Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Electoral Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2006
38Offices of Divisional Returning Officers
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38 Offices of Divisional Returning Officers
(1) The office of a Divisional Returning Officer must be located within the Division, unless the Minister has given written authority for the office not to be so located. (2) However, subsection (1) does not apply if: (a) the office was located within a Division, but immediately after a redistribution of the State or Territory that includes the Division, the office is no longer located within the Division; and (b) either: (i) within a reasonable time, the Electoral Commissioner seeks written authority for the office not to be located within the Division; or (ii) the office is currently being relocated within the Division. (3) A written authority given under subsection (1) is not a legislative instrument.
7 Application of item 6
The amendment made by item 6 applies to offices located after the commencement of this item.
8 Subsection 90B(4) (at the end of the table)
Add:
| 5 | a prescribed person or organisation that verifies, or contributes to the verification of, the identity of persons for the purposes of the Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988 | a copy of a Roll (or an extract of a Roll) | (a) on request by the person or organisation; and(b) on payment of the fee (if any) payable under subsection (9). |
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9 Paragraph 90B(9)(b)
Omit “3 or 4”, substitute “3, 4 or 5”.
10 After subsection 91A(2B)
Insert:
(2C) For information provided under item 5 of the table in subsection 90B(4), the only permitted purpose in relation to a prescribed person or organisation is for the person or organisation to verify, or contribute to the verification of, the identity of persons for the purposes of the Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988.
11 At the end of subsection 91B(3)
Add “(other than information provided under item 5 of the table in subsection 90B(4) that is used for a permitted purpose)”.
12 Subsection 92(1)
Omit “all police, statistical, and electoral officers in the service of any State or Territory,”, substitute “a State or a Territory,”.
13 Subsection 93(2)
Omit “(4) and (5)”, substitute “(4), (5) and (8AA)”.
14 Paragraph 93(8)(b)
Repeal the paragraph.
15 Subsection 93(8AA)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
(8AA) A person who is serving a sentence of imprisonment for an offence against the law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory is not entitled to vote at any Senate election or House of Representatives election.