14Action by Electoral Officers

#### 14 Action by Electoral Officers (1) The Australian Electoral Officer for each State and Territory shall, immediately after receiving advice of the particulars of a writ for a referendum: (a) cause copies of a statement setting out the text of the proposed law and the text of the particular provisions (if any) of the Constitution proposed to be altered by the proposed law to be made available at offices of the Electoral Commission in that State or Territory and at such other places as the Electoral Commissioner directs; (b) cause a notice setting out: (i) the particulars of the writ; and (ii) a copy of the proposed law or of the statement (if any) attached to the writ; and (iii) the places at which copies of the statement referred to in paragraph (a) are available; to be inserted in: (iv) not less than 2 newspapers circulating generally in the State or Territory; or (v) if there is only one newspaper circulating generally in the State or Territory—that newspaper; and (c) advise each Divisional Returning Officer in that State or Territory of the particulars of the writ. (2) The Divisional Returning Officers of the States and the Territories shall, subject to this Act and to the directions of the Electoral Commissioner and the Australian Electoral Officers of their respective States and Territories, immediately after receiving advice of the particulars of a writ for a referendum, take all action that is necessary to be taken to carry the writ into effect.