13The *Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 2006* s. 27(2)‑(4) read as follows:

13 The *Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 2006* s. 27(2)‑(4) read as follows: (2) A person who is a member of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council immediately before the commencement — (a) does not become disqualified, on the commencement, for membership of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council for the purposes of the *Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899* section 38(a) or 40(a); and (b) is not prevented from completing his or her current term as a member, by reason only of not being an Australian citizen as defined in the *Electoral Act 1907* section 4(1). (3) A person who has been elected as a member of the Legislative Council but has not begun his or her term as a member before the commencement — (a) does not become disqualified, on the commencement for membership of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council for the purposes of the *Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899* section 38(a) or 40(a); and (b) is not prevented from beginning and completing his or her term as a member, by reason only of not being an Australian citizen as defined in the *Electoral Act 1907* section 4(1). (4) In subsections (2) and (3) — ***commencement*** means the coming into operation of this section. Defined terms *[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]* **Defined term Provision(s)** above-the-line square 4(1) absent voter 4(1) absent voting 97I(1) absolute majority of votes 144(3) acceptable action 175R(1AA), 175SAA acceptable action period 175SAA accountable person 4(1) advertise 75(1) affected party 62J(6) affiliate fee 175 agent 175 amalgamated roll 4(1), 76AD(1) amended Part 6 Division 2A 218 amending provisions 215 amendment period 76AB(2) amount 175 amount change day 218 application abbreviation 62J(1) application for continued registration 217(1) application name 62J(1) appropriate donor information 175SAA approved form 4(1) approved procedures 101 Assembly 4(1) assistant returning officer 4(1) associated entity 175 Australian citizen 4(1) Australian Electoral Officer 31(6) authorised deposit-taking institution 175LL, 233(2) authorised officer 175W(1) automated 146I(6) available day 71(1), 91(1) average district enrolment 16A, 16G(1) ballot Sch. 2 ballot paper 156D(14), Sch. 1 ballot paper packet 146G(1) below-the-line square 4(1) Breach or neglect of official duty 180 bribery 181 broadcast 175 business day 4(1) campaign committee 175 campaigner terminating event 175LV(1) candidate 4(1) candidate terminating event 175LR(1) capped expenditure period 175 certain document 211A(1) chief executive officer, prisons 59(1) claim 43(1) claim voter 98 close of nominations 4(1) close of the roll 4(1) commencement day 43(1), 215, 218, 224, 235(1) Commissioners 16A Commission website 4(1) Commonwealth elector 43(1) complies with the relevant name requirements 238(1), 243(1) compulsory party levy 175 conjoint election 4(1) consenting candidate 156D(1) constitution 4(1) continuing candidate Sch. 1 Council 4(1) Council ballot paper 4(1) Council election 4(1) counting place 4(1) CPI number 175AC(1) declaration voter 98 Deputy Electoral Commissioner 4(1) designated entrance 4(1) directed officer 142A(1) disclose 4(1) disclosure document 175T(1) disposition of property 175 distributor 89C(2) district 4(1) division 175 document 149B donor 175R(1AA), 175SAA earlier registered word 241(1) earliest registered party 241(2) early polling place 4(1) early voting days 4(1) elected member 4(1) elected non-party member 220(1) election 4(1), 17(2), 175LA(1), 175Q(6) election campaign worker 4(1) election period 62C(1) election year 4(1) elector 4(1) electoral address 4(1) Electoral Commissioner 4(1), 5B(1) electoral expenditure 175, 175AA(1), 175SR(1), 233(1) electoral material 187(1A) electoral matter 175 electoral paper 191(3) eligible candidate 175LCC(1) eligible elector 101 eligible political party 62C(1) eligible SCA nominee 175LL eligible vote 175LA(1) endorsed candidate 4(1) enrolled 4(1), 40A enrolment information 4(1) enrolment officer 4(1) error notice 4(1), 89F(2) excluded day 71(1) existing party 62J(1), 215 expenditure cap 175SG expenditure disclosure period 175SAG expiry year 4(1) external place 98G(1) financial controller 175 first card 89D(3) first district 35A(4) foreign contribution 175 foreign donor 175 former provisions 215 general election 4(1), 175 general postal voter 4(1), 61(1) gift 175, 175AB(1) and (2) Government Statistician 16A group 4(1) group claim 80(1) group terminating event 175LL, 175LT(1) higher reimbursement amount 175, 