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133—Disqualification for bribery and undue influence
Any person who is convicted of bribery or undue influence or an attempt to commit bribery or undue influence is, during a period of 2 years from the date of the conviction, disqualified from sitting or being elected as a Member of either House of the Parliament.
134—Service by post
Any notice or other document that is to be served or given by the Electoral Commissioner under this Act may be served by post.
135—Preservation of ballot papers
All ballot papers, certified lists of voters and declarations used at or in connection with an election must be preserved, until the election can no longer be questioned.
136—Offences committed with connivance of person other than offender
Where a person commits an offence against this Act on behalf, and with the connivance, of another, that other person is also guilty of an offence and liable to the same penalty as is prescribed for the principal offence.
138—Exemption from stamp duty
No declaration made for the purposes of this Act is chargeable with stamp duty.
139—Regulations
(1) The Governor may make such regulations as are contemplated by this Act, or as are necessary or expedient for the purposes of this Act.
(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the regulations may—
(a) prescribe forms for the purposes of this Act; and
(b) prescribe fines (not exceeding $5 000) for offences against the regulations; and
(c) prescribe fees or charges in respect of matters under this Act, and provide for the waiver or refund of such fees or charges; and
(d) be of general application or vary in their application according to prescribed factors; and
(e) provide that a matter or thing in respect of which regulations may be made is to be determined according to the discretion of the Electoral Commissioner; and
(f) refer to or incorporate, wholly or partially and with or without modification, any standard or other document prepared or published by a body referred to in the regulation, as is in force from time to time or as in force at a particular time; and
(g) modify the application of Part 13A, or a provision of that Part, where—
(i) there has been a disendorsement of a candidate by, or a member of Parliament has resigned from, a registered political party; or
(ii) a person who was a member of a group has been disendorsed by the group, or otherwise is no longer a member of the group; and
(ga) without limiting paragraph (g) or (h), modify the application of Part 13A, or a provision of that Part, other than Division 6A Subdivision 2, in respect of the whole or any part of the period commencing on the commencement of this paragraph and ending on 31 December 2026; and
(h) make provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the amendment of this Act by another Act.
Legislative history
Notes
• This version is comprised of the following:
• Amendments of this version that are uncommenced are not incorporated into the text.
• Please note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete.
• Earlier versions of this Act (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history.
• For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.
Legislation repealed by principal Act
The Electoral Act 1985 repealed the following:
Electoral Act 1929
Principal Act and amendments
New entries appear in bold.
Year
No
Title
Assent
Commencement
Electoral Act 1985
6.6.1985
29.8.1985 (Gazette 29.8.1985 p604)
Electoral Act Amendment Act 1988
10.3.1988
5.5.1988 (Gazette 5.5.1988 p1114)
Statutes Repeal and Amendment (Remuneration) Act 1990
19.4.1990 (Gazette 19.4.1990 p1136)
Electoral (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997
27.3.1997
28.8.1997 (Gazette 28.8.1997 p456)
Electoral (Computer Vote Counting) Amendment Act 1997
17.7.1997
28.8.1997 (Gazette 28.8.1997 p456)
District Court (Administrative and Disciplinary Division) Amendment Act 2000
20.4.2000
Sch 1 (cl 11)—1.6.2000 (Gazette 18.5.2000 p2554)
Statute Law Revision Act 2003
23.10.2003
Sch 1—24.11.2003 (Gazette 13.11.2003 p4048)
Statutes Amendment (Domestic Partners) Act 2006
14.12.2006
Pt 30 (s 93)—1.6.2007 (Gazette 26.4.2007 p1352)
Electoral (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2009
22.10.2009
Pt 2 (ss 4—8, 16—45) & Sch 1 (cll 3 & 4)—6.1.2010 (Gazette 17.12.2009 p6350) except ss 9—15—22.10.2011 (s 7(5) Acts Interpretation Act 1915)
Statutes Amendment (Public Sector Consequential Amendments) Act 2009
10.12.2009
Pt 52 (ss 106—108)—1.2.2010 (Gazette 28.1.2010 p320)
Electoral (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2013
24.10.2013
12.12.2013 (Gazette 12.12.2013 p4630)
Electoral (Funding, Expenditure and Disclosure) Amendment Act 2013
24.10.2013
1.7.2015: s 2
Electoral (Legislative Council Voting) Amendment Act 2013
5.12.2013
16.1.2014 (Gazette 16.1.2014 p120)
Statutes Amendment (Attorney-General's Portfolio) Act 2016
Pt 7 (ss 19 & 20)—16.6.2016: s 2(1)
Electoral (Funding, Expenditure and Disclosure) Amendment Act 2016
8.12.2016
9.6.2017 (Gazette 5.4.2017 p1022)
Electoral (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2017
Pt 2 (ss 3—37) & Sch 1 (cl 2)—14.6.2017
Electoral (Legislative Council Voting and Other Measures) Amendment Act 2017
22.8.2017
23.10.2017 (Gazette 17.10.2017 p4337) except ss 4 to 18—12.12.2017 (Gazette 12.12.2017 p4958)
Statutes Amendment (SACAT) Act 2019
11.7.2019
Pt 9 (ss 63 to 72)—2.12.2019 (Gazette 21.11.2019 p3928)
Statutes Amendment (Legalisation of Same Sex Marriage Consequential Amendments) Act 2019
19.12.2019
Pt 4 (s 8)—1.5.2020 (Gazette 30.4.2020 p838)
Electoral (Control of Corflutes) Amendment Act 2024
Pt 2 (ss 2 & 3)—15.2.2024
Electoral (Accountability and Integrity) Amendment Act 2024
5.12.2024
1.7.2025 (Gazette 19.6.2025 p1865)
Electoral (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2024
5.12.2024
Pt 2 (ss 5, 7, 14, 19, 25, 31, 32, 34(2) & 35)—10.10.2025 (Gazette 10.10.2025 p4059); ss 3(2), 4, 6, 13(1) & (7), 16 to 18, 20 to 24, 26 to 30, 33 & 34(1)—10.1.2026 (Gazette 11.12.2025 p4823); ss 3(1), 8 to 12, 13(2) to (6), 15, 36 & 37—uncommenced
Provisions amended
New entries appear in bold.
Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.
