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Electoral Act 1907
Div 3Division of State into districts
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Division 3 — Division of State into districts
16E. Division of State into districts required after each general election for Assembly 32
16F. Commissioners, functions of 32
16G. Districts, how State to be divided into 35
16I. Dividing State, matters Commissioners to consider when 35
16J. District boundaries etc., Commissioners may modify etc. 36
16K. Effect of notice under s. 16F(2)(f) as to division of State 36
16MA. Map or maps of districts generated from digital or electronic record 37
16M. One vote one value principle, absolute majorities required for Bills affecting 37
Part III — Enrolment
Division 1 — Entitlement to be elector
17. Who is entitled to be enrolled and vote 39
17AA. Entitlement to be enrolled for persons who attain 16 years of age 41
17A. Electors leaving Australia but staying on Commonwealth roll to stay on register of electors 41
17B. Enrolment of elector with no fixed address if enrolled on Commonwealth roll 42
18. People not entitled to vote and be enrolled 43
Division 2 — Register of electors
19. Register of electors 44
31. Arrangement with Commonwealth for single enrolment procedure 45
31A. Arrangement with Commonwealth for sharing of information to revise register of electors 47
31B. Arrangement with Commonwealth in relation to silent elector applications under s. 51B 48
34. Register of electors and other documents not invalid in particular cases 49
35. Public officers to give particular persons information to revise register of electors 50
35A. Electoral Commissioner may revise register of electors due to information received from Commonwealth or State 50
38. Regulation‑making power in relation to enrolment 51
40. Changes to register of electors 52
Division 3 — Enrolment
40A. When persons are enrolled 52
41. How persons may be enrolled 53
42. Form of claims 53
43. Claims of certain Cwlth electors to be taken to be in order 54
44. Essential parts of claims 55
44A. Enrolment of claimants and rejection of claims 56
45. Offences in relation to compulsory enrolment 57
46. Enrolment officer’s functions in relation to entitlement of claimant considered insufficient or incorrect 59