under section 29—the candidate whose name occurs first in an alphabetical listing of the names of the candidates in the group.
group means a group of candidates who have made a request under section 29 for their names to be grouped in the *list of candidates.
grouped candidate means a candidate included in a *group.
hospital includes a convalescent home or an institution similar to a hospital or to a convalescent home.
hour of nomination has the meaning given by section 44.
list of candidates means a list printed under section 55.
list of electors means the list compiled for a State or Territory under section 9.
Northern Territory includes the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands and the Territory of Christmas Island.
nursing home means an institution (other than a *hospital) in which infirm, ill or disabled persons needing continuing nursing care are provided with accommodation and nursing care.
officer includes the Electoral Commissioner, the *Deputy Electoral Commissioner, an AEO, a DRO, an *Assistant Returning Officer, an Assistant DRO, an *Antarctic Returning Officer and an *Assistant Antarctic Returning Officer.
overseas elector means a person who is overseas at the time he or she votes in an election.
place of nomination has the meaning given by section 43.
police officer means a member of the Australian Federal Police or of the police force of a State or Territory.
preference mark means a tick, a cross or the number 1.
preference square means a square printed on Part B of the ballot‑paper.
registered officer, in relation to a *registered political party, has the meaning given in section 4C of the CEA.
registered political party has the meaning given in subsection 4(1) of the CEA.
research personnel means personnel who are to be, or have been, engaged in the work of a research *station in *Antarctica operated, whether continuously or otherwise, by the Commonwealth.
Roll means an Electoral Roll under the CEA.
scrutiny has the meaning given in subsection 92(2).
station has the meaning given in section 76.
Territory means the *Australian Capital Territory or the *Northern Territory.
transmit includes transmit by radio‑telephone or telex.
ungrouped candidate means a candidate who is not a *grouped candidate.
video recording includes a video recording that is recorded by means other than a videotape.
vote certificate means a vote certificate referred to in paragraph 63(b).
voting material has the meaning given in section 63.
voting method A, in relation to a vote cast by a person, means the method set out in subsection 70(2).
voting method B, in relation to a vote cast by a person, means the method set out in subsection 70(3).
(2) A reference in this Act to the AEO, in relation to an election, or any matter arising from an election in a State or Territory, is a reference to the AEO for that State or Territory.
(3) A reference in this Act to a DRO, in relation to an *elector or any other matter, is a reference to the DRO for the *Division for which the elector is *enrolled or in which the matter arises.