Provision
How varied
Commencement
Long title
amended by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)
Pt 1
ss 2 and 3
deleted by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)
s 4
s 4(1)
Commonwealth Act
inserted by 48/2013 s 4(1)
Commonwealth roll
inserted by 48/2013 s 4(1)
election period
entitled candidate
entitled group
entitled registered political party
group
inserted by 31/2017 s 4(1)
group voting square
inserted by 31/2017 s 4(1)
hour of nomination
how-to-vote card
amended by 48/2013 s 4(2)
amended by 67/2024 s 3(1)
medical practitioner
inserted by 20/2017 s 3(1)
member of Parliament
inserted by 58/2024 s 3(2)
officer
substituted by 84/2009 s 106
amended by 20/2017 s 3(2)
pre-polling centre
inserted by 67/2024 s 3(2)
registered voting ticket
amended by 31/2017 s 4(2)
Tribunal
inserted by 14/2019 s 63
voting ticket
substituted by 31/2017 s 4(3)
voting ticket square
substituted by 48/2009 s 4
amended by 93/2013 s 4
deleted by 31/2017 s 4(3)
s 4(3)
inserted by 58/2024 s 3(3)
Pt 2
s 5
substituted by 22/1997 s 3
s 6
s 6(1)
amended by 84/2009 s 107(1)
s 6(2)
amended by 84/2009 s 107(2)
s 7
s 7(1)
amended by 18/1990 s 7(a)
substituted by 22/1997 s 4
s 7(2)
deleted by 18/1990 s 7(b)
inserted by 22/1997 s 4
s 7(3)
substituted by 22/1997 s 4
s 7(4)
deleted by 22/1997 s 4
s 7(5)
s 7(6)
amended by 48/2013 s 5(1)
s 7(6a)
inserted by 48/2013 s 5(2)
s 7(7) and (8)
s 7(9)
amended by 48/2013 s 5(3)
s 7(10)
s 7(11)
inserted by 22/1997 s 27 (Sch 2)
s 8
s 8(1a)
inserted by 20/2017 s 4
s 8(2)
s 9
s 9(1)
s 10
s 11
deleted by 20/2017 s 5
s 12 before substitution by 84/2009
s 12(1) and (3)
s 12
substituted by 84/2009 s 108
s 12(1)
amended by 20/2017 s 6
s 13
s 13(1) and (2)
Pt 3
s 14
s 14(1)
s 14(3)
s 14(4)
s 14(5)
s 16
s 16(1) and (2)
s 17
s 18
s 18(1)
amended by 67/2024 s 4(1)
s 18(2)
amended by 67/2024 s 4(2), (3)
s 18(2a)
inserted by 67/2024 s 4(4)
s 18(3) and (4)
Pt 4
Pt 4 Div 1
s 19
s 19(1) and (2)
Pt 4 Div 2
s 20
s 20(1)
amended by 4/1988 s 3
s 20(2)
s 21
s 21(1)
s 21 amended by 22/1997 s 27 (Sch 2)
s 21 redesignated as s 21(1) by 48/2013 s 6
s 21(2)
inserted by 48/2013 s 6
Pt 4 Div 3
s 22
s 23
amended by 48/2013 s 7(1), (2)
Pt 4 Div 4
s 25
s 26
s 26(1)
amended by 48/2009 s 5(1)
(c) deleted by 48/2009 s 5(2)
s 26(1a)
inserted by 20/2017 s 7
s 26(2)
substituted by 48/2009 s 5(3)
s 26(3)—(5)
inserted by 48/2009 s 5(3)
Pt 4 Div 5
s 27
s 27(1)
amended by 48/2009 s 6(1)
s 27(1a)
inserted by 48/2009 s 6(2)
s 27(2)
substituted by 22/1997 s 5
Pt 4 Div 5A
inserted by 22/1997 s 6
s 27A
s 27A(2)
amended by 48/2009 s 7(1), (2)
s 27A(3)
deleted by 48/2009 s 7(3)
s 27A(5)
amended by 48/2009 s 7(4)
s 27A(6)
inserted by 48/2009 s 7(5)
Pt 4 Div 6
s 28
s 28(2)
Pt 5
Pt 5 Div 1
s 29
s 29(1)
substituted by 4/1988 s 4(a)
substituted by 48/2013 s 8
s 29(2)
substituted by 48/2013 s 8
s 29(4)
amended by 4/1988 s 4(b), (c)
amended by 43/2006 s 93(1)
s 29(5)
s 29(6)
inserted by 43/2006 s 93(2)
Pt 5 Div 2 before deletion by 48/2013
s 30
s 30(1)
s 30(2)
amended by 4/1988 s 5
s 31
s 31(1) and (2)
s 31(3)
amended by 4/2000 s 9(1) (Sch 1 cl 11(a))
Pt 5 Div 2
deleted by 48/2013 s 9
Pt 5 Div 2A
inserted by 48/2009 s 8
s 31A
s 31A(1)
amended by 48/2013 s 10(1), (2)
s 31A(2)
amended by 48/2013 s 10(3)
s 31A(3)
amended by 48/2013 s 10(4)
s 31A(8)
amended by 14/2019 s 64
s 31A(9)
amended by 48/2013 s 10(2)
(b) deleted by 67/2024 s 5(1)
s 31A(10)
amended by 48/2013 s 10(2)
(b) deleted by 67/2024 s 5(2)
(c)(iii) deleted by 67/2024 s 5(3)
Pt 5 Div 3 before substitution by 48/2009
s 32
s 32(1)
amended by 4/1988 s 6(a)
s 32(2)
amended by 4/1988 s 6(b)
s 32(3)
substituted by 22/1997 s 7
s 32(4)
Pt 5 Div 3
substituted by 48/2009 s 8
s 32
s 32(1)
amended by 48/2013 s 11(1)
s 32(1a)
inserted by 48/2013 s 11(2)
s 32(1b)
inserted by 67/2024 s 6
s 32A
s 32A(1)
amended by 48/2013 s 12
s 32B
inserted by 48/2013 s 13
s 32B(3)
amended by 14/2019 s 65
Pt 5 Div 4
s 33
s 33(1) and (2)
substituted by 4/1988 s 7
s 33(3) and (4)
s 34
s 34(1) and (2)
s 35
s 35(1)
amended by 4/1988 s 8
s 35(2)
s 35(3)
amended by 4/2000 s 9(1) (Sch 1 cl 11(b))
amended by 14/2019 s 66
Pt 6
s 36
s 36(1)
eligible political party
amended by 4/1988 s 9
substituted by 48/2009 s 9(1)
parliamentary party
substituted by 48/2009 s 9(2)
s 36(2)
s 36(3)
substituted by 48/2009 s 9(3)
s 36(4)
inserted by 48/2009 s 9(3)
s 38
s 38(1)
s 38(2)
s 39
s 39(2)
amended by 48/2009 s 10
amended by 58/2024 s 4
s 40
s 40(1)
s 40(2)
deleted by 67/2024 s 7
s 40(3)
inserted by 48/2009 s 11
s 41
s 41(1) and (2)
s 42
s 42(1)
s 42(2)
