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ELECTORAL (AMENDMENT) (CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISIONS) BILL 1993
MS FOLLETT (Chief Minister and Treasurer) (11.01): Madam Speaker, I present the Electoral (Amendment) (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1993.
Title read by Clerk.
MS FOLLETT: Madam Speaker, I move:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
Madam Speaker, the Electoral (Amendment) (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1993 provides for transitional provisions related to the amendments of the Electoral Act 1992 to be made by the Electoral (Amendment) Bill 1993, and makes consequential amendments of the Evidence Act 1971, the Freedom of Information Act 1989 and the Juries Act 1967. The transitional provisions provide that any political party entered on the register of political parties kept under the Commonwealth's Australian Capital Territory (Electoral) Act 1988 will automatically be entered on the register of political parties to be kept under our Electoral Act. The transitional provisions also confer eligible overseas elector status on those overseas electors currently treated as eligible overseas electors under the Commonwealth's Australian Capital Territory (Electoral) Act 1988.
An amendment of the Evidence Act 1971 provides that all courts are to take judicial notice of the signature of the Electoral Commissioner. An amendment of the Freedom of Information Act 1989 provides that electoral roll information is not to be made available under the Freedom of Information Act, to ensure that the limits on disclosure and misuse of electoral roll information contained in the electoral legislation will not be circumvented by obtaining information under the FOI Act. This amendment mirrors a recent Commonwealth amendment to the FOI Act. An amendment of the Juries Act 1967 provides that the new ACT electoral roll will be used for compiling jury lists for the ACT Supreme Court. Madam Speaker, I present the explanatory memorandum to the Bill.
Mr Humphries: Madam Speaker, I move that the debate on the electoral re-elect Wayne Berry amendment Bill be adjourned.
Mr Berry: Madam Speaker, there is no such Bill before the chamber.
Mr Humphries: Oh, yes, there is.
MADAM SPEAKER: The question remains: That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
Mr Humphries: Well, I move that the debate on this Bill, whatever the title, be adjourned, Madam Speaker.
MADAM SPEAKER: The question is: That this Bill be agreed to in principle. I have not yet heard anyone move appropriately to adjourn the debate.
Debate (on motion by Mr Lamont) adjourned.
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