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Amendment 1

Proposed new clause 4A

omit proposed new clause 4A, substitute

4AMeaning of extract from roll

Section 59, definition of extract, new paragraph (d)

before the note, insert

(d) if the elector’s address is included under paragraph (c)—

(i) the electorate that the address is in (the current electorate); or

(ii) if the address will be in an electorate other than the current electorate at the next election because of a determination under section 35 (Redistribution of electorates)—that electorate.

Schedule 4

Electoral Legislation Amendment Bill 2019

Amendment moved by Ms Le Couteur

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Proposed new clause 9A

Page 4, line 6—

insert

9ANew section 110A

insert

110ACandidate information to be published

(1) After the declaration of candidates under section 109, a candidate may give the commissioner information about the candidate for publication under this section.

(2) The commissioner must, as soon as practicable after receiving the information, arrange for it to be published on the Elections ACT website.

(3) The commissioner must determine by lot the order of the publication of information about candidates on the Elections ACT website.

(4) Once only, within 14 days after the publication of a candidate’s information, the candidate may give the commissioner revised information about the candidate.

(5) The commissioner must, as soon as practicable after receiving the revised information from the candidate, arrange for it to be published on the Elections ACT website.

(6) If the commissioner is satisfied on reasonable grounds that any information given to the commissioner for publication includes content that is obscene, defamatory or otherwise unlawful, the commissioner must not publish that part of the information.

(7) The commissioner must give a candidate whose information is not published under subsection (6), written notice of the reason for not publishing the information and the opportunity to amend the information so that it is suitable for publication.


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