amended by 20/2017 s 8
s 42(3)
substituted by 48/2009 s 12
s 42(3a)
inserted by 48/2009 s 12
s 42(4) and (5)
s 42(6)
amended by 4/2000 s 9(1) (Sch 1 cl 11(c))
amended by 14/2019 s 67
s 42AA
inserted by 58/2024 s 5
s 42A
inserted by 22/1997 s 8
s 43
s 43(2)
s 43(3)
deleted by 22/1997 s 9
s 43A
inserted by 48/2009 s 13
heading amended by 58/2024 s 6(1)
s 43A(1)
amended by 58/2024 s 6(2)
s 43A(4)
substituted by 58/2024 s 6(3)
s 43A(5)
deleted by 20/2017 s 9
ss 43B and 43C
inserted by 58/2024 s 7
s 44
s 44(1)
s 45
s 45(1)
amended by 48/2009 s 14
amended by 20/2017 s 10
s 45(2)
s 46
s 46(1) and (2)
ss 46A and 46B
inserted by 48/2009 s 15
Pt 7
s 47
s 47(2)
s 47(2a)
inserted by 48/2013 s 14
s 47(3)
s 48
s 48(3)
substituted by 48/2009 s 16
amended by 48/2013 s 15(1)
s 48(4)
amended by 48/2013 s 15(2)
s 48(7)
s 49
s 49(1)—(3)
s 50
s 50(1)—(4)
Pt 8
Pt 8 Div 1
s 52
s 52(1)
s 52(1a)
inserted by 48/2009 s 17
s 52(2)
s 53
substituted by 22/1997 s 10
s 53(1)
substituted by 20/2017 s 11(1)
substituted by 67/2024 s 8(1)
s 53(2)
amended by 20/2017 s 11(2)
deleted by 67/2024 s 8(2)
s 53(3)
amended by 31/2017 s 5
amended by 67/2024 s 8(3)—(5)
s 53(4)
substituted by 48/2013 s 16
substituted by 67/2024 s 8(6)
s 53(5)
amended by 67/2024 s 8(7)
s 53(6)
amended by 67/2024 s 8(8)
s 53(7)
amended by 67/2024 s 8(9)
s 53(11)
inserted by 20/2017 s 11(3)
s 53A
inserted by 22/1997 s 10
s 53A(1)
amended by 67/2024 s 9(1)
s 53A(2)
amended by 20/2017 s 12(1)
deleted by 67/2024 s 9(2)
s 53A(3)
amended by 93/2013 s 5(1)
amended by 58/2024 s 8(1)—(3)
amended by 67/2024 s 9(3)—(5)
s 53A(3a)
inserted by 93/2013 s 5(2)
amended by 67/2024 s 9(6), (7)
s 53A(4)
amended by 67/2024 s 9(8)
s 53A(3b) and (3c)
inserted by 58/2024 s 8(4)
s 53A(4a)
inserted by 20/2017 s 12(2)
amended by 67/2024 s 9(9)
s 53(6)
inserted by 20/2017 s 12(3)
s 54
s 54(1)
amended by 20/2017 s 13(1), (2)
amended by 67/2024 s 10
s 54(3)
s 55
substituted by 22/1997 s 11
s 56
s 56(1) and (2)
s 57
s 57(1)
amended by 31/2017 s 6
s 57(2)
Pt 8 Div 2
Pt 8 Div 2 Subdiv 1
heading preceding s 58 deleted and Subdiv 1 heading inserted by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)
s 58
s 58(1)
amended by 48/2009 s 18(1)
s 58(2)
amended by 31/2017 s 7
amended by 67/2024 s 11
s 58(3)
s 58(4)
inserted by 48/2009 s 18(2)
s 59
s 59(1)
amended by 48/2009 s 19(1)
amended by 93/2013 s 6(1), (2)
amended by 31/2017 s 8(1)
s 59(2)
substituted by 48/2009 s 19(2)
substituted by 31/2017 s 8(2)
Pt 8 Div 2 Subdiv 2
heading preceding s 60 deleted and Subdiv 2 heading inserted by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)
s 60
s 60A
inserted by 31/2017 s 9
s 60A(2)
amended by 67/2024 s 12(1), (2)
s 60A(3)
amended by 67/2024 s 12(3)
Pt 8 Div 2 Subdiv 3
heading preceding s 61 deleted and Subdiv 3 heading inserted by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)
s 61
s 61(1)
s 62
s 62(1)
amended by 4/1988 s 10(a), (b)
amended by 93/2013 s 7
(d) deleted by 67/2024 s 13(1)
s 62(1a)
inserted by 4/1988 s 10(c)
amended by 67/2024 s 13(2)
s 62(2)
amended by 4/1988 s 10(d), (e)
amended by 67/2024 s 13(3)—(6)
s 62(3)
substituted by 48/2009 s 20
deleted by 67/2024 s 13(7)
s 62(4)
inserted by 48/2009 s 20
deleted by 67/2024 s 13(7)
s 63 before deletion by 31/2017
s 63(a1)
inserted by 93/2013 s 8(1)
s 63(1)
substituted by 4/1988 s 11
amended by 93/2013 s 8(2)
s 63(2) and (3)
substituted by 4/1988 s 11
s 63(3a)
inserted by 4/1988 s 11
s 63(5)
inserted by 48/2009 s 21
amended by 93/2013 s 8(3)
s 63
deleted by 31/2017 s 10
s 64
s 64(1) and (3)
Pt 8 Div 3
s 65
s 65(1)
amended by 67/2024 s 14(1)—(3)
s 65(2)
amended by 48/2009 s 22
s 66 before substitution by 48/2009
s 66(1)
amended by 4/1988 s 12
amended by 22/1997 s 12(a)
s 66(2)
amended by 22/1997 s 12(b), (c)
s 66(3)—(6)
s 66
substituted by 48/2009 s 23
s 66(1)
substituted by 31/2017 s 11(1)
s 66(2)
amended by 20/2017 s 14(1)—(3)
amended by 31/2017 s 11(2)—(4)
amended by 67/2024 s 15(1), (2)
s 66(3)
amended by 31/2017 s 11(5)
s 66(4)
amended by 31/2017 s 11(6)
s 66(5)
substituted by 31/2017 s 11(7)
Pt 8 Div 4
s 67
s 67(1)
substituted by 48/2009 s 24
s 67(2)
substituted by 48/2009 s 24
s 67(4)
Pt 8 Div 5
s 68
substituted by 48/2013 s 17
Pt 9
Pt 9 Div 1
s 69
s 69(1)
s 69(1a) and (1b)
inserted by 67/2024 s 16
s 69(2)
s 69(3)
deleted by 4/1988 s 13
Pt 9 Div 1
s 70
s 70(2)
substituted by 46/2019 s 8
1.5.2020
Pt 9 Div 2
s 71
s 71(1)
amended by 67/2024 s 17(1), (2)
s 71(1a)
inserted by 67/2024 s 17(3)
s 71(2)
amended by 4/1988 s 14
amended by 20/2017 s 15
amended by 67/2024 s 17(4)
s 71(3) and (4)