175LB(1), 218 how-to-vote card 4(1), 89A(1) identified error 89F(2) illegal practices 4(1), 187(1) inclusivity principle 5I(1) independent auditor 101C(1) independent candidate 218 infringement notice 155AB in order 43(1) input tax credit 175LG(2) issuing officer 4(1) journal 175 LA by-election cap 175 LA candidate cap amount 175 lack of capacity notice 4(1), 206A(3) Land Information Authority 16A large district allowance 16G(4) LC by-election cap amount 175 LC candidate cap amount 175 lodgment period 218 lower reimbursement amount 175, 175LB(2) management actions 175SAA medical practitioner 100K(1) member terminating event 175LS(1) mental impairment 4(1) Mental Impairment Review Tribunal registrar 59(1) mobile voting officer 4(1) mobile voting place 4(1) mobile voting times 4(1) modified penalty 156(6) and (13A) name 94B(1) new address 35A(3) nominated person 98F(2), 100I(2), 102D(2) non-participating candidate 156D(14) non-party candidate 4(1) non-party group 175 non-party opt-in request 175LCA(1) officer 4(1) official agent 4(1) official documents 175SAA official paper 4(1), 94A(2) ongoing application 235(1) original election 156A. original notice 90A(1) parent body 62C(4) parliamentary party 4(1) participation day 175LL, 233(2) party agents register 175F(1) party group 175 party nomination 81A(1) party opt-in request 175LC(1) party terminating event 175LU(1) penalty notice 155AB periodic election 4(1) permitted 175SG, 175SH(1), (2) and (3) permitted purpose 4(1) person with judicial experience 16A place to vote 4(1) political contribution 175 political entity 175 political gift 199A(2) political party 4(1) political purpose 175 polling day 4(1) polling day 69 polling place 4(1) postal application period 100 postal ballot paper 4(1), 100D(2) postal vote application 100, 100B(1) postal voter 100D(1) postal voting 4(1) post-change election 218 pre-commencement elected non-party member 220(1) pre-commencement registered party 218 preferenced group 146EC(1) preparation period 76AA(2) prepared 155AB prescribed manner 140(3), 146E(9) President 4(1) presiding officer 4(1) previous amount 175AC(1) previous electoral distribution 215 previously elected member 156D(14) previous supplementary roll 76AC(2) primary residential address 4(1) principal 175K(1) principal officer 175 prison 4(1) prisoner 59(1) property 175 protected information 62AF(1) provisional voting 97I(1) public agency 175 public body name 62J(1) publish 191A(4) qualified person 156A. received information 35A(1) recipient 175R(1) referendum 4(1) registered abbreviation 62J(1) registered how-to-vote card 4(1) registered name 62J(1) registered officer 4(1) registered person 175SW(1) registered political party 4(1) registered third-party campaigner 175 register extract 4(1), 62A(1) register of electors 4(1), 19(1) register of political parties 4(1), 215 Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages 4(1) registration period 89C(1) relevant action 5B(11) relevant affected party 62J(6A) relevant amount 175AC(1) relevant ballot paper 97I(1) relevant citizenship law 4(1) relevant day 16A, 17(2) relevant details 175M(1) relevant district 17(2) relevant document 238(4) relevant election 175O(2), 175Q(4), 220(1) relevant information 62AB(1), 238(4) relevant member 220(2) relevant number 4(1) relevant party 242(2) relevant period 88(1A), 191A(4) relevant place 100K(1) relevant political entity 175LM(2), 175R(1AA) relevant registered party 241(1) relevant risk 51B(1) relevant word 237(2) replacement how-to-vote card 89E(1) required information 59(1) response date 155AB response period 237(3), 242(3) responsible person 175 returning officer 4(1) roll 4(1) scrutineer 4(1) second card 89D(3) second district 35A(4) secretary 4(1) section 175LN notice 233(1) silent elector 4(1) single member election 4(1) Speaker 4(1) specified 156AA(3), 234(1) specified amount 175 specified name 94B(3) State campaign account 175LL, 233(2) State party 62C(4) suitable to be registered 4(1), 89B(1) and (2) supervised person 59(1) supplementary roll 4(1) surplus votes Sch. 1 technology assisted voting 101 third-party campaigner 175 third-party campaigners register 175, 175SS(1) third-party general cap amount 175 third-party LC cap amount 175 tied candidates 144(2), 145(3), Sch. 1 transitional matter 234(1) transmitted 211A(1), 247(1) unamended Act 224 undue influence 184 unlawful amount 175SO(1) vacancy 156A. valid and sufficient reason 156(1A) vote as a provisional voter 97 voter 98 vote record 4(1), 101B(1) voting area 4(1) voting day 192(1) whole of State electorate 4(1), 16C(1) word 62J(1) writ 4(1) This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 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