Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A Redistribution Committee for a State shall, in accordance with subsections (2), (3) and (4), make a proposed redistribution of the State.
(2) The proposed redistribution shall propose the distribution of the State into Electoral Divisions equal in number to the number of members of the House of Representatives to be chosen in the State at a general election.
(3) In making the proposed redistribution, the Redistribution Committee:
(a) shall, as far as practicable, endeavour to ensure that, if the State were redistributed in accordance with the proposed redistribution, the number of electors enrolled in each Electoral Division in the State would not, at the projection time determined under section 63A, be less than 96.5% or more than 103.5% of the average divisional enrolment of that State at that time; and
(b) subject to paragraph (a), shall give due consideration, in relation to each proposed Electoral Division, to:
(i) community of interests within the proposed Electoral Division, including economic, social and regional interests;
(ii) means of communication and travel within the proposed Electoral Division;
(iv) the physical features and area of the proposed Electoral Division; and
(v) the boundaries of existing Divisions in the State;
and subject thereto the redistribution quota for the State shall be the basis for the proposed redistribution, and the Redistribution Committee may adopt a margin of allowance, to be used whenever necessary, but in no case shall the redistribution quota be departed from to a greater extent than one - tenth more or one - tenth less.
(3A) When applying subsection (3), the Redistribution Committee must treat the matter in subparagraph (3)(b)(v) as subordinate to the matters in subparagraphs (3)(b)(i), (ii) and (iv).
Note: See also sections 56AA and 56A in relation to redistributions of the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.