inserted by 48/2009 s 25
s 72
s 72(1) and (2)
s 73
s 73(2) and (4)
s 74
s 74(1)
amended by 4/1988 s 15(a)
amended by 48/2009 s 26(1)
amended by 67/2024 s 18(1)
s 74(2)
substituted by 4/1988 s 15(b)
amended by 48/2009 s 26(2)
substituted by 67/2024 s 18(2)
s 74(2a)
inserted by 48/2009 s 26(3)
s 74(3)
substituted by 22/1997 s 13(a)
amended by 48/2009 s 26(4), (5)
s 74(3a)
inserted by 20/2017 s 16
amended by 67/2024 s 18(3)
s 74(4)
amended by 4/1988 s 15(c)
substituted by 22/1997 s 13(a)
amended by 48/2013 s 18(1)
s 74(5)
s 74(6)
substituted by 22/1997 s 13(b)
s 74(6a) and (6b)
inserted by 48/2013 s 18(2)
s 74(7)
inserted by 48/2009 s 26(6)
s 74(8)
inserted by 67/2024 s 18(4)
s 74A
inserted by 48/2013 s 19
s 74A(1)
substituted by 67/2024 s 19(1)
s 74A(1a)
inserted by 67/2024 s 19(1)
s 74A(2)
distribute
amended by 67/2024 s 19(2), (3)
s 75
Pt 9 Div 3
s 76
s 76(1)
amended by 31/2017 s 12
s 76(2) and (3)
Pt 9 Div 4
s 77
s 77(1)
s 77(2)
substituted by 22/1997 s 14
amended by 67/2024 s 20(1)
s 77(2a)
inserted by 67/2024 s 20(2)
s 77(3)
substituted by 4/1988 s 16
s 77(3a)
inserted by 4/1988 s 16
(a)(ii) dashes designated as (a)(ii)(A) and (B) by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)
s 77(3b)
inserted by 4/1988 s 16
s 78
s 78(1)—(3)
s 79
s 79(1)
amended by 67/2024 s 21
s 79(2)
s 80
s 80(1)
amended by 48/2009 s 27(1)
s 80(2)
s 80(3)
amended by 20/2017 s 17
amended by 67/2024 s 22
s 80(4)
inserted by 48/2009 s 27(2)
s 80A
inserted by 22/1997 s 15
s 80A(3)
substituted by 20/2017 s 18
amended by 67/2024 s 23(1), (2)
s 81 before substitution by 20/2017
s 81(1) and (2)
s 81
substituted by 20/2017 s 19
Pt 9 Div 5
s 82
s 82(1)
amended by 48/2009 s 28(1)
s 82(2)
amended by 4/1988 s 17(a)
amended by 48/2009 s 28(2)
amended by 20/2017 s 20(1), (2)
s 82(3)
s 82(4)
s 82(4a)
inserted by 48/2009 s 28(3)
s 82(6)
inserted by 4/1988 s 17(b)
amended by 22/1997 s 27 (Sch 1 cl 1)
s 83
s 83(2)
s 83(4)
amended by 20/2017 s 21(1), (2)
s 83(5)
amended by 22/1997 s 27 (Sch 1 cl 2(a)) (Sch 2)
s 83(6)
amended by 22/1997 s 27 (Sch 1 cl 2(b)) (Sch 2)
amended by 20/2017 s 21(3)
s 84
amended by 48/2009 s 29
amended by 20/2017 s 22
Pt 9 Div 5A
inserted by 20/2017 s 23
s 84B
s 84B(1)
amended by 31/2017 s 13
Pt 9 Div 5B
inserted by 67/2024 s 24
Pt 9 Div 6
s 85
s 85(1), (3) and (4)
s 85(5)
amended by 4/1988 s 18(a)
amended by 48/2009 s 30(1), (2)
s 85(6)
amended by 4/1988 s 18(b)
s 85(7)
amended by 4/1988 s 18(c)
s 85(8)
amended by 67/2024 s 25(1)
s 85(9)
substituted by 4/1988 s 18(d)
s 85(10)
substituted by 4/1988 s 18(e)
s 85(11)
inserted by 67/2024 s 25(2)
Pt 9 Div 7
s 86
s 86(1)
s 86(2)
s 87
s 87(1)
amended by 48/2009 s 31(1), (2)
s 87(2)
substituted by 48/2009 s 31(3)
s 88
s 88(2)
Pt 10
Pt 10 Div 1
s 89
s 89(1) and (2)
s 89(3)
inserted by 48/2009 s 32
s 90
s 90(1) and (2)
s 91
s 91(1)
amended by 4/1988 s 19
(ia) deleted by 22/1997 s 16(a)
amended by 22/1997 ss 16(b), 27 (Sch 2)
substituted by 48/2009 s 33(1)
amended by 20/2017 s 24
amended by 67/2024 s 26
s 91(1a)
inserted by 22/1997 s 16(c)
amended by 48/2009 s 33(2)
s 91(1b)
inserted by 22/1997 s 16(c)
s 91(2)
substituted by 48/2009 s 33(3)
Pt 10 Div 2
s 92
s 92(2)
amended by 20/2017 s 25
substituted by 31/2017 s 14
s 92(3)
amended by 20/2017 s 25
substituted by 31/2017 s 14
s 92(4)
deleted by 31/2017 s 14
s 93
s 93(2)—(5)
s 94
s 94(1)
amended by 48/2009 s 34(1)
(c) deleted by 48/2013 s 20
amended by 31/2017 s 15(1)
s 94(3)
amended by 31/2017 s 15(2)
s 94(4)
amended by 31/2017 s 15(3), (4)
s 94(4a)
inserted by 48/2009 s 34(2)
substituted by 31/2017 s 15(5)
s 94(4b)
inserted by 31/2017 s 15(5)
s 94(5)—(7)
Pt 10 Div 3
s 95
s 95(1)
s 95(2)
amended by 48/2009 s 35(1)
amended by 48/2013 s 21
amended by 67/2024 s 27
s 95(3)
substituted by 48/2009 s 35(2)
amended by 31/2017 s 16(1), (2)
s 95(4)
amended by 48/2009 s 35(3)
s 95(4a)
inserted by 48/2009 s 35(4)
s 95(5)
s 95(6)
s 95(7)
amended by 31/2017 s 16(3)
s 95(7a)
inserted by 31/2017 s 16(4)
s 95(8) and (9)
s 95(10)
amended by 31/2017 s 16(5)
s 95(11)
amended by 31/2017 s 16(6)—(8)
s 95(12)
s 95(13)
amended by 41/1997 s 3(a)
s 95(14)
s 95(15)
substituted by 41/1997 s 3(b)
amended by 31/2017 s 16(9)
s 95(16)
substituted by 41/1997 s 3(b)
amended by 31/2017 s 16(10)
s 95(16a)
inserted by 41/1997 s 3(b)
s 95(17)
amended by 31/2017 s 16(11)
s 95(18)—(24)
s 95(25)
amended by 31/2017 s 16(12), (13)
s 95(26)
s 96
s 96(1)
s 96(2)
amended by 48/2013 s 22
amended by 67/2024 s 28
s 96(3) and (4)
s 96(5)
s 96(6)
s 96(9)—(11)
Pt 10 Div 3A
inserted by 41/1997 s 4
s 96D
s 96D(2)
