Table of Acts amending the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

 

Act

Number
and year

Date
of Assent

Date of commencement

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

27, 1918

21 Nov 1918

Ss. 1–3, 76, Part XII (ss. 85–97), ss. 105, 113, 124, 133, 134, 136, 138–140, 168, 169, 174, 178, 219 and Form F in Schedule: 25 Nov 1918 (see Gazette 1918, p. 2257)
S. 32: 14 Dec 1920 (see Gazette 1920, p. 2277)
Remainder: 21 Mar 1919 (see Gazette 1919, p. 401)

 

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1919

31, 1919

28 Oct 1919

28 Oct 1919 (a)

—

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1921

14, 1921

15 Dec 1921

15 Dec 1921 (a)

—

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1922

14, 1922

28 Sept 1922

4 Oct 1922 (see Gazette 1922, p. 1787) (a)

—

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1924

10, 1924

31 July 1924

31 July 1924 (a)

—

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1925

20, 1925

26 Sept 1925

26 Sept 1925 (a)

—

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1928

17, 1928

22 June 1928

22 June 1928 (a)

—

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1929

2, 1929

25 Feb 1929

25 Feb 1929

—

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1934

9, 1934

27 July 1934

27 July 1934 (a)

—

 Commonwealth Electoral Act 1940

19, 1940

29 May 1940

16 Aug 1940 (see Gazette 1940, p. 1727) (a)

—

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1946

42, 1946

15 Aug 1946

15 Aug 1946

—

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1948

17, 1948

18 May 1948

18 May 1948

—

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1949

10, 1949

25 Mar 1949

22 Apr 1949

—

Commonwealth Electoral Act (No. 2) 1949

47, 1949

27 Oct 1949

27 Oct 1949

S. 4(2)

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1952

106, 1952

18 Nov 1952

16 Dec 1952

—

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1953

79, 1953

10 Dec 1953

7 Jan 1954

—

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1961

26, 1961

19 May 1961

16 June 1961

—

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1962

31, 1962

21 May 1962

18 June 1962

—

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1965

48, 1965

3 June 1965

1 July 1965

—

Commonwealth Electoral Act (No. 2) 1965

70, 1965

22 Nov 1965

1 July 1965

—

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1966

32, 1966

24 May 1966

24 May 1966

—

Statute Law Revision (Decimal Currency) Act 1966

93, 1966

29 Oct 1966

1 Dec 1966

—

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1973

7, 1973

16 Mar 1973

21 Mar 1973 (see Gazette 1973, No. 33A)

S. 8

Commonwealth Electoral Act (No. 2) 1973

38, 1974

7 Aug 1974

20 Sept 1974 (see Gazette 1974, No. 77A)

S. 3(2)

Postal and Telecommunications Commissions (Transitional Provisions) Act 1975

56, 1975

12 June 1975

Ss. 4 and 38:
1 July 1975 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 1975, No. S122) Remainder: Royal Assent

—

Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Act 1977

14, 1977

28 Feb 1977

28 Feb 1977

—

Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Act (No. 2) 1977

116, 1977

7 Nov 1977

S. 3(1): 28 Feb 1977
Remainder: Royal Assent

Ss. 3(2) and 4

Jurisdiction of Courts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1979

19, 1979

28 Mar 1979

Parts II–XVII (ss. 3–123): 15 May 1979 (see Gazette 1979, No. S86)
Remainder: Royal Assent

S. 124

Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Act 1980

102, 1980

6 June 1980

6 June 1980

—

High Court of Australia (Consequential Provisions) Act 1980

155, 1980

19 Sept 1980

19 Sept 1980

—

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1981

176, 1981

2 Dec 1981

Part IX (ss. 31–35): 26 Jan 1984 (see Gazette 1983, No. S247) (b)

—

as amended by

 

 

 

 

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act (No. 1) 1982

26, 1982

7 May 1982

Part XXXVII (ss. 214, 215): 26 Jan 1984 (c)

—

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act (No. 2) 1982

80, 1982

22 Sept 1982

Part XVI (ss.
42–44): Royal Assent (d)

—

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1983

39, 1983

20 June 1983

S. 3: 18 July 1983 (e)

S. 7(1)

Migration (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1983

84, 1983

14 Nov 1983

Part IV (ss. 7, 8): 2 Apr 1984 (f)

