Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

ELECTORAL AND REFERENDUM AMENDMENT (MODERNISATION AND OTHER MEASURES) ACT 2010 - SCHEDULE 7

Part   1 -- Amendments

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

1   At the end of section   90A

Add:

Limitation

  (5)   A right of inspection under this section does not include the right to copy or record by electronic means the Roll or a part of the Roll.

2   After subsection 90B(8A)

Insert:

  (8B)   Paragraph   (8A)(d) does not apply in relation to the postal address of a person who is a general postal voter.

3   At the end of subsection 91A(2B)

Add:

  ; and (c)   any other purpose that is prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph.

4   Paragraph 96(1)(b)

Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

  (b)   is not entitled to be enrolled for any Subdivision because:

  (i)   the person does not reside in any Subdivision; or

  (ii)   the person is a homeless person;

5   At the end of paragraph 96(7)(a)

Add "or".

6   After paragraph 96(7)(a)

Insert:

  (aa)   if subparagraph   (1)(b)(ii) applied in relation to the application--ceases to be a homeless person; or

7   Subsection 96(7)

After "paragraph   (a),", insert "(aa),".

8   After subsection 96(8)

Insert:

  (8A)   Paragraph   (7)(a) and subsection   (8) do not apply in relation to a homeless person.

  (8B)   Subject to subsection   (9), if:

  (a)   a person is being treated as an itinerant elector under this section because the person is a homeless person; and

  (b)   the person ceases to be a homeless person;

the person ceases to be eligible to be treated as an itinerant elector under this section upon ceasing to be a homeless person.

9   Paragraph 96(9)(a)

Repeal the paragraph.

10   Subsection 96(10)

After "subsection   (8)", insert ", (8B)".

11   Subsection 96(13)

Insert:

"homeless person" includes:

  (a)   a person living in:

  (i)   crisis accommodation; or

  (ii)   transitional accommodation; and

  (b)   a person who has inadequate access to safe and secure housing within the meaning of section   4 of the Supported Accommodation Assistance Act 1994 .

Part   2 -- Application of amendments

12   Application of amendments

The amendments made by items   2 and 3 apply in relation to information provided on or after the commencement of those items.