amended by 48/2009 s 36(1), (2)
Pt 10 Div 4
s 97
s 97(1)
s 97(2)
substituted by 4/1988 s 20
s 97(2a)
inserted by 4/1988 s 20
s 97(4) and (5)
Pt 11
s 98
s 98(1) and (3)
s 99
s 99(1) and (2)
Pt 12
substituted by 4/2000 s 9(1) (Sch 1 cl 11(d))
substituted by 14/2019 s 68
Pt 12 Div 1
substituted by 4/2000 s 9(1) (Sch 1 cl 11(d))
substituted by 14/2019 s 69
s 100
s 100(1)
amended by 4/2000 s 9(1) (Sch 1 cl 11(e))
amended by 48/2013 s 23
amended by 14/2019 s 70(1)
s 100(2)
amended by 4/2000 s 9(1) (Sch 1 cl 11(f))
amended by 14/2019 s 70(2)—(4)
s 101
substituted by 4/2000 s 9(1) (Sch 1 cl 11(g))
s 101(1)
amended by 14/2019 s 71(1), (2)
s 101(2)
amended by 14/2019 s 71(3)
s 101(3)
amended by 14/2019 s 71(4)—(10)
s 101(4)
amended by 14/2019 s 71(11)
Pt 12 Div 2
s 103
s 103(1)
s 104
s 104(1) and (2)
s 105
amended by 48/2009 s 37
s 106
s 106(1)
s 107
s 107(1) and (3)
s 107(5) and (6)
inserted by 48/2009 s 38
s 107(7)
inserted by 58/2016 s 4
s 108
Pt 13
s 109
s 109(1)
substituted by 22/1997 s 17
s 110
substituted by 22/1997 s 18
s 111
amended by 22/1997 s 27 (Sch 1 cl 3) (Sch 2)
s 112
substituted by 22/1997 s 19
s 112(1)
amended by 48/2009 s 39(1)—(3)
amended by 48/2013 s 24(1)
(b) deleted by 67/2024 s 29(1)
s 112(1a)
inserted by 67/2024 s 29(2)
s 112(3)
inserted by 48/2013 s 24(2)
s 112A
inserted by 48/2009 s 40
substituted by 48/2013 s 25
s 112A(1a)
inserted by 67/2024 s 30(1)
s 112A(5a)
inserted by 20/2017 s 26
s 112A(6)
amended by 67/2024 s 30(2)
s 112A(7a)
inserted by 67/2024 s 30(3)
s 112B
inserted by 48/2009 s 40
s 112B(1)
amended by 20/2017 s 27(1), (2)
s 112B(1a)
inserted by 20/2017 s 27(3)
s 112B(2)
amended by 20/2017 s 27(4)
s 112B(3)
amended by 20/2017 s 27(5)
s 112B(4)
distribute
amended by 48/2013 s 26
s 113
substituted by 22/1997 s 19
s 113(2)
amended by 48/2009 s 41
s 114 before substitution by 48/2009
s 114(1)
amended by 22/1997 s 27 (Sch 1 cl 4) (Sch 2)
s 114
substituted by 48/2009 s 42
s 115
s 115(1)
amended by 22/1997 s 27 (Sch 1 cl 5) (Sch 2)
amended by 48/2009 s 43
s 115(2)
s 115(2a) and (2b)
inserted by 1/2024 s 2(1)
s 115(3)
amended by 1/2024 s 2(2)
s 115(4)
inserted by 1/2024 s 2(3)
s 115A
inserted by 20/2017 s 28
s 115A(a1)
inserted by 67/2024 s 31(1)
s 115A(1)
substituted by 67/2024 s 31(2)
s 115A(2)
designated entity
inserted by 67/2024 s 31(3)
regulated content
inserted by 67/2024 s 31(3)
relevant third party
amended by 67/2024 s 31(4)
ss 115B—115D
inserted by 67/2024 s 32
s 116
s 116(1)
amended by 22/1997 s 27 (Sch 1 cl 6) (Sch 2)
amended by 48/2009 s 44(1)—(3)
amended by 48/2013 s 27(1), (2)
s 116(1a)
inserted by 67/2024 s 33
s 116(2)
amended by 48/2009 s 44(4)—(7)
amended by 48/2013 s 27(3)—(5)
s 116(3)
inserted by 48/2009 s 44(8)
s 116A
inserted by 22/1997 s 20
(b) deleted by 67/2024 s 34(1)
amended by 67/2024 s 34(2)
s 117
s 117(1)
amended by 22/1997 s 27 (Sch 1 cl 7) (Sch 2)
s 117(2)
amended by 22/1997 s 27 (Sch 1 cl 7) (Sch 2)
deleted by 20/2017 s 29
s 118
s 118(1)
amended by 22/1997 s 27 (Sch 1 cl 8) (Sch 2)
s 118(2)
s 119
substituted by 22/1997 s 21
substituted by 67/2024 s 35
s 119(2)
amended by 48/2009 s 45
s 120
s 120(1)
amended by 22/1997 s 27 (Sch 1 cl 9(a)) (Sch 2)
s 120(2)
amended by 22/1997 s 27 (Sch 1 cl 9(b)) (Sch 2)
s 121
s 121(1) and (2)
amended by 22/1997 s 27 (Sch 1 cl 10(a)) (Sch 2)
s 121(3)
amended by 22/1997 s 27 (Sch 1 cl 10(b)) (Sch 2)
s 121(4) and (5)
amended by 22/1997 s 27 (Sch 1 cl 10(c)) (Sch 2)
s 121(6)
inserted by 4/1988 s 21
amended by 22/1997 s 27 (Sch 1 cl 10(c))
s 122
s 122(1)
amended by 22/1997 s 27 (Sch 1 cl 11) (Sch 2)
s 123
s 123(1)
amended by 22/1997 s 27 (Sch 1 cl 12) (Sch 2)
s 124
s 124(1)
amended by 22/1997 s 27 (Sch 1 cl 13(a)) (Sch 2)
s 124(2a)
inserted by 4/1988 s 22
amended by 22/1997 s 27 (Sch 1 cl 13(b))
s 124(3) and (4)
amended by 22/1997 s 27 (Sch 1 cl 13(a)) (Sch 2)
s 124(5)
amended by 22/1997 s 27 (Sch 1 cl 13(c)) (Sch 2)
s 125
s 125(1)
amended by 4/1988 s 23(a)
amended by 22/1997 s 27 (Sch 1 cl 14) (Sch 2)
s 125(1a)—(1k)
inserted by 1/2024 s 3(1)
s 125(2)
amended by 1/2024 s 3(2), (3)
s 125(3)
inserted by 4/1988 s 23(b)
amended by 1/2024 s 3(4)
s 125(4)
inserted by 1/2024 s 3(5)
s 126
s 126(1)
substituted by 22/1997 s 22
s 126(2)
amended by 22/1997 s 27 (Sch 1 cl 15) (Sch 2)
amended by 48/2013 s 28
amended by 20/2017 s 30(1)
s 126(3) and (4)
inserted by 20/2017 s 30(2)
s 127
substituted by 22/1997 s 23
s 128
amended by 22/1997 s 27 (Sch 1 cl 16) (Sch 2)
s 129
s 129(1)
amended by 22/1997 s 27 (Sch 1 cl 17) (Sch 2)
s 129(2)
s 129(3)
s 129(4)
s 130
s 130(1)