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Commonwealth Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 1983

144, 1983

22 Dec 1983

21 Feb 1984 (see Gazette 1984, No. S62)

Ss.
10(2)–(4),
11(2)–(6), 14(2), (3), 40(2), 65(2), 113(2), 150(2), (3), 151(2)–(6) and
152–154

as amended by

 

 

 

 

Commonwealth Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 1984

45, 1984

25 June 1984

(see 45, 1984 below)

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Commonwealth Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 1984

45, 1984

25 June 1984

Ss. 1 and 2: Royal Assent
Ss. 3(2) and 7: 21 Feb 1984
Remainder: 23 July 1984

Ss. 6 and 8

Cocos (Keeling) Islands Self‑Determination (Consequential Amendments) Act 1984

46, 1984

25 June 1984

Part VII (ss.
22–26): 6 Apr 1984
Remainder: Royal Assent

—

Christmas Island Administration (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1984

120, 1984

18 Oct 1984

Part VIII (ss.
27–31): 1 Oct 1984
Remainder: Royal Assent

—

Electoral and Referendum Amendment Act 1984

133, 1984

25 Oct 1984

25 Oct 1984

—

Broadcasting and Television (Consequential Amendments) Act 1985

67, 1985

5 June 1985

1 Jan 1986

S. 4

Public Service and Statutory Authorities Amendment Act 1985

166, 1985

11 Dec 1985

S. 45: 8 Jan 1986 (g)

S. 45(2)

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1985

193, 1985

16 Dec 1985

S. 3: 1 May 1987 (see s. 2(5) and Gazette 1987, No. S68) (h)

S. 16

Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Act 1987

35, 1987

3 June 1987

3 June 1987

S. 35(2)

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1987

141, 1987

18 Dec 1987

S. 3: Royal Assent (j)

S. 5(1)

Broadcasting Amendment Act (No. 3) 1987

184, 1987

30 Dec 1987

S. 34(8): 4 Aug 1989 (see Gazette 1989, No. S259)
S. 40: 1 Jan 1986 (see s. 2(2))
Remainder: 27 Jan 1988

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Industrial Relations (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988

87, 1988

8 Nov 1988

Ss. 1 and 2: Royal Assent
Remainder: 1 Mar 1989 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 1989, No. S53)

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Statutory Instruments (Tabling and Disallowance) Legislation Amendment Act 1988

99, 1988

2 Dec 1988

2 Dec 1988

—

A.C.T. Self‑Government (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988

109, 1988

6 Dec 1988

S. 32 (in part): 11 May 1989 (see Gazette 1989, No. S164) (k)

—

Migration Legislation Amendment (Consequential Amendments) Act 1989

159, 1989

18 Dec 1989

S. 4: (l)
Remainder: (l)

—

Electoral and Referendum Amendment Act 1989

24, 1990

23 Jan 1990

Ss. 1–3, 4(d),
5–30, 36, 40, 43, 50 and 117: Royal Assent
Ss. 4(a), (c), (e), 38, 44–48, 54, 55(c), 57, 58, 61, 73, 74, 76, 80(e), 81(e)–(n), 85(a), (d), (e), (f), 86–109, 111–113, 115, 116, 119, 120 and Schedule 3 (in part): 9 Feb 1990 (see Gazette 1990, No. S30)
Remainder: 30 Sept 1990

Ss. 7(2), 9(2), 10(2), 22(2), 34(2), 45(2), 91(2), 95(2), (3) and 96(2)

as amended by

 

 

 

 

Electoral and Referendum Amendment Act 1991

167, 1991

13 Nov 1991

(see 167, 1991 below)

—

Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Act 1991

122, 1991

27 June 1991

Ss. 4(1), 10(b) and 15–20: 1 Dec 1988
Ss. 28(b)–(e), 30 and 31: 10 Dec 1991 (see Gazette 1991, No. S332)
Remainder: Royal Assent

S. 31(2)

Electoral and Referendum Amendment Act 1991

167, 1991

13 Nov 1991

Ss. 1–3, 33 and 44: Royal Assent
S. 45: 30 Sept 1990
Remainder: 13 May 1992

S. 26(2)

Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991

180, 1991

25 Nov 1991

S. 116: 23