1Purpose and outline of Act

1 Purpose and outline of Act (1) The purpose of this Act is to reform the law relating to elections in Victoria. (2) In outline this Act— • establishes the Victorian Electoral Commission consisting of one member, the Electoral Commissioner; • provides for the appointment of the Electoral Commissioner, the Deputy Electoral Commissioner, election managers and election officials and the employment of staff; • sets out the Commission's responsibilities, functions and powers; • sets out the enrolment process and provides for the collection and dissemination of enrolment information; • provides for the registration of political parties; • sets out election procedures and arrangements for holding elections; • specifies who is entitled to vote and how voting may occur; • provides for the scrutiny and counting of votes; • provides for the Court of Disputed Returns; • sets out offences, requires compulsory voting and enables the issuing of infringement notices; • repeals provisions of **The Constitution Act Amendment Act 1958** and consequentially amends certain other Acts; • provides for election expenditure. (3) Subsection (2) is intended only as a guide to readers as to the general scheme of this Act.