amended by 22/1997 s 27 (Sch 1 cl 18) (Sch 2)
s 130(2)
substituted by 22/1997 s 24
s 130(3)
Pt 13A
inserted by 51/2013 s 4
Pt 13A Div 1
s 130A
s 130A(1)
ACNC registered entity
inserted by 58/2024 s 9(1)
administrative expenditure
substituted by 58/2024 s 9(2)
associated entity
amended by 58/2024 s 9(3)
capped expenditure period
amended by 20/2017 s 31(1)
credit card
inserted by 58/2024 s 9(4)
designated participant
inserted by 58/2024 s 9(5)
designated period
amended by 20/2017 s 31(2)
donation
inserted by 58/2024 s 9(6)
electoral donation
inserted by 58/2024 s 9(7)
electoral loan
inserted by 58/2024 s 9(7)
federal account and federal purpose
inserted by 58/2024 s 9(8)
financial institution
inserted by 58/2024 s 9(9)
gift
deleted by 58/2024 s 9(10)
group
deleted by 31/2017 s 17
loan
nominated entity
non party member
political expenditure
amended by 28/2016 s 19
substituted by 20/2017 s 31(3)
amended by 58/2024 s 9(12), (13)
Register of Nominated Entities
inserted by 58/2024 s 9(14)
State electoral purposes
inserted by 58/2024 s 9(15)
third party
amended by 58/2024 s 9(16)
s 130A(1a)
inserted by 20/2017 s 31(4)
s 130A(2)
amended by 58/2024 s 9(17)
s 130A(5)
amended by 20/2017 s 31(5)
amended by 58/2024 s 9(17), (18)
s 130A(5a)—(5e)
inserted by 58/2024 s 9(19)
s 130A(6)
amended by 20/2017 s 31(6)
s 130A(6a)
inserted by 20/2017 s 31(7)
s 130A(7a) and (7b)
inserted by 58/2024 s 9(20)
s 130A(8)
amended by 58/2016 s 5
s 130A(9)
deleted by 20/2017 s 31(8)
inserted by 58/2024 s 9(21)
s 130A(10)
deleted by 20/2017 s 31(8)
s 130B
amended by 58/2024 s 10
s 130C
substituted by 20/2017 s 32
amended by 58/2024 s 11
Pt 13A Div 2
s 130E
s 130E(2)
amended by 58/2016 s 6(1)
s 130E(4)
substituted by 58/2016 s 6(2)
s 130E(5)
amended by 58/2016 s 6(3)
s 130F
s 130F(1)
amended by 58/2024 s 12(1), (2)
s 130F(3)
inserted by 58/2024 s 12(3)
s 130G
s 130G(1)
amended by 67/2024 s 36
s 130H
s 130H(5)
substituted by 58/2024 s 13
s 130HA
inserted by 58/2024 s 14
s 130I
s 130I(1)
amended by 58/2024 s 15(1)
s 130I(2)
amended by 67/2024 s 37
s 130I(3)
substituted by 58/2024 s 15(2)
Pt 13A Div 2A
inserted by 58/2024 s 16
Pt 13A Div 3
s 130KA
inserted by 58/2024 s 17
s 130L
amended by 20/2017 s 33
substituted by 58/2024 s 18
s 130M before substitution by 58/2024
s 130M(1a)
inserted by 20/2017 s 34
s 130M
substituted by 58/2024 s 18
s 130N
deleted by 58/2024 s 18
Pt 13A Div 4
s 130P
s 130P(1)
substituted by 58/2024 s 19
s 130P(2)
substituted by 58/2024 s 19
ss 130PA—130PG
inserted by 58/2024 s 20
s 130Q before substitution by 58/2024
s 130Q(1)
amended by 31/2017 s 18(1)
s 130Q(2)
amended by 31/2017 s 18(2)
s 130Q(5)
amended by 58/2016 s 7
s 130Q
substituted by 58/2024 s 21
s 130R
s 130R(1)
amended by 58/2024 s 22(1)
s 130R(2)
amended by 58/2024 s 22(2)
s 130R(3)
amended by 58/2024 s 22(3)
s 130R(7)
amended by 58/2024 s 22(4), (5)
s 130S
s 130S(1)
amended by 58/2024 s 23
s 130S(3)
amended by 58/2024 s 23
Pt 13A Div 5
substituted by 58/2024 s 24
s 130T
s 130T(1)
half yearly entitlement
substituted by 58/2024 s 25(1)
s 130T(3)
amended by 58/2024 s 25(2)
s 130U
amended by 58/2024 s 26(1)
s 130U(1)
amended by 58/2024 s 26(2), (3)
s 130U(2)
amended by 58/2016 s 8(1), (2)
substituted by 58/2024 s 26(4)
s 130U(2a) and (2b)
inserted by 58/2024 s 26(4)
s 130U(3)
amended by 58/2016 s 8(3)
amended by 58/2024 s 26(5)
s 130UA
inserted by 58/2016 s 9
expired: s 130UA(5)—omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002
(31.8.2017)
inserted by 58/2024 s 27
s 130UB
inserted by 58/2024 s 27
s 130V
s 130V(1)
amended by 58/2016 s 10(1), (2)
amended by 58/2024 s 28(1), (2)
s 130W
substituted by 58/2024 s 29
s 130WA
inserted by 58/2024 s 30
Pt 13A Div 5A
inserted by 58/2024 s 31
Pt 13A Div 6
s 130X
s 130X(1)
person to whom this Division applies
amended by 58/2024 s 32(1), (2)
s 130Y before deletion by 58/2024
s 130Y(2)
amended by 20/2017 s 35
s 130Y
deleted by 58/2024 s 33
s 130Z
s 130Z(1)
amended by 58/2016 s 11
amended by 20/2017 s 36(1)
amended by 58/2024 s 34(1)—(8)
s 130Z(2)
amended by 58/2024 s 34(9), (10)
s 130Z(2a)
inserted by 20/2017 s 36(2)
s 130Z(3)
amended by 20/2017 s 36(3)
s 130Z(3a)
inserted by 20/2017 s 36(4)
s 130Z(3b) and (3c)
inserted by 58/2024 s 34(11)
s 130Z(5)
inserted by 58/2024 s 34(12)
s 130ZB
s 130ZB(3)
(a) deleted by 58/2024 s 35
s 130ZBA
inserted by 58/2024 s 36
s 130ZC
substituted by 58/2024 s 37
Pt 13A Div 6A
inserted by 58/2024 s 38
Pt 13A Div 7
s 130ZD
donation
inserted by 58/2024 s 40
s 130ZE
s 130ZE(1)
s 130ZE(2)
s 130ZF
s 130ZF(1)
amended by 58/2024 s 41(1)
s 130ZF(2)
amended by 58/2024 s 41(2)
s 130ZF(3)
substituted by 58/2024 s 41(3)
s 130ZF(4)
(a) deleted by 58/2024 s 41(4)
amended by 58/2024 s 41(5)
s 130ZF(5)
amended by 58/2016 s 12
amended by 58/2024 s 41(6), (7)
s 130ZF(5a)
inserted by 20/2017 s 37
amended by 58/2024 s 41(8)
s 130ZF(6)
inserted by 58/2024 s 41(9)
s 130ZG
amended by 58/2024 s 42(1), (2)
s 130ZG(1)
amended by 58/2024 s 39(1), (2)
amended by 58/2024 s 42(3)—(5)
s 130ZG(2)
deleted by 58/2024 s 42(6)
s 130ZG(3)
substituted by 58/2024 s 42(7)
s 130ZG(4)
amended by 58/2024 s 42(8)
s 130ZG(5)
deleted by 58/2024 s 42(9)
s 130ZG(7)
amended by 58/2024 s 42(10), (11)
s 130ZG(8)
inserted by 58/2024 s 42(12)
s 130ZH
amended by 58/2024 s 43(1), (2)
s 130ZH(1)
amended by 28/2016 s 20(1)
substituted by 58/2024 s 43(3)
s 130ZH(2)
amended by 58/2024 s 43(4)
s 130ZH(3)
substituted by 58/2024 s 43(5)
s 130ZH(4)
amended by 28/2016 s 20(2)
deleted by 58/2024 s 43(5)
s 130ZH(6)
amended by 58/2024 s 43(4)
s 130ZH(7)
(a) deleted by 28/2016 s 20(3)
amended by 28/2016 s 20(4)
amended by 58/2024 s 43(6), (7)
s 130ZH(8)
amended by 58/2024 s 43(4), (8)
s 130ZH(9)
inserted by 58/2024 s 43(9)
s 130ZHA
inserted by 58/2024 s 44
s 130ZI
deleted by 58/2024 s 45
s 130ZJ
s 130ZJ(1)
substituted by 58/2024 s 46(1)
s 130ZJ(2)
substituted by 58/2024 s 46(1)
s 130ZJ(2a)
inserted by 58/2024 s 46(1)
s 130ZJ(3)
amended by 58/2024 s 46(2)
s 130ZJ(4)
amended by 58/2024 s 46(3)
s 130ZJ(5)
amended by 58/2024 s 46(4)
s 130ZJ(6)
amended by 58/2024 s 46(5)
s 130ZJ(7)
inserted by 58/2024 s 46(6)
s 130ZK
s 130ZK(1)
amended by 58/2024 s 47(1), (2)
s 130ZK(2)
deleted by 58/2024 s 47(3)
s 130ZK(4)
amended by 58/2024 s 47(4), (5)
s 130ZK(5)
amended by 58/2024 s 47(4), (6)
s 130ZK(6)
substituted by 58/2024 s 47(7)
s 130ZK(7) and (8)
deleted by 58/2024 s 47(8)
s 130ZL
deleted by 58/2024 s 48
Pt 13A Div 8
s 130ZM
amount
amended by 58/2024 s 49
s 130ZN
s 130ZN(1)
amended by 58/2016 s 13(1)
s 130ZN(2)
amended by 58/2016 s 13(2)—(5)
amended by 58/2024 s 50(1)—(4)
s 130ZN(2a)
inserted by 58/2024 s 50(5)
s 130ZN(3)
substituted by 58/2016 s 13(6)
amended by 58/2024 s 50(6)
s 130ZN(4)
amended by 58/2024 s 50(7)
s 130ZN(5)
inserted by 58/2024 s 50(8)
s 130ZO
s 130ZO(1)
amended by 58/2016 s 14(1)—(5)
amended by 58/2024 s 51(1)—(5)
s 130ZO(1a)
inserted by 58/2024 s 51(6)
s 130ZO(3)
amended by 58/2016 s 14(6)
s 130ZO(5a)
inserted by 58/2024 s 51(7)
s 130ZO(6)
substituted by 58/2016 s 14(7)
s 130ZO(7)
amended by 58/2024 s 51(8)
s 130ZO(8)
inserted by 58/2024 s 51(9)
s 130ZP
s 130ZP(1)
amended by 58/2016 s 15(1)—(5)
substituted by 58/2024 s 52(1)
s 130ZP(2)
substituted by 58/2016 s 15(6)
amended by 58/2024 s 52(2)
(a)(iii)(C) deleted by 58/2024 s 52(2)
s 130ZP(3)
amended by 58/2024 s 52(3)
s 130ZP(4)
amended by 58/2016 s 15(7)
s 130ZP(5)
inserted by 58/2024 s 52(4)
s 130ZQ
s 130ZQ(1)
amended by 58/2024 s 53
s 130ZR
s 130ZR(1)
amended by 58/2024 s 54
s 130ZS
amended by 58/2024 s 55(1)
s 130ZS(1)
amended by 58/2024 s 55(2)—(4)
s 130ZS(2)
substituted by 58/2024 s 55(5)
s 130ZS(4)
substituted by 58/2024 s 55(6)
s 130ZS(5)
inserted by 58/2024 s 55(6)
s 130ZU before insertion of Pt 13A Div 8A
deleted by 31/2017 s 19
Pt 13A Div 8A
inserted by 58/2024 s 56
Pt 13A Div 9
s 130ZV
s 130ZV(1)
amended by 58/2016 s 16(1), (2)
amended by 58/2024 s 57(1)
s 130ZV(2)
amended by 58/2016 s 16(3)
(a) and (b) deleted by 58/2016 s 16(4)
s 130ZV(2a) and (2b)
inserted by 58/2016 s 16(5)
s 130ZV(3)
amended by 58/2024 s 57(2)
s 130ZV(3a)
inserted by 58/2024 s 57(3)
ss 130ZWA and 130ZWB
inserted by 58/2024 s 58
s 130ZZ
amended by 58/2024 s 59
s 130ZZB
s 130ZZB(1)
designated entity
inserted by 58/2024 s 60(1)
s 130ZZB(3) and (4)
substituted by 58/2024 s 60(2)
s 130ZZB(5)
amended by 58/2024 s 60(3)
s 130ZZB(14)
amended by 58/2024 s 60(4)
s 130ZZB(15)
amended by 58/2024 s 60(5)
s 130ZZE
s 130ZZE(a1)—(a4)
inserted by 58/2024 s 61(1)
s 130ZZE(6a) and (6b)
inserted by 58/2024 s 61(2)
s 130ZZE(8a)
inserted by 58/2024 s 61(3)
s 130ZZE(9)
inserted by 58/2016 s 17
s 130ZZE(10)
inserted by 58/2024 s 61(4)
s 130ZZF
amended by 58/2016 s 18
s 130ZZH
inserted by 31/2017 s 20
s 130ZZH(2)
amended by 58/2024 s 62(1), (2)
Pt 14
s 131
s 131(1)
s 131(2)
s 132
substituted by 22/1997 s 25
s 133
s 135
s 137
s 139
s 139(2)
amended by 22/1997 ss 26, 27 (Sch 2)
substituted by 41/1997 s 5
substituted by 93/2013 s 9
substituted by 51/2013 s 5
amended by 58/2024 s 63(1)—(3)
Transitional etc provisions associated with Act or amendments
Electoral (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2009, Sch 1 Pt 2—Transitional provisions
3—Interpretation
In this Schedule—
principal Act means the Electoral Act 1985;
relevant day means the day on which sections 9 to 15 of this Act come into operation.
4—Transitional provisions
(1) The amendments effected to Part 6 of the principal Act by this Act will apply from 6 months after the relevant day with respect to a political party registered under that Part immediately before the relevant day.
(2) A political party registered under Part 6 of the principal Act immediately before the relevant day is not required to furnish a return under section 43A of the principal Act (as enacted by this Act) until 30 September 2011.
(3) An application for the registration of an eligible political party (not being a parliamentary party) made but not finally determined before the amendment of Part 6 of the principal Act must comply with the requirements of that Part as amended by this Act, but the Electoral Commissioner must allow the applicant a reasonable opportunity to amend the application in order to comply with those requirements.
(4) The registration of an elector under paragraph (b)(iii) of section 74(3) of the principal Act is not affected by the amendment of that paragraph by this Act.
Electoral (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2017, Sch 1 Pt 2—Transitional provision
2—Political expenditure on electoral matter
Section 130A(6a) of the Electoral Act 1985 (as inserted by this Act) applies to political expenditure on electoral matter incurred on or after 1 May 2017 (but does not apply to political expenditure on electoral matter incurred before that date).
Statutes Amendment (SACAT) Act 2019, Pt 9
72—Transitional provisions
(1) A right of appeal to the District Court under Part 12 Division 1 of the principal Act in existence before the relevant day (but not exercised before that day) will be exercised as if this Part had been in operation before that right arose, so that the relevant proceedings may be commenced before the Tribunal rather than the District Court.
(2) Nothing in this section affects any proceedings before the District Court commenced before the relevant day.
principal Act means the Electoral Act 1985;
relevant day means the day on which this Part comes into operation;
Tribunal means the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
Electoral (Accountability and Integrity) Amendment Act 2024, Pt 2
64—Review
(1) The Special Minister of State must cause a comprehensive review of the operation and impact of the amendments to the Electoral Act 1985 made by this Act, including the effectiveness of the amendments in achieving transparency, accountability, integrity and public confidence in the electoral process and its participants, to be conducted and a report on the review to be submitted to the Minister.
(2) The review must be conducted by 3 or more persons appointed by the Minister.
(3) The Minister must be satisfied that each person appointed to conduct the review has knowledge or experience in all of the following areas:
(a) community advocacy and engagement;
(b) legal and regulatory compliance;
(c) contemporary issues relating to electoral funding.
(4) The Minister must not appoint a person under subsection (2) if the person is—
(a) a current employee or executive of a registered political party; or
(b) a current Electoral Commissioner or a member of the Electoral Commissioner's staff; or
(c) a current or former member of the Parliament of South Australia.
(5) The Minister must appoint the persons to conduct the review before 1 January 2027 and the review and report must be completed and submitted to the Minister within 9 months after that date.
(6) The Minister must cause a copy of the report submitted under this section to be laid before both Houses of Parliament within 6 sitting days after receiving the report.
(7) The Special Minister of State must, within 6 sitting days of the expiration of 6 months after receiving the report under this section, cause a report to be laid before both Houses of Parliament setting out, in relation to each recommendation in the report—
(a) details of any action taken or proposed to be taken in consequence of the recommendation; or
(b) if no action has been taken or is proposed to be taken in consequence of the recommendation—giving reasons for not taking action or proposing to take action.
Historical versions
Reprint No 1—1.7.1991
Reprint No 2—28.8.1997
Reprint No 3—1.6.2000
Reprint No 4—24.11.2003
9.6.2017 (electronic only)
1.5.2020